Spreadsheet analytics · Google

Google Sheets

Google's cloud spreadsheet app for collaborative reporting and analysis, with a live BigQuery connection via Connected Sheets.

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Google Sheets is Google's cloud spreadsheet app, used for everyday reporting, lightweight modeling, and collaborative analysis inside Google Workspace. It supports standard formulas, pivot tables, and Apps Script for custom functions and automation, plus an Explore panel that suggests pivot tables, charts, and formulas from selected data using AI. Connected Sheets lets analysts query live BigQuery tables containing billions of rows directly from a spreadsheet interface, without exporting data or hitting Sheets' own row limits, and refreshes results on a schedule. Multiple users can edit the same sheet simultaneously with full revision history, comments, and offline access. A personal Google account includes Sheets for free; paid Google Workspace plans add larger storage pools, administrative controls, and enterprise security features for teams.

At a glance

Vendor Google
Pricing model Free tier + paid plans
Free tier Yes
Deployment Cloud
Open source No
Best for Teams needing free or low-cost, real-time collaborative spreadsheets with a direct line into BigQuery.

Pricing

Free with a personal Google account; paid Google Workspace plans add pooled storage, admin controls, and enterprise features.

Plan Price Notes
Business Starter $7/user/month, billed annually 30GB pooled storage per user; promotional $4.90/user/month for first 3 months at time of check
Business Standard $14/user/month, billed annually 2TB pooled storage per user
Business Plus $22/user/month, billed annually 5TB pooled storage per user
Enterprise Custom quote Contact sales; no minimum or maximum user count

Prices read from the vendor's own page on September 21, 2026. Vendors change prices; check the source before you budget.

Features

  • Formulas and Apps Script for custom automation
  • Pivot tables
  • Connected Sheets for live BigQuery queries at billions of rows
  • Explore panel for AI-assisted analysis and chart suggestions
  • Real-time multi-user collaboration
  • Data validation and conditional formatting
  • Built-in charting
  • Offline editing

Integrations

Profile last reviewed September 21, 2026

Head to head

Alternatives

Microsoft Excel Microsoft's spreadsheet application for data analysis, modeling, and reporting, used across finance, ops, and analytics teams. Airtable Cloud database-spreadsheet hybrid for building no-code apps, tracking structured data, and automating team workflows. Coefficient No-code add-on that syncs live business data from CRMs, warehouses, and ad platforms into Google Sheets and Excel.

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Terms to know

Data visualization Representing data graphically so that patterns, trends and outliers are easier to see than in a table of numbers. Self-service BI BI tooling that lets business users build their own reports and explore data without waiting on IT or analytics teams. Exploratory data analysis An open-ended first pass through a dataset to understand its structure and spot patterns before formal analysis. Data validation Checking that data meets explicit, predefined rules for type, range, format, or consistency before it is used or trusted.

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