Grist vs Macabacus vs Microsoft Copilot in Excel vs Baserow

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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Macabacus
Competitor 2
Microsoft Copilot in Excel
Competitor 3
Baserow
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4 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 Macabacus
macabacus.com
An investment banking analyst builds a valuation model in Excel with dozens of assumptions scattered across worksheets
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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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Competitor Baserow
baserow.io
Baserow is an open-source, no-code platform for building databases and applications.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
213Kvisits/mo
134.9Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
▲ 3.5%
▼ 5.1%
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6-month growth
+29.0%
-27.9%
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Global rank web
#184,784
#316,413
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Avg. last 3 months
208.6K
137.9K
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Bounce rate lower is better
43%
45%
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Pages / visit
3.4
2.0
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Visit duration
1m 43s
46s
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Traffic sources
● Direct 74% · ● Referral 22%
● Direct 75% · ● Referral 17%
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GristMacabacusMicrosoft Copilot in ExcelBaserow
053.3K106.5K159.8K213KGrist · 196.3KGrist · 208.7KGrist · 165.1KGrist · 183.4KGrist · 203.4KGrist · 207KGrist · 205.8KGrist · 213KMacabacus · 152.5KMacabacus · 199.3KMacabacus · 187.2KMacabacus · 184.9KMacabacus · 148.5KMacabacus · 136.6KMacabacus · 142.1KMacabacus · 134.9K100K1MGrist · 196.3KGrist · 208.7KGrist · 165.1KGrist · 183.4KGrist · 203.4KGrist · 207KGrist · 205.8KGrist · 213KMacabacus · 152.5KMacabacus · 199.3KMacabacus · 187.2KMacabacus · 184.9KMacabacus · 148.5KMacabacus · 136.6KMacabacus · 142.1KMacabacus · 134.9KDec '25Jan '26FebMarAprMayJunJul
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
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Freemium
Starting price
$8per month · free tier available
$16.67per month
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$10per month · free tier available
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Plans
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Capabilities input → output
Input
TextData
TextDocumentsData
DataText
TextData
Output
AppsData
TextCode
DataCode
DataApps
Skill level
Intermediate
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI SpreadsheetNo-Code & Low-Code
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI For FinanceAI Spreadsheet
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI For Data AnalyticsAI Spreadsheet
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI SpreadsheetAI Workflow+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Spreadsheets
Excel formulas
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Excel
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Databases
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Excel automation
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Data analysis
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Financial modeling
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Database management
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Excel data analysis
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Traffic figures are third-party estimates for the tool's own domain; tools sharing a domain with a bigger product are not counted. Pricing is captured from each tool's site and may lag.