Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to GoodGrids

Offer formatted Excel files in your app: API for CSV->Excel.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. GoodGrids launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1TA
   Turn an Excel file into a web application▲386

   2019 · keikai.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   UseCSV▲113

   Add delightful data import to your app in minutes

   2022 · its alternatives →

3. 3IM
   I made a tool to convert images of tables to CSV▲354

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Sheetsu▲538

   Turn Google Spreadsheet into API

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   CSVshare▲184

   Instantly share CSV data and make it searchable

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Rows 2.0▲402

   The easiest way to use data on a spreadsheet

   2023 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Dropbase▲227

   Turn your CSV and Excel files to live databases, instantly.

   2020 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Free chart generator by Embedful▲102

   Turn CSV & Excel files into charts in seconds

   Apr 2026 · embedful.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   GRID▲244

   Turn your spreadsheets into smart, interactive web documents

   2021 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Murkstom Sheet▲93

    Build a native mobile app using Google Sheet

    2019 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    TriCo▲69

    Converts a correctly formatted spreadsheet to MySQL/Mongo

    2021 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    csvbox▲85

    Spreadsheet importer for your web app, SaaS or API

    2021 · its alternatives →

13. 13CL
    Convert Large CSV/XLSX to JSON or XML in Browser▲41

    Hello HN, I'm excited to share a project I've been working on: A simple, fast way to process huge CSV and XLSX files directly in your browser and export them as clean JSON or XML Here's a few things that makes this converter different: - runs in the browser - all parsing and conversion is client side can handle data any size data - automatically detects delimiters, encodings, and data types as it parses - Live preview with column renaming, search/replace, and data cleanup - Export to JSON or XML — clean, structured output that can be used for API or Databases backstory: I built this…

    2025 · csvforge.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Pivotable▲84

    API converts csv data to Excel with pivot tables and charts

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Convert CSV files to searchable and sortable HTML table▲28

    Simple command-line utility to convert CSV, TSV and Excel files into a single self-contained HTML page with search, filters, and sorting - vividvilla/csvtotable

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Fast PDF to Excel Converter▲10

    Batch convert PDFs to xlsx / csv

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    CSV File Splitter▲33

    Split huge CSV files into multiple sheet spreadsheet.

    2020 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    CSV Charts▲64

    Like charts but hate spreadsheets?

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Flatfile – a drop-in CSV / XLS importer for web apps▲54

    2019 · flatfile.io · its alternatives →

20. 20SS
    sheet2dict – simple Python XLSX/CSV reader/to dictionary converter▲59

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Sheetdocs▲9

    Generate excel files with simple json

    2024 · its alternatives →

22. 22GT
    Grid – turn existing spreadsheets into interactive web documents▲22

    2021 · grid.is · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Spreadsheet into App▲1

    Turn your spreadsheet into a real app

    10d ago · spreadsheetto.app · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Clever CSV▲16

    Turn cells into content — instantly

    2025 · clevercsv.com · its alternatives →

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