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📣 adrianmsmith

De-Googling my life: Alternatives to Google Sheets?


I am trying to de-Google my life.

But I like Google Sheets (simple UI, synchronizes between computers, free/affordable).

Have any of you had good experiences with a similar product but from another smaller company? (Like replacing Google Analytics with Plausible/Fathom/etc.)? E.g. a spreadsheet product from a small company costing $5-$10/month, something like that?

Thanks in advance!

  👤 CrypticShift Accepted Answer ✓
https://www.getgrist.com/
👤 ilrwbwrkhv
Just get Excel. It is indeed one of the best pieces of software ever made.
👤 robin_reala
If you’re using a Mac / iOS then Numbers? It’s obviously not a webapp, but it comes with your device, has a simple UI, and syncs via iCloud.
👤 Brajeshwar
I haven't used it extensively besides some trial but I have heard good words about OnlyOffice. Check out their family pack (I think this is one time) https://www.onlyoffice.com/docspace-family-pack.aspx
👤 qntmfred
can I piggyback this post to see if anybody has any good alternatives to Google Photos? I've been a happy user for years, but I increasingly worry that Google doesn't have the resources/focus anymore to rely on them to keep all my memories safe. automatic backup of photos/videos on my phone is the killer feature for me.
👤 Cheer2171
Zoho is pretty good, they have a Google Workspaces competitor (web apps for email, docs, sheets, slides) for $3/month/user.

https://www.zoho.com/workplace/pricing.html

👤 joshuamcginnis
https://baserow.io/
👤 yoavmmn
I’ve used Nextcloud only for file storage/sync, but they have what you’re looking for: https://nextcloud.com/office/
👤 WhackyIdeas
We don’t use GA or any alternative in its place and we do just fine really.
👤 Pete-Codes
I like simple analytics and proton mail

Maybe try airtable instead of Google sheets

👤 vel0city
Zoho Workplace is pretty good.

https://www.zoho.com/workplace/pricing.html

👤 julienreszka
Did you try framacalc ? https://framacalc.org/abc/en/
👤 alentred
You can try Zoho, including the Zoho sheets and their other products. It is not as polished, but does the job.
👤 RcouF1uZ4gsC
I would actually be wary of all online spreadsheets.

You are letting very valuable data reside primarily on someone else’s computers. It is harder to backup, migrate, etc.

Why not use open office and some type of cloud sync? You are in control of the data. With open formats you can even switch software as you want while keeping your data unaffected.

👤 frizlab
Numbers is actually great (the desktop app) if you are in the macOS ecosystem.
👤 hodgesrm
Serious question: Why would you want to get rid of Google Sheets?

* Anything that's shared will have the same issues with data. Plus it forces other users to join some product they've never heard of.

* Local hosting would require time that would probably be better to spend elsewhere.

* Google Sheets is extremely mature and stable.

👤 alexfromapex
Get a Synology NAS it has spreadsheets you can share and host yourself.
👤 gorkemcetin
One option is Retable, and there is a one time payment option as well.
👤 barbazoo
How about Excel and local (shared via file sync)?
👤 sidcool
Zoho.