ExifTool is described as 'Platform-independent Perl library plus a command-line application for reading, writing and editing meta information in a wide variety of files' and is a very popular Metadata Editor in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to ExifTool for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Linux and Android apps. The best ExifTool alternative is ExifCleaner, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ExifTool are ExifToolGUI, Corel AfterShot Pro, Exiv2 and Photos Exif Editor.
ExifTool alternatives are mainly Metadata Editors, but if you're looking for
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It has only one function (cleaning) instead of the hundreds of function of ExifTool