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Alternatives to Zoho Sheet
20 spreadsheets tools sit alongside Zoho Sheet in this directory. Below is what separates each from Zoho Sheet on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 14
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Zoho Sheet starts at
- Free
Why people look past Zoho Sheet
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Zoho Sheet has a free tier. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
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.
Cloud spreadsheet, free for a personal Google account and bundled into paid Google Workspace for organisations
- Sold on a Free personally, bundled into paid Google Workspace for organisations model rather than Free standalone, bundled into paid Zoho Workplace for organisations.
- 2 tiers to Zoho Sheet's 3.
Apple spreadsheet, free on Apple hardware, now with an optional Apple Creator Studio subscription for AI features
- Sold on a Free with Apple hardware, optional Apple Creator Studio subscription for AI features model rather than Free standalone, bundled into paid Zoho Workplace for organisations.
- 2 tiers to Zoho Sheet's 3.
Create apps that perfectly fit your team's needs
- Publishes an entry price of $20/month per editor, where Zoho Sheet does not.
- 4 tiers to Zoho Sheet's 3.
Open source spreadsheet database with an API first design and an embeddable widget system
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than Free standalone, bundled into paid Zoho Workplace for organisations.
- 1 tier to Zoho Sheet's 3.
Spreadsheet interface for Google Cloud Firestore with cloud functions written in the browser
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than Free standalone, bundled into paid Zoho Workplace for organisations.
- 1 tier to Zoho Sheet's 3.
Spreadsheet style interface that edits an existing PostgreSQL database directly, with no schema of its own
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than Free standalone, bundled into paid Zoho Workplace for organisations.
- 1 tier to Zoho Sheet's 3.
Every Zoho Sheet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoho Sheet (this page) | Free | Free standalone, bundled into paid Zoho Workplace for organisations | 3 | |
| Google SheetsIf your organisation is already inside the Google ecosystem for email and storage | Free | Free personally, bundled into paid Google Workspace for organisations | 2 | vs Zoho Sheet |
| NumbersIf your team is on Apple hardware and wants a spreadsheet bundled with the devices | Free | Free with Apple hardware, optional Apple Creator Studio subscription for AI features | 2 | vs Zoho Sheet |
| AirtableIf you need database-style views rather than a traditional spreadsheet grid | Free, then $20/month per editor | - | 4 | vs Zoho Sheet |
| APITable | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Zoho Sheet |
| Rowy | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Zoho Sheet |
| Mathesar | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Zoho Sheet |
| SeaTable | Free, then €7/month | Per user per month | 5 | vs Zoho Sheet |
| Quadratic | Free, then $18/month | Per user per month | 4 | vs Zoho Sheet |
| Teable | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Zoho Sheet |
| Redash | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Zoho Sheet |
| Fibery | Free | Subscription | - | vs Zoho Sheet |
| Baserow | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Zoho Sheet |
| Metabase | Free, then $90/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Zoho Sheet |
| Apache Superset | Free | Open-source | 1 | vs Zoho Sheet |
| Coefficient | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Zoho Sheet |
| Sigma Computing | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Zoho Sheet |
| Equals | $24000/year | Per year by connector count and refresh frequency | 4 | vs Zoho Sheet |
| Cube Software | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Zoho Sheet |
| Tableau | $70/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Zoho Sheet |
| Looker | On request | - | - | vs Zoho Sheet |
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 Zoho Sheet badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
What you would be giving up
Zoho Sheet is most often brought in for an individual wanting a genuinely free spreadsheet without a google or microsoft account requirement, a small business already using zoho crm that wants spreadsheet data flowing directly from it, a price-sensitive team choosing zoho workplace over google workspace for the same headcount, a nonprofit or startup on the zoho workplace forever free plan for up to 5 users. 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 Zoho Sheet is broadly right and the question is cost, the Zoho Sheet 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.
Zoho Sheet runs on web, ios, android, windows, macos. 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 Zoho Sheet alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Zoho Sheet?
- 20 other spreadsheets tools are listed in this directory, led by Google Sheets, Numbers, Airtable, APITable. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Zoho Sheet?
- 14 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Google Sheets, Numbers, Airtable, APITable, Rowy.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Zoho Sheet?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Zoho Sheet has a free tier. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Zoho Sheet?
- Zoho Sheet is most often brought in for an individual wanting a genuinely free spreadsheet without a google or microsoft account requirement, a small business already using zoho crm that wants spreadsheet data flowing directly from it, a price-sensitive team choosing zoho workplace over google workspace for the same headcount, a nonprofit or startup on the zoho workplace forever free plan for up to 5 users. 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 Zoho Sheet?
- Apache Superset is recorded with an open-source licence model.
- How were these Zoho Sheet 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 Zoho Sheet against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Zoho Sheet 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, 20 tools beside Zoho Sheet. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.