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No-code databases · 5 alternatives

Instead of Microsoft Excel, try one of these 5.

Every alternative is lined up against Microsoft Excel on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Microsoft Excel sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
Microsoft ExcelWhat you have now
The most powerful spreadsheet, now with AI.
PricePaid
with Microsoft 365
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · iOS · Android
LibreOffice#1
Free, open-source office suite for the desktop.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
Apache OpenOffice#2
Classic Apache office suite for documents, sheets and slides.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
ONLYOFFICE#3
Office suite with the best Microsoft format fidelity.
PriceFreemium
cloud from $/user
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Google Sheets#4
Free collaborative spreadsheets in Google Workspace.
PriceFree
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineNo
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
Grist#5
Open-source spreadsheets and databases you can self-host
PriceFreemium
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux

How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. How we compare.

Microsoft Excel alternatives at a glance

Microsoft Excel is a paid no-code databases app (with Microsoft 365). We compared 5 alternatives: 4 are open source, 3 are completely free, 2 can be self-hosted and 2 work fully offline. The most popular is LibreOffice, with 1.7k likes.

Most liked overallLibreOffice

Free, open-source office suite for the desktop.

Free · Open source · Works offline
Best free optionApache OpenOffice

Classic Apache office suite for documents, sheets and slides.

Free · Open source · Works offline
Best open-source optionONLYOFFICE

Office suite with the best Microsoft format fidelity.

Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostable
Best to self-hostGrist

Open-source spreadsheets and databases you can self-host

Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostable

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