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Best Free Spreadsheet Apps
Published 8/29/2026
7 of the 8 spreadsheets in our directory offer a genuine free plan (88%). Here is what each one actually includes, checked against the vendor's own pricing page.
We track 8 spreadsheets in the OfficeToolGuide directory. Of those, 7 (88%) offer a real free plan — not a trial that expires, but a tier you can keep using indefinitely.
Every entry below was checked against the vendor's own official pricing page rather than a third-party roundup. Where a free plan carries a meaningful limit, that limit is stated explicitly instead of being glossed over.
The free options
Airtable
Spreadsheet-database hybrid for building lightweight apps, relational data, and workflow views on top of tabular data.
Free plan includes: Free plan available for teams with core building blocks (exact record/storage caps not itemized on the pricing page); paid Team plan is $20/user/month and Business is $45/user/month (billed annually)
Baserow
Open-source Airtable-style database/spreadsheet tool, notable for a genuinely unlimited free self-hosted option.
Free plan includes: Free plan (cloud): 3,000 rows and 2GB storage per workspace, CSV export only, grid/gallery/form views, Baserow branding retained; self-hosted free tier has no row limit. Premium starts around $10-12/user/month
Gnumeric
Lightweight open-source desktop spreadsheet known for fast, highly accurate numerical computation, a niche alternative to LibreOffice Calc.
Free plan includes: Completely free and open source under GPL v2/v3, no paid tiers of any kind
Open source — no paid tier to upgrade into, and self-hostable.
Google Sheets
Free, widely-used cloud spreadsheet with strong real-time collaboration and deep integration with Google Drive/Workspace.
Free plan includes: Free for personal use with any Google Account (spreadsheets share Google Drive's free 15GB storage pool); paid Google Workspace plans add larger pooled storage (e.g. 30GB/2TB/5TB per user) and admin/collaboration features
Grist
Spreadsheet-database hybrid with Python formulas and granular access control; also available fully self-hosted and open source.
Free plan includes: Free plan: unlimited documents, up to 5,000 records per document, 30-day snapshot history, 10 team members max, 2 guests/document, 1GB attachment storage/document, 3,000 API calls/month; self-hostable Community Edition is free/open source with no record cap
Rows
Modern spreadsheet built around live data integrations (APIs, ads/marketing tools) and built-in AI formulas.
Free plan includes: Free plan (no trial/credit card needed): unlimited spreadsheets, manual-only data import, up to 10 connected integration accounts, 3 guest members, 1MB file import size, 500 API calls/month, 5 AI tasks/month, 7-day version history
Superhuman Docs
Doc-spreadsheet hybrid combining tables/databases with AI-assisted docs, rebranded from Coda in mid-2026 under Superhuman.
Free plan includes: Existing Coda pricing/plans carried over unchanged after the July 2026 rebrand to Superhuman Docs; a free tier is available for new signups (specific row/doc caps not itemized in the confirmed source)
How to read this list
This is not a ranking. Tools are listed alphabetically because "best" depends entirely on what you are trying to do — a free plan that is generous for a solo user is often the wrong fit for a ten-person team, and vice versa. Read the free-plan limits, not the position in the list.
Pricing and free-plan terms change without notice. We re-check these against official sources on a schedule, but always confirm on the vendor's own pricing page before committing a team to a tool.
No vendor pays to appear in this directory, and none of the links above are affiliate links.