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Alternatives to Cube Software
23 spreadsheets tools sit alongside Cube Software in this directory. Below is what separates each from Cube Software on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 23
- With a free tier
- 17
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Cube Software starts at
- On request
Why people look past Cube Software
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Cube Software entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Cube Software carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 17 of the 23 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Spreadsheet software for data analysis and visualization
- Can be used without paying; Cube Software cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $9.99/month, where Cube Software does not.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than quote.
- 4 tiers to Cube Software's 3.
Business analytics by Microsoft
- Can be used without paying; Cube Software cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $14/user/month, where Cube Software does not.
Create apps that perfectly fit your team's needs
- Can be used without paying; Cube Software cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $20/month per editor, where Cube Software does not.
- 4 tiers to Cube Software's 3.
Best-in-class cloud financial management software
- Publishes an entry price of $29/month, where Cube Software does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
- 1 tier to Cube Software's 3.
Cloud spreadsheet, free for a personal Google account and bundled into paid Google Workspace for organisations
- Can be used without paying; Cube Software cannot.
- Sold on a Free personally, bundled into paid Google Workspace for organisations model rather than quote.
- 2 tiers to Cube Software's 3.
Apple spreadsheet, free on Apple hardware, now with an optional Apple Creator Studio subscription for AI features
- Can be used without paying; Cube Software cannot.
- Sold on a Free with Apple hardware, optional Apple Creator Studio subscription for AI features model rather than quote.
- 2 tiers to Cube Software's 3.
Every Cube Software alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cube Software (this page) | On request | Quote | 3 | |
| Microsoft ExcelIf your planning problem is still small enough that a single governed workbook does the job | Free, then $9.99/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Cube Software |
| Power BIIf you need reporting and visualisation over finance data rather than budget collection and workflow | Free, then $14/user/month | - | 3 | vs Cube Software |
| AirtableIf the requirement is structured collaborative data collection rather than financial modelling | Free, then $20/month per editor | - | 4 | vs Cube Software |
| Sage IntacctIf the underlying problem is a weak accounting system rather than a missing planning layer | $29/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Cube Software |
| Google Sheets | Free | Free personally, bundled into paid Google Workspace for organisations | 2 | vs Cube Software |
| Numbers | Free | Free with Apple hardware, optional Apple Creator Studio subscription for AI features | 2 | vs Cube Software |
| Zoho Sheet | Free | Free standalone, bundled into paid Zoho Workplace for organisations | 3 | vs Cube Software |
| APITable | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Cube Software |
| Rowy | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Cube Software |
| Mathesar | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Cube Software |
| SeaTable | Free, then €7/month | Per user per month | 5 | vs Cube Software |
| Quadratic | Free, then $18/month | Per user per month | 4 | vs Cube Software |
| Teable | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Cube Software |
| Redash | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Cube Software |
| Fibery | Free | Subscription | - | vs Cube Software |
| Baserow | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Cube Software |
| Metabase | Free, then $90/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Cube Software |
| Apache Superset | Free | Open-source | 1 | vs Cube Software |
| Coefficient | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cube Software |
| Sigma Computing | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cube Software |
| Equals | $24000/year | Per year by connector count and refresh frequency | 4 | vs Cube Software |
| Tableau | $70/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Cube Software |
| Looker | On request | - | - | vs Cube Software |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Cube Software badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (17)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Microsoft Excel , Free, then $9.99/month
- Power BI , Free, then $14/user/month
- Airtable , Free, then $20/month per editor
- Google Sheets , Free
- Numbers , Free
- Zoho Sheet , Free
- APITable , Free
- Rowy , Free
What you would be giving up
Cube Software is most often brought in for a finance team on google workspace that cannot use the excel-add-in-only planning tools most of the market sells, a startup finance function of two or three people replacing a shared workbook without a six-month implementation, consolidating actuals from an accounting system and a crm into one forecast without building a warehouse, collecting departmental budget inputs on a schedule with an audit trail rather than by email attachment. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Cube Software is broadly right and the question is cost, the Cube Software pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Spreadsheets category lists everything the directory holds, and best spreadsheets tools ranks them.
Cube Software runs on web, excel add-in, google sheets add-on. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Cube Software alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Cube Software?
- 23 other spreadsheets tools are listed in this directory, led by Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Airtable, Sage Intacct. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Cube Software?
- 17 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Airtable, Google Sheets, Numbers.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Cube Software?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Cube Software?
- Cube Software is most often brought in for a finance team on google workspace that cannot use the excel-add-in-only planning tools most of the market sells, a startup finance function of two or three people replacing a shared workbook without a six-month implementation, consolidating actuals from an accounting system and a crm into one forecast without building a warehouse, collecting departmental budget inputs on a schedule with an audit trail rather than by email attachment. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Cube Software?
- Apache Superset is recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these Cube Software alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Spreadsheets, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Cube Software against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Cube Software covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every spreadsheets tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Spreadsheets category, 23 tools beside Cube Software. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.