Alternatives to Grist

A relational spreadsheet-database that can be self-hosted or used as a managed web service. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Grist.

  • Airtable

    A hosted spreadsheet and database hybrid for organizing team work and building simple apps.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidWeb

    Airtable is a closed-source hosted spreadsheet and database hybrid with templates and no-code app building, so data lives in Airtable's cloud rather than on your own server.

  • Baserow

    An open-source no-code database and app builder, used in the cloud or self-hosted.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Baserow is an MIT-licensed no-code database you can self-host with Docker or Helm, adding Kanban, calendar and timeline views plus an application builder and plugin system.

  • NocoDB

    A no-code tool that presents a database as a spreadsheet, offered as a cloud service or self-hosted.

    FreemiumProprietaryWebSelf-hosted

    NocoDB puts a spreadsheet interface over existing Postgres and MySQL databases and can be self-hosted, but it is not open source, so check its licence before commercial use.

  • Teable

    An Airtable-style no-code database and AI spreadsheet for building business tables, apps and workflows.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWeb

    Teable offers an Airtable-style spreadsheet on a PostgreSQL database with published source code, built-in automations and AI extraction of data from documents and images.

  • Superhuman Docs

    A collaborative workspace, formerly called Coda, that combines documents, tables, apps and AI features.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    Superhuman Docs, formerly Coda, combines documents with structured tables, formulas and integration packs, but it is a cloud-only service tied to an account with no self-hosting.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Grist as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Mathesar

    A self-hosted, spreadsheet-like web interface for viewing, editing and querying PostgreSQL data.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Grist is a relational spreadsheet-database with cell-level access rules and a self-hostable open-source core, using its own documents instead of native Postgres permissions.

  • Quadratic

    A browser-based spreadsheet that combines formulas with Python, JavaScript and AI-written analysis code.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Grist adds relational tables to a spreadsheet interface with an open-source core that can be self-hosted, rather than running Python and JavaScript code in cells.

  • Smartsheet

    A spreadsheet-style work management platform for planning, tracking and reporting on projects and portfolios.

    PaidProprietaryAndroidWeb

    Grist is an open-source relational spreadsheet-database that can be self-hosted, with cell-level access rules, though it has less built-in project portfolio reporting.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.