Grist vs Gemini in Google Sheets vs Microsoft Copilot in Excel

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

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Grist
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Gemini in Google Sheets
Competitor 2
Microsoft Copilot in Excel
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Suggested competitors for Grist: Baserow80% Airtable AI72% Coda AI70% Sourcetable68% GPT for Work (Sheets, Docs, Slides)63% Softr62% Rows61% PixieBrix61%
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3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Grist
getgrist.com
Spreadsheets meet databases in Grist, and the result sits somewhere between Excel and a full database system
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Competitor Gemini in Google Sheets
workspace.google.com
Sheets is part of Google Workspace, so the assistant sits next to everything else a team already uses: shared files, live co-editing and the same login.
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Competitor Microsoft Copilot in Excel
microsoft.com
Instead of hunting for the right function, you describe the change you want in plain language and the assistant edits formulas, tables and formatting for you, while you review each change and stay ...
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
213Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
▲ 3.5%
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6-month growth
+29.0%
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Global rank web
#184,784
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Avg. last 3 months
208.6K
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Bounce rate lower is better
43%
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Pages / visit
3.4
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Visit duration
1m 43s
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Traffic sources
● Direct 74% · ● Referral 22%
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GristGemini in Google SheetsMicrosoft Copilot in Excel
053.3K106.5K159.8K213KGrist · 196.3KGrist · 208.7KGrist · 165.1KGrist · 183.4KGrist · 203.4KGrist · 207KGrist · 205.8KGrist · 213K100K1MGrist · 196.3KGrist · 208.7KGrist · 165.1KGrist · 183.4KGrist · 203.4KGrist · 207KGrist · 205.8KGrist · 213KDec '25Jan '26FebMarAprMayJunJul
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Free Trial
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Starting price
$8per month · free tier available
€6.8per month
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Free tier
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API access
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Plans
Free Free
Starter €6.80/moStandard €13.60/moPlus €21.10/moEnterprise Custom
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Capabilities input → output
Input
DataText
DataText
DataText
Output
AppsData
CodeData
CodeData
Skill level
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI SpreadsheetNo-Code & Low-Code
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI For Data AnalyticsAI Spreadsheet
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI For Data AnalyticsAI Spreadsheet
Tasks what each tool can do · 3 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Spreadsheets
Data analysis
Excel formulas
Excel
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Google sheets assistance
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No-code
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Databases
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Excel automation
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Excel data analysis
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Self hosted
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Community on aitoolstime
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