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Zoho Sheet

A free spreadsheet app with real-time collaboration, pivot tables and an AI assistant.

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  • Rating

    4.3 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    Web, Windows, macOS

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What is Zoho Sheet?

Zoho Sheet is a free spreadsheet app for teams. It has real-time collaboration, nearly 40 chart types, a pivot table builder, data cleaning and Zia, an AI assistant that suggests charts and pivots and can write formulas and VBA macros. It imports Excel files and runs on the web, Windows, macOS, Android, iOS and Chromebook, with offline work on the Windows, macOS and Android apps.

Pros: what Zoho Sheet does well

  • Free with collaboration, charts and pivot tables
  • AI assistant for formulas and macros
  • Imports Excel files

Cons: where it falls short

  • Smaller user base than Excel or Google Sheets
  • Offline mode only in some apps

Who Zoho Sheet is for

Small teams who want a capable free spreadsheet outside Google and Microsoft.

Who can skip it

People already happy with Google Sheets.

Zoho Sheet alternatives

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

All Collaboration resources

Google Sheets

Focus: real-time collaboration. Shares spreadsheets and excel alternative with Zoho Sheet. Freemium (Zoho Sheet: Free). Rated 4.6 (Zoho Sheet: 4.3).

Web AppFree planWeb, Android
4.6Visit

Grist

Focus: database, open source and airtable alternative. Shares spreadsheets and excel alternative with Zoho Sheet. Freemium (Zoho Sheet: Free). Rated 4.4 (Zoho Sheet: 4.3).

Web AppFree planWeb
4.4Visit

Superlist

Focus: lists, tasks and notes. Also in Collaboration and Organization, like Zoho Sheet. Freemium (Zoho Sheet: Free). Rated 4.4 (Zoho Sheet: 4.3).

Web AppFree planWeb, macOS
4.4Visit

Tally

Focus: forms, surveys and no-code. Also in Organization and Team Productivity, like Zoho Sheet. A no-code tool, not a web app. Freemium (Zoho Sheet: Free). Rated 4.8 (Zoho Sheet: 4.3).

No-Code ToolFree planWeb, Cross-Platform
4.8Visit

LinearFeatured, verified

Focus: issues, sprints and engineering. Also in Team Productivity and Collaboration, like Zoho Sheet. Freemium (Zoho Sheet: Free). Rated 4.8 (Zoho Sheet: 4.3).

Web AppFree planWeb, macOS
4.8Visit

Canva

Focus: graphic design, templates and social media. Also in Collaboration and Team Productivity, like Zoho Sheet. Freemium (Zoho Sheet: Free). Rated 4.7 (Zoho Sheet: 4.3).

Web AppFree planWeb, Windows
4.7Visit

Free alternatives to Zoho Sheet

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

Docmost

Focus: wiki, documentation and confluence alternative. Also in Collaboration and Team Productivity, like Zoho Sheet. Rated 4.7 (Zoho Sheet: 4.3).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.7Visit

Grafana

Focus: dashboards, monitoring and metrics. Also in Team Productivity and Collaboration, like Zoho Sheet. Adds Linux. Rated 4.7 (Zoho Sheet: 4.3).

Web AppFreeWeb, Linux
4.7Visit

Beszel

Focus: server monitoring, docker and alerts. Also in Team Productivity and Organization, like Zoho Sheet. Adds Linux. Rated 4.6 (Zoho Sheet: 4.3).

Web AppFreeWeb, Linux
4.6Visit

BookStack

Focus: wiki, documentation and self-hosted. Also in Team Productivity and Collaboration, like Zoho Sheet. Rated 4.6 (Zoho Sheet: 4.3).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

Gitea

Focus: git hosting, code review and issues. Also in Team Productivity and Collaboration, like Zoho Sheet. Adds Linux. Rated 4.6 (Zoho Sheet: 4.3).

Web AppFreeWeb, Linux
4.6Visit

Seafile

Focus: file sync, cloud storage and self-hosting. Also in Collaboration and Team Productivity, like Zoho Sheet. Adds Linux. Rated 4.6 (Zoho Sheet: 4.3).

Web AppFreeWeb, Windows
4.6Visit
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