Calligra Sheets vs WPS Spreadsheet (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, WPS Spreadsheet grades higher than Calligra Sheets: 3.0 against 2.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Calligra Sheets grades higher on value for money and the free plan. WPS Spreadsheet grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
WPS Spreadsheet
Excel-compatible spreadsheet app in the WPS Office suite
Which one is for you
Pick Calligra Sheets if
- Fits if you run Linux and want an offline spreadsheet for invoices and budgets
- Works for people who already use KDE apps
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you use Windows, a Mac or a phone, as only Linux is listed
- Not for you if you need people editing one sheet together, as no cloud collaboration is described
- Watch out: the pages publish no system requirements
- Watch out: the Windows version is only described as being worked on
Pick WPS Spreadsheet if
- Fits if you want a free spreadsheet that opens and saves Excel files
- Works for a family or small group splitting a paid plan, at $41.99 each a year from 2 users
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if adverts in your office apps would bother you and you won't pay to lose them
- Tight if you lean on the AI all day, as the Pro+ tools pause at a daily limit until the next day
- Not for you if you're on a Mac and want every AI feature, since some arrive on Windows first
- Watch out: free has 1 GB and limited templates, the paid trial is 3 days, and listed prices are for PC and Android
- Too light for connecting to other tools, as there's no API and no integrations on record
How we grade them
| 2.8GPACalligra SheetsGood | 3.0GPAWPS SpreadsheetVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AFree to install, with optional donations to KDE. A program anyone can download and run counts as free and substantial. | BYou can't buy the spreadsheet by itself. WPS Pro+ covers the whole suite at $5.83 a month billed $69.99 a year, just above this category's $5.40 lowest quarter, and the Sharing Plan with one other person brings it to $41.99 each a year, which is $3.50 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | ANo plan, no cap and no account: the whole program is free. | BWPS Standard is free and Spreadsheet is in it. What comes with it: advertising, since removing it is listed as a paid benefit, plus limited template downloads and 1 GB of cloud space. |
| Features | CFormulas, charts and templates for common sheets. The listing shows no cloud collaboration, which for a spreadsheet is a gap, so this is a C. | BIt covers the whole spreadsheet job: .xlsx, .xls and .csv in and out, more than 500 functions including XLOOKUP, LAMBDA and dynamic arrays, real-time co-editing with comments and version history, PDF tables pulled into sheets, and WPS AI writing formulas and answering questions about your data. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record. You install it from your distribution or Flathub and open it, with nothing to set up. | BNo rating on record, but there's nothing to set up: install it, open the Excel files you already have, and the layout will look familiar. You can also describe a sum in plain language and let WPS AI write the formula. |
| Platforms and integrations | DLinux only. The site says a Windows version is being worked on, and no web, iPhone or Android version is listed. | BWindows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, Android and the web. There's no API and no integrations on record, though, so it stops at a B, and some advanced spreadsheet AI features arrive on Windows first. |
| Best for | a free spreadsheet on Linux | a free Excel-compatible spreadsheet on any device |
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: Calligra Sheets and WPS Spreadsheet. How we grade
Price against what you get
Calligra Sheets has no paid plan and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. WPS Spreadsheet starts at $5.83 a month and scores 3.0.
WPS Spreadsheet scores higher, and starts $5.83 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other spreadsheet and database tools on the chart, none scores higher than Calligra Sheets for less, and 1 scores higher than WPS Spreadsheet 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
- Calligra Sheets is open source, according to its own site.
At a glance
| Calligra Sheets | WPS Spreadsheet | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free plan |
| Starts at | Free | $5.83 per month, billed $69.99 per year (WPS Pro+) |
| Free plan | Free to install; the site asks for optional donations to KDE. | WPS Standard: the free WPS Office suite, Spreadsheet included, with basic PDF features, a PDF reader, limited template downloads and 1 GB of cloud space. |
| Free trial | None listed | 3-day free trial on the WPS Pro+ Sharing Plan. Purchases carry a 30-day money-back guarantee. |
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| Made by | KDE | Kingsoft Office Software Inc. |
| Price read from | calligra.org | wps.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Calligra Sheets
- The download page lists Linux only; a Windows version is described as being worked on.
- No web, iOS or Android version is listed.
- It is installed from distribution repositories or Flathub, and there are no published system requirements.
- No cloud collaboration is described on its pages.
WPS Spreadsheet
- WPS Spreadsheet is not sold on its own: it comes with the WPS Office suite, and every plan covers the whole suite.
- The free plan is limited to 1 GB of cloud space and restricted template downloads, and no advertising is listed as a Pro+ benefit.
- AI tools on Pro+ have a daily usage limit; once it is reached they pause until the next day.
- Some advanced spreadsheet AI features arrive on Windows first and may differ on Mac, and the listed prices apply to PC and Android.
Key features
Calligra Sheets
- Formulas and charts
- The page describes a comprehensive formula list covering economic and scientific functions, and charts.
- Templates
- Default templates for balance sheets, invoices, credit-card trackers and vacation lists.
- Shapes and mind maps
- Shares Calligra's shapes, so notes, flowcharts and mind maps can sit alongside a sheet.
- Familiar spreadsheet tools
- The page says it uses the same tools and functions as other spreadsheets and describes a responsive application that opens and saves files quickly.
WPS Spreadsheet
- Excel-compatible spreadsheets
- Opens and saves .xlsx, .xls and .csv files, and the vendor lists more than 500 functions, including XLOOKUP, LAMBDA and dynamic arrays.
- AI formula writer
- Describe a calculation in plain language and WPS AI generates a formula for the selected cell. It can also explain what a formula does before it is used.
- AI data analysis
- Questions about the data in a sheet return checks, patterns and trends, along with charts and written conclusions.
- AI functions for batch work
- AI-powered spreadsheet functions generate or classify content inside cells and can be applied to hundreds of rows at once, for example to tag feedback or write descriptions.
- Real-time co-editing
- Spreadsheets can be shared with view, comment or edit permissions and edited together across desktop and web, with comments, mentions and version history.
- PDF to Excel conversion
- Tables are extracted from PDFs into editable spreadsheets with rows and columns kept in order. Online tools also cover Excel to PDF and image to Excel.
Plans
Calligra Sheets
Free$0
Install from your Linux distribution or Flathub; donations to KDE are optional.
WPS Spreadsheet
WPS Standard$0
The free WPS Office suite, including Spreadsheet, with basic PDF features, limited template downloads and 1 GB of cloud space.
WPS Pro+$69.99
per year ($5.83 / month); or $20.99 per 3 months
Suite-wide plan for one user: full PDF editing and conversion, unlimited template downloads, 20 GB of cloud storage, no advertising and AI tools with daily limits.
WPS Pro+ Sharing Plan$41.99
per user / year, 2 users minimum; or $4.99 per user / month
Suite-wide Pro+ benefits for each member of a family or small group, with a private 20 GB of cloud storage per member. Members can be added or removed.
Ways to pay less
Calligra Sheets
No public discounts listed.
WPS Spreadsheet
- Other savings
Sharing Plan cuts the per-user price by 40%
With at least 2 users, the WPS Pro+ Sharing Plan costs $41.99 per user a year against $69.99 for a single Pro+ subscription. The pricing page labels this as saving 40%.
- Annual discount
Lower monthly cost on the 1-year plan
WPS Pro+ for a year is $69.99, which the page shows as $5.83 a month, against $20.99 for the 3-month plan, shown as $6.99 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Calligra Sheets or WPS Spreadsheet?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Calligra Sheets is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $5.83 a month for WPS Spreadsheet. Calligra Sheets is free, and WPS Spreadsheet starts at $5.83 per month, billed $69.99 per year (WPS Pro+).
Which has a free plan, Calligra Sheets or WPS Spreadsheet?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Calligra Sheets and WPS Spreadsheet have a free plan.
Which platforms do Calligra Sheets and WPS Spreadsheet run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only WPS Spreadsheet lists a web app and macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps. Both list a Linux 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.