Best Free Rows Alternatives
23 alternatives to Rows with a free plan or free tier, ranked by how closely they match. The percentage is a match score, not a popularity score.
Replacing: Rows — Rows is a spreadsheet built around an AI data analyst.Input: text, documents, data · Output: data
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Sourcetable connects directly to MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB databases
Input: text, data · Output: data
Free planFrom $29/mo
93%Near drop-in replacement · same core category as Rows
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How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Rows's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity13/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag Rows for
SpreadsheetsData Analytics
Also tagged for
ChartsFinance
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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A sales manager gets Monday's revenue spreadsheet with 50,000 rows
Input: text, data · Output: text, data
Free plan
90%Near drop-in replacement · same core category as Rows
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How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Rows's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity10/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag Rows for
SpreadsheetsData Analytics
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Shortcut is an AI agent for Excel that builds and edits spreadsheets and financial models.
Input: text, documents, data · Output: data
Free planFrom $100/moAPITeams
89%Strong alternative · same core category as Rows
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How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Rows's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity9/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag Rows for
SpreadsheetsData Analytics
Also tagged for
Finance
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Spreadsheets meet databases in Grist, and the result sits somewhere between Excel and a full database system
Input: text, data · Output: data, apps
Free planFrom $8/mo
79%Strong alternative · same core category as Rows
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How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Rows's goals16/25
- Feature description similarity9/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag Rows for
Spreadsheets
Also tagged for
No-Code Building
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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A financial analyst stares at a spreadsheet with 50,000 rows of transaction data
Input: images, documents, data · Output: documents, data
Free planFrom $49/moAPITeams
67%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps
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How the score adds up
- Each lists the other's core category39/55
- Covers Rows's goals19/25
- Feature description similarity10/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag Rows for
SpreadsheetsData Analytics
Also tagged for
ChartsDocument Extraction
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Manus is an AI agent that goes beyond answering questions to carry out tasks and automate workflows.
Input: text, images, documents · Output: images, video, documents, slides, apps
Free planFrom $16/moAPIMobile appTeams
55%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Rows's goals19/25
- Feature description similarity6/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag Rows for
SpreadsheetsData Analytics
Also tagged for
Image GenerationVideo GenerationMusic GenerationApp BuildingCodingWebsite BuildingAI AgentsPresentationsGraphic DesignResearch
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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This conversational AI platform runs on the K2
Input: text, images, documents, code · Output: text, documents, code, slides
Free planMobile app
53%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Rows's goals19/25
- Feature description similarity4/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag Rows for
SpreadsheetsData Analytics
Also tagged for
SummarizingWritingCodingWebsite BuildingLanguage ModelsOpen Source ModelsAI AgentsPDF WorkPresentationsHomework HelpTranslationResearch
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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AI that works on your documents while you do other things
Input: text, documents, data · Output: documents, data, slides
Free planFrom $17/mo
52%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Rows's goals19/25
- Feature description similarity3/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag Rows for
SpreadsheetsData Analytics
Also tagged for
AI AgentsPersonal AssistantDocument CreationPresentations
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Your AI assistant for everything
Input: text, images, audio, documents, code · Output: text, images, audio, code
Free planFrom $8/mo
51%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Rows's goals19/25
- Feature description similarity2/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag Rows for
SpreadsheetsData Analytics
Also tagged for
Essay WritingGrammar CheckingRewritingSummarizingWritingImage GenerationImage to ImageVideo GenerationVoice AssistantsCodingAI AgentsPDF Work
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
10
Google's most capable AI model
Input: text, images, audio, documents, code · Output: text, images, audio, video, code
Free planFrom $4.99/mo
51%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Rows's goals19/25
- Feature description similarity2/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag Rows for
SpreadsheetsData Analytics
Also tagged for
SummarizingWritingImage GenerationImage to ImageVideo GenerationVideo SummariesVoice AssistantsCodingLanguage ModelsAI AgentsPDF WorkPresentations
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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AI assistant built to be helpful, harmless, and honest
Input: text, images, documents, code · Output: text, documents, data, code, slides
Free planFrom $20/moAPI
50%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Rows's goals19/25
- Feature description similarity1/20
Shared goals 2 of the 2 we tag Rows for
SpreadsheetsData Analytics
Also tagged for
Essay WritingRewritingSummarizingWritingCodingLanguage ModelsAI AgentsDocument CreationPDF WorkPresentationsHomework HelpMath
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
12
A product analyst needs to segment customers by purchase behavior across three years of transaction data
Input: text, data · Output: text, data, code
Free planFrom $15/moTeams
51%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Rows's goals10/25
- Feature description similarity11/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag Rows for
Data Analytics
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Teams looking to centralize their work in a single platform now have access to Coda, a collaborative workspace that merges documents, spreadsheets, and custom applications with built-in AI capabili...
Input: text, data · Output: text, data
Free planAPITeams
48%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Rows's goals10/25
- Feature description similarity8/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag Rows for
Spreadsheets
Also tagged for
Project ManagementDocument CreationKnowledge Management
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
14
An investment banking analyst builds a valuation model in Excel with dozens of assumptions scattered across worksheets
Input: text, documents, data · Output: text, code
Free planFrom $16.67/moTeams
48%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Rows's goals10/25
- Feature description similarity9/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag Rows for
Spreadsheets
Also tagged for
Finance
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Most AI tools won't connect to your database and turn "show me last month's revenue by region" into actual results
Input: text, data · Output: text, data
Free planFrom $19/mo
48%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Rows's goals10/25
- Feature description similarity9/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag Rows for
Data Analytics
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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The Startup plan caps you at two admin roles and 50 embed users
Input: text, data · Output: data
Free planFrom $17/moAPI
48%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Rows's goals10/25
- Feature description similarity8/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag Rows for
Data Analytics
Also tagged for
Charts
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
17
Lido Document Processing extracts structured data from PDFs, invoices, receipts and scanned paperwork and delivers it as clean rows in Excel or Google Sheets.
Input: images, documents · Output: data
Free planFrom $29/moAPI
45%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Rows's goals10/25
- Feature description similarity6/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag Rows for
Spreadsheets
Also tagged for
Document Extraction
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Got messy documents that need structured data fast
Input: text, images, documents, web pages · Output: data
Free plan
46%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Rows's goals10/25
- Feature description similarity6/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag Rows for
Spreadsheets
Also tagged for
Document Extraction
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Google Sheets wasn't built for complex data operations
Input: data, code · Output: data
Free planAPI
50%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Rows's goals10/25
- Feature description similarity11/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag Rows for
Spreadsheets
Also tagged for
SQL Queries
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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44%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Rows's goals10/25
- Feature description similarity4/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag Rows for
Data Analytics
Also tagged for
Software Development
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
21
Checking campaign performance on your phone while you're out doesn't mean squinting at Google Analytics tables
Input: data · Output: text, data
Free planFrom $99/mo
45%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Rows's goals10/25
- Feature description similarity6/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag Rows for
Data Analytics
Also tagged for
MarketingMonitoring
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
22
Google Earth AI is a set of geospatial AI models that turns planetary information into actionable answers.
Input: text · Output: text, data
Free planTeams
42%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Rows's goals10/25
- Feature description similarity2/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag Rows for
Data Analytics
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Working from your phone
Input: text, documents · Output: audio, documents, data, slides, apps
Free planFrom $9.99/mo
42%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Rows's goals10/25
- Feature description similarity3/20
Shared goals 1 of the 2 we tag Rows for
Spreadsheets
Also tagged for
PodcastingWebsite BuildingAI AgentsDocument CreationNote TakingPresentationsResearch
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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At a glance: top Rows alternatives
| Tool | Match | Input | Output | Pricing | Free plan | Rating | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sourcetable | 93% | text, data | data | From $29/mo | Yes | — | AI Spreadsheet |
| Commabot | 90% | text, data | text, data | Freemium | Yes | — | AI Spreadsheet |
| Shortcut | 89% | text, documents, data | data | From $100/mo | Yes | — | AI Spreadsheet |
| Grist | 79% | text, data | data, apps | From $8/mo | Yes | — | AI Spreadsheet |
| Excelmatic | 67% | images, documents, data | documents, data | From $49/mo | Yes | — | AI For Data Analytics |
| Manus | 55% | text, images, documents | images, video, documents, slides, apps | From $16/mo | Yes | — | AI Agent |
Frequently asked
What is the best free Rows alternative?
Sourcetable (93% match) is the closest free alternative to Rows. Commabot (90% match) and Shortcut (89% match) come next.
What is the best Rows alternative for analyzing data?
Excelmatic ranks first for analyzing data at 87% match. See the full list of Rows alternatives for Data Analytics.
How is the match percentage calculated?
It measures how much of Rows's job a tool can take over: shared core category, how many of the same use cases it covers and how similar its feature set is. Popularity and ratings never change the percentage; they only break ties in the order. Lists are recomputed nightly and reviewed by editors for the most-visited tools.
How this list is ranked
The match score measures how much of Rows's job each tool can take over: shared core category, how many of the same use cases it covers, and how similar its feature set is. Popularity and ratings do not change the score; they only break ties in the order.
Lists are recomputed nightly from the live catalog and reviewed by our editors for the most-visited tools. Sponsored placements are marked and sit outside the ranking.