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24 alternatives to I built a spreadsheet app with Python to make data science easier

Today I'm open sourcing "Grid studio", a web-based spreadsheet application with full integration of the Python programming language.

A spreadsheet application built with Python that aims to simplify data science tasks. The tool was launched in 2019 and is designed for developers and data scientists who want to work with spreadsheets using Python. It… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I built a spreadsheet app with Python to make data science easier launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   GRID▲244

   Turn your spreadsheets into smart, interactive web documents

   2021 · grid.is · its alternatives →

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   Quadratic – Open-Source Spreadsheet with Python, AI (WASM and WebGL)▲224

   Hi, I am David Kircos. The Founder of Quadratic (https://QuadraticHQ.com), an open-source spreadsheet application that supports Python, SQL (coming soon), AI Prompts, and classic Formulas. Unlike other spreadsheets, Quadratic has an infinite canvas (like Figma). As a result, you can pinch and zoom to navigate large data sets, and everything renders smoothly at 60fps. Our vision is to build a place where your team can collaborate on data analysis. You can write Python, AI Prompts, and Formulas in one spreadsheet feeding each other data and updating automatically. Quadratic is built…

   2023 · quadratichq.com · its alternatives →

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   GRID Sheets 1.0▲130

   AI-powered spreadsheet w/ interactive datavis layer

   2023 · grid.is · its alternatives →

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   Clay▲792

   Create spreadsheets that fill themselves, without code

   2022 · clay.com · its alternatives →

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   GRID spreadsheet API▲42

   A spreadsheet engine optimized for AI and automation

   2025 · grid.is · its alternatives →

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   I've built a C# IDE, Runtime, and AppStore inside Excel▲670

   The project is called QueryStorm. It uses Roslyn to offer C# (and VB.NET) support in Excel, as an alternative to VBA. I've posted about it before, but a lot has changed since then so figured I'd share an update. The current version includes a host of new features, namely a C# debugger, support for NuGet packages, and the ability to publish Excel extensions to an "AppStore" (which is essentially a NuGet repository). The AppStore can be used by anyone with the (free) runtime component. Another great addition is the community license, which is a free license for individuals and small companies…

   2023 · querystorm.com · its alternatives →

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   Grid – turn existing spreadsheets into interactive web documents▲22

   GRID is the spreadsheet engine for agentic products. Install from npm with a free evaluation license, build with your agent, and license commercially when you ship.

   2021 · grid.is · its alternatives →

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   Script Excel with Python▲280

   2012 · ironspread.com · its alternatives →

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   Magic Spreadsheet▲475

   Human workforce and AI plugged into your Google Spreadsheets

   2017 · magicspreadsheet.com · its alternatives →

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    Capalyze▲809

    ChatGPT for datavores: scrape → ask → visualize

    2025 · capalyze.ai · its alternatives →

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    X-spreadsheet – A JavaScript canvas spreadsheet for web▲347

    The project has been migrated to @wolf-table/table https://github.com/wolf-table/table - myliang/x-spreadsheet

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Fieldbook▲592

    Create a database, as easily as a spreadsheet

    2015 · fieldbook.com · its alternatives →

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    Equals 24▲561

    Not just a spreadsheet anymore

    2024 · equals.com · its alternatives →

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    GRID 2.0▲181

    Next-gen spreadsheet with presentation layer & AI assistant

    2023 · grid.is · its alternatives →

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    OpenSheet▲86

    Hi folks. I've been doing some experiments on how LLMs could get more handy in the day to day of working with files (CSV, Parquet, etc). Earlier last year, I built https://datakit.page and evolved it over and over into an all in-browser experience with help of duckdb-wasm. Got loads of feedbacks and I think it turned into a good shape with being an adhoc local data studio, but I kept hearing two main things/issues: Why can't the AI also change cells in the file we give to it? Why can't we modify this grid ourselves? So besides the whole READ and text-to-SQL flows, what seemed…

    Feb 2026 · opensheet.app · its alternatives →

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    Rows▲511

    Import business data and analyze it using plain language.

    2021 · rows.com · its alternatives →

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    Quadratic AI▲398

    The AI spreadsheet with code and connections

    2025 · quadratichq.com · its alternatives →

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    Mito Spreadsheet▲301

    Automate Excel reports without a computer science degree

    2024 · trymito.io · its alternatives →

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    Gridcraft▲76

    The spreadsheet meets database - reinvented

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Sheetsu▲537

    Turn Google Spreadsheet into API

    2015 · sheetdb.io · its alternatives →

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    Alphasheets – Write Python, R, and SQL in your spreadsheets▲72

    2016 · alphasheets.com · its alternatives →

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    SpreadSimple▲366

    A blazing-fast way to create and manage sites using Sheets

    2020 · spreadsimple.com · its alternatives →

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    Gridmaster – A Code School for Learning Spreadsheets▲188

    2016 · gridmaster.io · its alternatives →

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    Mesh IDE – a code editor that feels like a spreadsheet▲199

    Old version. Visualise data and edit JavaScript code using a spreadsheet interface. - chrispsn/mesh

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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