Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Slate

Making Spreadsheets Understandable.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Slate launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Datadeck Sheets▲205

   Spreadsheets visualized In two clicks

   2016 · datadeck.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Gridcraft▲76

   The spreadsheet meets database - reinvented

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   InSpread▲140

   The next generation of spreadsheet software

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Smartsheet▲113

   Project Management and Collaboration Spreadsheet Tool

   2014 · smartsheet.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Google Sheets▲84

   Excel in the cloud

   2013 · accounts.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Quip Spreadsheets for Teams▲180

   Behind every number is a kick-ass team

   2016 · quip.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Google Spreadsheets▲46

   Poor man's Excel in the cloud

   2014 · workspace.google.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Office Manager's Tech Stack▲84

   A collection of tools to keep the office moving

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Orchestrate▲120

   Making databases simple again

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Stack▲88

    A task manager for Devs & Designers

    2015 · macropod.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    ExplainToMe▲182

    Automatic web article summarizer

    2016 · explaintome.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Fieldbook▲80

    The next evolution of spreadsheets (pre-launch)

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Bell+Cat▲138

    Simpler than spreadsheets

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Wiredin▲81

    Rapportive for your spreadsheet CRM

    2015 · wiredin.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    RAW▲63

    The missing link between spreadsheets and vector graphics

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    GRID▲244

    Turn your spreadsheets into smart, interactive web documents

    2021 · grid.is · its alternatives →

17. 17
    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 →

18. 18
    Stackness▲92

    Show your stack! The social home for your dev tools

    Sep 2026 · stackness.dev · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Quip 3.0▲203

    Work with people, not files. Now with spreadsheets.

    2014 · quip.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Tabs Outliner▲76

    An awesome solution for those with too many Chrome tabs open

    2014 · tabsoutliner.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Data by Brace▲81

    Use Google Spreadsheets as your CMS

    2014 · data.brace.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Datanitro▲61

    Build Better Spreadsheets with Python

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Paperpile▲66

    No-fuss reference management for the web

    2014 · paperpile.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Smartsheet▲7

    Manage and automate collaborative work.

    2016 · smartsheet.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →