Google Sheets

Browser-based spreadsheet software

Google Sheets is a web-based spreadsheet application, part of Google's productivity suite.

Like Microsoft Excel, it organizes data in rows and columns, performs calculations, and creates charts.

Its distinguishing feature is real-time collaboration—multiple users can edit simultaneously while changes sync automatically: I'll share the Google Sheet so we can all update it.

Related
  • spreadsheetTabular data organizer
  • ExcelMicrosoft's data-crunching application
  • cellsBasic biological units
  • formulasSymbolic rules for calculation
  • rowsSide-by-side sequences

columns · data · tabs · charts · pivot · functions · dropdown · data validation · formatting · collaborate · share · share link · import · filter · sort · pivot table · conditional · merge

Categories
Opposites
free/freemium vs. paid software model

Google SheetsMicrosoft Excel

Tabular data calculation software

Airtable

cloud vs. local software

Google Sheetsdesktop application

Locally installed software program

spreadsheet vs. non-tabular data tools

Google SheetsGoogle Docs

Web-based text editor

database · word processor · presentation software · notepad

Family

google, googled, googling, googles, sheet, sheets, sheeted, sheeting

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G