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Google Sheets

Free online spreadsheets you can edit together, and open Excel files in.

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  • Rating

    4.6 / 5

  • Pricing

    Freemium

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    Web, Android, iOS

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What is Google Sheets?

Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app. Anyone with a Google account can create spreadsheets, collaborate in real time, edit Excel files directly without converting them and work offline. It runs in the browser and in phone and tablet apps. Some Gemini AI features in Sheets need a Google Workspace plan.

Pros: what Google Sheets does well

  • Free with any Google account
  • Best-in-class real-time collaboration
  • Edits Excel files without converting them

Cons: where it falls short

  • Slower than Excel on very large files
  • Some Gemini AI features need a paid plan

Who Google Sheets is for

Anyone who shares spreadsheets with other people.

Who can skip it

Analysts who rely on advanced Excel features and huge datasets.

Google Sheets alternatives

Not sold on Google Sheets? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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Zoho Sheet

Focus: pivot tables. Shares spreadsheets and excel alternative with Google Sheets. Free (Google Sheets: Freemium). Adds Windows and macOS. Rated 4.3 (Google Sheets: 4.6).

Web AppFreeWeb, Windows
4.3Visit

Grist

Focus: database, open source and airtable alternative. Shares spreadsheets and excel alternative with Google Sheets. Rated 4.4 (Google Sheets: 4.6).

Web AppFree planWeb
4.4Visit

Superlist

Focus: lists, tasks and notes. Also in Collaboration and Organization, like Google Sheets. Adds macOS and Windows. Rated 4.4 (Google Sheets: 4.6).

Web AppFree planWeb, macOS
4.4Visit

Tally

Focus: forms, surveys and no-code. Also in Organization and Team Productivity, like Google Sheets. A no-code tool, not a web app. Rated 4.8 (Google Sheets: 4.6).

No-Code ToolFree planWeb, Cross-Platform
4.8Visit

Google Docs

Focus: documents, word processor and microsoft office alternative. Shares real-time collaboration with Google Sheets. Rated 4.7 (Google Sheets: 4.6).

Web AppFree planWeb, Android
4.7Visit

LinearFeatured, verified

Focus: issues, sprints and engineering. Also in Team Productivity and Collaboration, like Google Sheets. Adds macOS and Windows. Rated 4.8 (Google Sheets: 4.6).

Web AppFree planWeb, macOS
4.8Visit

Free alternatives to Google Sheets

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Docmost

Focus: wiki, documentation and confluence alternative. Also in Collaboration and Team Productivity, like Google Sheets. Free (Google Sheets: Freemium). Rated 4.7 (Google Sheets: 4.6).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.7Visit

Grafana

Focus: dashboards, monitoring and metrics. Also in Team Productivity and Collaboration, like Google Sheets. Free (Google Sheets: Freemium). Adds Linux. Rated 4.7 (Google Sheets: 4.6).

Web AppFreeWeb, Linux
4.7Visit

Beszel

Focus: server monitoring, docker and alerts. Also in Team Productivity and Organization, like Google Sheets. Free (Google Sheets: Freemium). Adds Linux. Same 4.6 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, Linux
4.6Visit

BookStack

Focus: wiki, documentation and self-hosted. Also in Team Productivity and Collaboration, like Google Sheets. Free (Google Sheets: Freemium). Same 4.6 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

Gitea

Focus: git hosting, code review and issues. Also in Team Productivity and Collaboration, like Google Sheets. Free (Google Sheets: Freemium). Adds Linux, macOS and Windows. Same 4.6 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, Linux
4.6Visit

Seafile

Focus: file sync, cloud storage and self-hosting. Also in Collaboration and Team Productivity, like Google Sheets. Free (Google Sheets: Freemium). Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Same 4.6 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, Windows
4.6Visit
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