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24 alternatives to I Hate My Spreadsheet

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I Hate My Spreadsheet launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Fieldbook▲592
Create a database, as easily as a spreadsheet
2015 · fieldbook.com · its alternatives →
2FL
Fieldbook: Lightweight Database with a Spreadsheet UI and a REST API▲335
2015 · fieldbook.com · its alternatives →
3
Retable▲756
Airtable alternative - one tool to replace them all
2024 · retable.io · its alternatives →
4
Sheety▲974
Turn your Google Sheet into an API instantly, for free
2019 · sheety.co · its alternatives →
5SA
SpreadsheetDB – A database that you can query with spreadsheets▲144
2017 · spreadsheetdb.io · its alternatives →
6
Sheetsu▲537
Turn Google Spreadsheet into API
2015 · sheetdb.io · its alternatives →
7
NocoDB▲465
Free & open source Airtable alternative
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
8
Sheetgo Forms▲530
Turn your Google Sheets into forms
2024 · sheetgo.com · its alternatives →
9
Fieldbook API▲141
A database with an API, as simple as a spreadsheet
2015 · fieldbook.com · its alternatives →
10
Stein▲400
Use Google Sheets as your no-setup database
2019 · steinhq.com · its alternatives →
11
NocoDB – Open-Source Airtable Alternative▲562
🔥 🔥 🔥 A Free & Self-hostable Airtable Alternative. Contribute to nocodb/nocodb development by creating an account on GitHub.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
12
Tables by Playmaker▲467
Transform unstructured data into actionable data, instantly
2024 · portday.com · its alternatives →
13
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 →
14
Softr for Google Sheets▲498
Turn your spreadsheets into powerful apps, without code
2023 · softr.io · its alternatives →
15
Spreadsheet.com▲198
The all-in-one spreadsheet
2021 · its alternatives →
16
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 →
17
SheetDB.io▲82
Turn a Google Spreadsheet into a JSON API
2023 · sheetdb.io · its alternatives →
18
SpreadsheetDB▲129
A database that you can query with a spreadsheet!
2017 · its alternatives →
19
SheetBest▲276
Turn a SpreadSheet (Google or Excel) into a REST API
2019 · sheetbest.com · its alternatives →
20
Airtable, a real-time spreadsheet-database hybrid▲361
Airtable is a low-code platform for building collaborative apps. Customize your workflow, collaborate, and achieve ambitious outcomes. Get started for free.
2014 · airtable.com · its alternatives →
21
Turn a Google Spreadsheet into an API▲357
Use your Google Sheets as a JSON API. Connect Google Spreadsheets with your CRM or any other tool using JSON API and RESTful requests.
2015 · sheetsu.com · its alternatives →
22
MagicFormula▲89
Master Spreadsheet & Database - transform text into formulas
2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
23
SheetDB 3.0▲157
Turn a Google Spreadsheet into a JSON API
2020 · sheetdb.io · its alternatives →
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Fieldbook▲80
The next evolution of spreadsheets (pre-launch)
2014 · its alternatives →

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