Ajelix vs Google Sheets (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Google Sheets: it is first in our ranking of spreadsheet and database tools, and it grades higher too, 3.4 against 2.0.
Checked Nov 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Google Sheets grades higher on value for money, the free plan and ease of use. They get the same grade on features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Ajelix
AI chat and agents for Excel, Google Sheets and office files
Google Sheets
Browser-based spreadsheet, free with a Google Account
Which one is for you
Pick Ajelix if
- Fits if you already live in Excel or Google Sheets and want help writing formulas
- Works for teams that want one AI helper across sheets, slides and docs
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you are one person, as Lite is $32 a month yearly and $39 monthly
- Tight if you stay on the free plan, since it allows 10 requests a month
- Skip it if you want a spreadsheet editor, as this sits on top of Excel or Sheets
- Watch out: subscriptions are non-refundable and the plan cards show no free tier
- Watch out: the Enterprise card shows a per-user price on the page but is listed here as custom, so check it before you ask
Pick Google Sheets if
- Fits if a few of you need to be in the same spreadsheet at once, each seeing the others' edits
- Works for budgets, rotas and sign-up lists shared with a link, and Excel files you edit without converting
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a spreadsheet app on your Mac or PC: Sheets lives in the browser, and offline needs Chrome or Edge with an extension
- Not for you if your work hangs on old Excel macros, which commenters say don't run in Sheets
- Too light for giant data sets, as a file is capped at 20 million cells or 100 MB
- Tight if you do real work on an iPhone or iPad, where reviewers miss conditional formatting, pivot tables and scripts
- Pricey if you want Gemini in Sheets, which starts on Workspace Business Standard at $14 a head; a business can't buy Sheets alone
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAAjelixFair | 3.4GPAGoogle SheetsVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DLite is $32 per user a month on yearly billing, against $6 for the cheaper quarter of spreadsheet tools and $12 in the middle. Pro, with the larger models, is $82. | AFor a person it's free, and there's no paid tier to buy for yourself, in a category whose middle plan is $9.99 a month. A business can't buy Sheets on its own: it comes inside Google Workspace from $7 a head on a one-year deal, with Gmail, Drive and Meet. Gemini in Sheets needs the $14 plan. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe FAQ describes a free plan of 10 requests a month, and you would burn through that in an afternoon. The plan cards themselves list no free tier, and no trial is stated. | AFree with a Google Account: create, edit and share files, work in one with other people, go back to old versions, edit offline. A file stops at 20 million cells or 100 MB, and some Gemini features are kept for paid plans. |
| Features | CChat agents, formula and template generators, and add-ons for Sheets, Excel, Docs, Slides and Forms. It works on files rather than being a spreadsheet, so it needs one of those apps next to it. | CThe everyday spreadsheet job in a browser: editing together, version history, pivot tables, charts, Excel files edited as they are. The gaps: a file stops at 20 million cells, old Excel macros don't carry over, and reviewers say the phone app drops pivot tables and conditional formatting. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You sign up, install the add-on in Sheets or Excel and learn what to ask it, so there is some setting up. | A4.8 from 1,859,427 App Store ratings, the highest in this category. On a computer you open a link and you're in the spreadsheet, with nothing to install, and the formulas follow the usual spreadsheet ones. Most of the written App Store reviews complain about the phone app. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA web app with Google Sheets, Docs, Slides, Forms and Excel add-ons. No desktop or phone app is listed. | BAny computer browser, iPhone, iPad and Android, plus an API and data connectors. But there's no Windows or Mac app, offline on a computer needs Chrome or Edge with an extension, and reviewers say the phone app does far less than the browser. |
| Best for | AI help inside Excel and Google Sheets | spreadsheets several people edit at once |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Ajelix and Google Sheets. How we grade
Price against what you get
Ajelix starts at $32 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Google Sheets starts at $7 a month for each person and scores 3.0.
Google Sheets scores higher and starts $25 a month lower. Of the other spreadsheet and database tools on the chart, 23 score higher than Ajelix for less, and 1 scores higher than Google Sheets for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Ajelix also covers chat assistant and AI agents.
At a glance
| Ajelix | Google Sheets | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $32 per user / month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly) | $7 per user / month with a 1-year commitment (Workspace Business Starter) |
| Free plan | The pricing-page FAQ describes a free plan with 10 requests a month and access to all tools, plus the Excel add-in and Google Sheets add-on. The plan cards themselves list only paid tiers. | Free with a personal Google Account: anyone signed in can create, edit and share spreadsheets. Some Gemini in Sheets features are available only on Google Workspace plans. |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day Google Workspace trial |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | AJELIX SIA | |
| Price read from | ajelix.com | workspace.google.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Ajelix
- The plan cards show no free tier; the free plan appears only in the FAQ, so confirm it at sign-up.
- Subscriptions are non-refundable according to the pricing FAQ, and cancellation takes effect at the end of the billing cycle.
- It is an AI layer on top of spreadsheets rather than a spreadsheet editor of its own.
- The Enterprise card is sold through a contact form with no published price.
Google Sheets
- There is no standalone paid Sheets plan; the business version comes only as part of Google Workspace, with Gmail, Drive and Meet.
- Gemini in Sheets is not in Business Starter; it starts at Business Standard, $14 per user / month on a 1-year commitment.
- A spreadsheet created in or converted to Google Sheets is capped at 20 million cells or 100 MB.
- Google's help lists Sheets for computer browsers, Android, iPhone and iPad; no Windows or Mac desktop app is listed.
Key features
Ajelix
- Agentic AI chat
- A chat interface where the assistant carries out multi-step work on files, such as building charts, reports or presentations from a spreadsheet.
- Google Sheets add-on and Excel add-in
- The pricing FAQ says the tools also come as an add-on for Google Sheets and an add-in for Excel.
- Formula and template generators
- The FAQ names an Excel formula generator and an Excel template generator as the most used of its 17 AI tools.
- Add-ons for other Google apps
- Separate add-ons are listed for Google Docs, Slides and Forms in the site navigation.
- Workflow compute tiers
- Plans differ in the CPU and memory given to workflows, from 1 CPU and 1 GB RAM up to 4 CPUs and 8 GB RAM.
Google Sheets
- Co-editing and revision history
- Several people can work in one spreadsheet at the same time. Sharing settings control who can view, comment or edit, and revision history restores earlier versions.
- Gemini in Sheets
- Builds and edits spreadsheets from a prompt, writes and repairs formulas, and fills table columns with summarized or categorized data. Among Business editions it starts at Business Standard.
- Sheets canvas
- Turns the data in a sheet into interactive mini-apps such as dashboards, heat maps and Kanban boards from a text prompt, without writing code.
- Connected Sheets and data connectors
- Connected Sheets analyzes BigQuery or Looker data from the grid without SQL, and connectors bring in data from sources such as Asana, HubSpot, QuickBooks and Salesforce.
- Excel files
- Microsoft Excel files can be edited directly without making a copy, or converted to Sheets format. Gemini features such as Sheets canvas need the file converted first.
- Offline editing
- Spreadsheets can be created, viewed and edited without a connection. On a computer this requires Chrome or Microsoft Edge with the Google Docs Offline extension.
Plans
Ajelix
Lite$32
per user / month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)
Better AI models, standard usage, 20 MB max file, 500 MB workspace, 1 CPU and 1 GB RAM for workflows.
Pro$82
per user / month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
Best industry models, extended usage, 100 MB max file, 2 GB workspace, 2 CPUs and 4 GB RAM.
Max$165
per user / month, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)
Most capable models, twice the Pro usage, 500 MB max file, 10 GB workspace, 4 CPUs and 8 GB RAM.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom usage and file limits, dedicated compute and custom workflows. Contact form only.
Google Sheets
Personal Google Account$0
Create, edit and share spreadsheets in a browser or the mobile apps, with co-editing, revision history and offline access.
Business Starter$7
per user / month, 1-year commitment ($8.40 flexible)
Google Workspace with Sheets and 30 GB of pooled storage per user. Gemini in Sheets is not included.
Business Standard$14
per user / month, 1-year commitment ($16.80 flexible)
2 TB of pooled storage per user. The lowest Business edition that includes Gemini in Sheets.
Business Plus$22
per user / month, 1-year commitment ($26.40 flexible)
Everything in Standard with 5 TB of pooled storage per user, plus Vault, eDiscovery and advanced endpoint management.
EnterpriseCustom
No minimum or maximum user count, with data loss prevention, context-aware access and data regions; priced through Google sales.
Ways to pay less
Ajelix
- Nonprofit
Special plan for schools, universities and non-profits
The pricing FAQ says a special plan exists for these organizations and is arranged through the support team.
Google Sheets
- Other savings
Up to 50% off the first 3 months
New Google Workspace customers get up to 50% off their first 3 months, for a limited time with no end date given. Which plan gets 50%, 30% or 20% differed between two reads of the US page on 9 November 2026.
- Annual discount
Save 16% with a 1-year commitment
Business Starter is $7 per user per month on the Annual/Fixed-Term Plan against $8.40 on the Flexible Plan. Standard drops from $16.80 to $14 and Plus from $26.40 to $22.
- Nonprofit
Google Workspace for Nonprofits at $0
Eligible nonprofits get Google Workspace for Nonprofits at $0, or Business Standard at $3.50 and Business Plus at $6.16 per user per month on a 1-year commitment.
- Education
Education Fundamentals at no charge
Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals, which includes Sheets, is available at no charge to qualifying institutions.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Ajelix or Google Sheets?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Google Sheets is cheaper to start with: $7 a month for each person, against $32 a month for each person for Ajelix. Ajelix starts at $32 per user / month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly), and Google Sheets starts at $7 per user / month with a 1-year commitment (Workspace Business Starter).
Which has a free plan, Ajelix or Google Sheets?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Ajelix and Google Sheets have a free plan.
Which platforms do Ajelix and Google Sheets run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Google Sheets lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.