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24 alternatives to Bricks

The AI Spreadsheet We’ve All Been Waiting For

Bricks is an AI-powered spreadsheet designed for users who want to skip traditional formula-writing and data cleanup. It automates spreadsheet tasks, delivering answers without requiring manual formulas or hours of… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Bricks launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Clay▲792

    Create spreadsheets that fill themselves, without code

    2022 · clay.com · its alternatives →

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    Create a cheatsheet for anything, fast

    2024 · mylens.ai · its alternatives →

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    Human workforce and AI plugged into your Google Spreadsheets

    2017 · magicspreadsheet.com · its alternatives →

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    AI Lego generator, custom minifigures & Lego creations

    2024 · brickcenter.net · its alternatives →

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    AI-powered spreadsheets for everyone

    2025 · huggingface.co · its alternatives →

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    Blocks▲448

    Hi HN, We just launched Blocks - an AI platform where anyone can build custom work apps and AI agents in minutes, no coding required. We’re seeing a shift in how software is built and used. With AI, software isn’t just about tracking processes anymore - it can actively help people get work done. The problem is that most teams still face 2 options: either buy off-the-shelf tools that never quite fit, or invest a lot of time and money into custom development. Neither works well. Blocks is the third option. It’s an AI-native platform where teams can create apps and AI agents for their workflows…

    2025 · blocks.diy · its alternatives →

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    Guse▲407

    The easiest way to automate work with AI

    2025 · guse.io · its alternatives →

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    Brickit▲435

    Use ML to detect what can be built from your pile of legos

    2021 · brickit.app · its alternatives →

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    Pane▲188

    Hi HN, I built Pane, a spreadsheet-native agent that operates directly on the grid (cells, formulas, references, ranges) instead of treating spreadsheets as text. Most spreadsheet AI tools fail because they: - hallucinate formulas - lose context across edits - can't reliably modify existing models Pane runs inside the spreadsheet environment and uses the same primitives a human would: selecting cells, editing formulas, inserting ranges, reconciling tables. I launched it on Product Hunt this weekend and it unexpectedly resonated, which made me curious whether this approach actually holds up…

    Jan 2026 · paneapp.com · its alternatives →

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    AI powered web scraping & research in Google Sheets

    2024 · getcohesiveai.com · its alternatives →

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    The OpenAI add on for sales and marketers

    2023 · getcargo.ai · its alternatives →

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    Write Excel and Google Sheet formulas in seconds using AI

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Your personal Excel formula generator

    2023 · sheeter.ai · its alternatives →

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    The fastest way to build a website without code

    2025 · spreadsimple.com · its alternatives →

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    Riveter ▲174

    AI for spreadsheets - replace hours of manual work.

    2025 · riveterhq.com · its alternatives →

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    Clay Beta▲129

    The spreadsheet that fills itself

    2021 · clay.com · its alternatives →

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    Answers to your boring software questions, includes formulas

    2023 · aiofficebot.com · its alternatives →

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    Agent tooling for generative LEGO models building, built with Astra and Opus 5.5, powered by Jev - anteloc/ldraw-nova

    19d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

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    AI-powered spreadsheet w/ interactive datavis layer

    2023 · grid.is · its alternatives →

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    Turn your text instructions into an Excel formula via AI

    2022 · betteranalyst.com · its alternatives →

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    The power of AI in spreadsheets

    2024 · sheetsavvyai.com · its alternatives →

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    Build powerful API’s using spreadsheets

    2023 · rulebricks.com · its alternatives →

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    bricks▲105

    50+ open-source natural language processing modules

    2022 · its alternatives →

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