Row Zero vs Sourcetable (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Row Zero if

• Fits if your CSVs are too big for Excel
• Works for analysts who want warehouse data in a grid

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you need more than one workbook, as Free allows 1
• Pricey if you want automated refresh or write-back, which need Business at $20 per user
• Watch out: version history and CSV export need Pro
• Watch out: the page says Databricks acquired Row Zero, so check roadmap and pricing before committing
• Skip it if you need a desktop or phone app, as it is browser only

Pick Sourcetable if

• Fits if you want answers from a database or SaaS data without writing SQL
• Works for finance or market research that pulls live numbers into a sheet

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you want Python, the SQL editor or Deep Research, which need Pro at $29 a user a month
• Tight if you're staying free, with 50 AI credits a month and message limits on the assistant
• Skip it if you work from a phone, where it's viewing and quick edits only, with no apps
• Watch out: the pricing page says Pro is $29 a month and the FAQ says $20, and only monthly prices are listed
• Watch out: credits run out, and extra ones come in one-time packs from $10

Row Zero

• The free plan is limited to 1 workbook, and version history and CSV export need Pro.
• Automated refresh and warehouse write-back need Business ($20 per user / month, billed annually).
• The page states that Row Zero was acquired by Databricks; check roadmap and pricing before committing.
• Runs in the browser only; no desktop or mobile apps are listed.

Sourcetable

• AI use is metered in credits: 50 a month on the free Regular plan, 2,000 on Pro and 6,000 on Max, with extra credits sold in one-time packs from $10.
• Deep Research, premium AI models, the Python toolkit and the SQL editor need the Pro plan.
• It runs in the browser only; on phones the vendor describes viewing workbooks and quick edits rather than the full experience.
• The pricing page lists monthly prices only, and the vendor's FAQ page quotes a different Pro price ($20 a month).

Row Zero

Very large datasets

Opens files of tens of millions of rows (5GB per workbook) on every plan; Enterprise scales to 1 billion+ rows.

Excel-compatible functions

400+ spreadsheet functions, pivot tables, charts, and imports of XLSX, CSV, Parquet and JSONL files.

Warehouse connections

Built-in connectors to sources such as Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, Postgres and S3, with SQL queries from the sheet.

AI agent

Chat for analyzing data in the sheet. The latest models are used with weekly limits on the Free, Pro and Business plans.

Write-back and refresh

Business adds scheduled data refresh and writing results back to the data warehouse.

Security and compliance

SOC 2 Type II, GDPR and HIPAA are listed for every plan; Enterprise adds SSO, SCIM and private hosting options.

Sourcetable

AI analyst in the spreadsheet

Ask a question in plain English and the AI answers it, writes formulas, builds pivots and cleans or transforms data. Manual control stays available through A1-style formulas.

Data connectors

Connects to databases and applications including PostgreSQL, MySQL, BigQuery, Supabase, Stripe, Notion, GA4 and Google Ads. The vendor counts more than 900 data sources.

Charts from a prompt

Describe a chart and it is built from the data. Visualizations can be downloaded as images or embedded as interactive widgets that update when the data changes.

Python and SQL

The Pro plan adds a Python and data science toolkit with libraries such as Pandas, NumPy and Scikit-learn, plus a SQL editor, query builder and query library.

Large files

Files of up to 10 GB are supported, with larger limits on request. Large files are processed server-side, and the vendor says files with over 1 million rows can be analyzed.

Sharing and version history

Workbooks are shared by email invite or link with view, edit or admin permissions and edited together in real time. Changes are saved automatically, with versions that can be restored.

Row Zero

• Free$0

  1 workbook, 10M+ rows, AI chat with weekly limits, built-in data connectors and real-time collaboration.

• Pro$12

  per user / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)

  Everything in Free plus unlimited workbooks, version history and CSV export.

• Business$20

  per user / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly)

  Everything in Pro plus automated data refresh, write-back to the data warehouse and consolidated billing.

• EnterpriseCustom

  1 billion+ rows, bring-your-own-key AI, SSO and SCIM, workspaces, private hosting options. Sold through sales.

Sourcetable

• Regular$0

  50 AI credits a month, the AI spreadsheet assistant with message limits, formulas, pivots, charts and access to data connectors.

• Pro$29

  per user / month

  2,000 credits a month, Deep Research, premium AI models, the Python and data science toolkit, and a SQL editor, query builder and library.

• Max$100

  per user / month

  6,000 credits a month, the highest model intelligence, advanced agent capabilities and unlimited AI messages, subject to abuse guardrails.

• EnterpriseCustom

  For teams of 15 or more seats: SAML single sign-on, bring-your-own-key encryption, role-based access control and a dedicated account manager.

Row Zero

• Annual discount

  Annual billing lowers the monthly rate

  Pro is $12 a month on annual billing against $15 billed monthly; Business is $20 against $25.

Sourcetable

• Education

  50% off Pro and Max for students and faculty

  The pricing FAQ says students and faculty receive a 50% discount on the Pro and Max plans by emailing support. Students are also asked to sign up with a university email.

• Nonprofit

  Discounted pricing for registered non-profits

  Sourcetable's FAQ says registered non-profit organizations can receive discounted pricing by contacting support with their documentation. The amount is not published.