# Google Sheets

> Browser-based spreadsheet, free with a Google Account

Google Sheets is an online spreadsheet in which several people can edit the same file at once, with sharing controls and revision history. It is free with a personal Google Account and is also part of every Google Workspace business plan. Gemini in Sheets, which builds spreadsheets and writes formulas from prompts, is reserved for Business Standard and higher editions.

- **Category:** Spreadsheets & Databases
- **Made by:** Google
- **Website:** https://workspace.google.com/products/sheets/
- **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Google Sheets has a free plan. Paid plans start at $7 per user / month with a 1-year commitment (Workspace Business Starter).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** 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:** 14-day Google Workspace trial.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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. |
| Enterprise | Custom | No minimum or maximum user count, with data loss prevention, context-aware access and data regions; priced through Google sales. |

Read from https://workspace.google.com/pricing?region=US&hl=en on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Google Sheets before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Save 16% with a 1-year commitment** (Annual discount): 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. Source: https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/billing/compare-flexible-and-annual-fixed-term-payment-plans
- **Google Workspace for Nonprofits at $0** (Nonprofit): 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. Source: https://www.google.com/nonprofits/offerings/workspace/
- **Education Fundamentals at no charge** (Education): Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals, which includes Sheets, is available at no charge to qualifying institutions. Source: https://edu.google.com/workspace-for-education/editions/compare-editions/

## Key features

- **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.

## Good for

- Teams that edit and review the same spreadsheet together in a browser
- Organizations that already pay for Google Workspace
- Analysts pulling BigQuery or Looker data into a spreadsheet

## Worth knowing

- 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.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.8 out of 5 from 1,859,427 ratings in the United States, read Oct 7, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id842849113

Often praised:

- Reviewers call the version used in a desktop browser powerful, and a commenter says it stands in for Excel in many workplaces because most people need only the basics. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id842849113, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49595831)

Often criticised:

- Reviewers say the iPhone and iPad app leaves out much of what the desktop version does, naming conditional formatting, pivot tables, scripts and keyboard shortcuts. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id842849113)
- Reviewers describe editing cells on a phone as error-prone, with typed text lost or a different cell selected from the one they tapped. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id842849113)
- Commenters who tried the built-in Gemini assistant for formatting or charts say it did not manage what they asked. (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49781377, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49512601, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49512011)

Based on 10 App Store reviews of the iPhone and iPad app, eight of them three stars or lower and seven more than three years old, and about 16 Hacker News comments from August to October 2026. These are themes summarised from public reviews and discussions, not ToolGPA's own verdict.

## Works with

BigQuery, Looker, Salesforce, HubSpot, Asana, QuickBooks

**Tags:** Spreadsheets, Real-time collaboration, AI features, Works offline, Public API

## Alternatives

- [Microsoft Excel](https://toolgpa.com/tools/microsoft-excel): Spreadsheet app sold with Microsoft 365, free in the browser. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-sheets-vs-microsoft-excel)
- [Zoho Sheet](https://toolgpa.com/tools/zoho-sheet): Collaborative online spreadsheet with a free version. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-sheets-vs-zoho-sheet)
- [Numbers](https://toolgpa.com/tools/apple-numbers): Apple's free spreadsheet app for Mac, iPad and iPhone. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/apple-numbers-vs-google-sheets)
- [Proton Sheets](https://toolgpa.com/tools/proton-sheets): End-to-end encrypted online spreadsheets inside Proton Drive. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-sheets-vs-proton-sheets)
- [LibreOffice Calc](https://toolgpa.com/tools/libreoffice-calc): Free, open-source spreadsheet for Windows, macOS and Linux. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-sheets-vs-libreoffice-calc)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://workspace.google.com/products/sheets/
- https://workspace.google.com/pricing?region=US&hl=en
- https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/billing/compare-flexible-and-annual-fixed-term-payment-plans
- https://support.google.com/docs/answer/6000292?hl=en
- https://support.google.com/docs/answer/6388102?hl=en
- https://support.google.com/drive/answer/37603?hl=en
- https://developers.google.com/workspace/sheets/api/guides/concepts
- https://www.google.com/nonprofits/offerings/workspace/
- https://edu.google.com/workspace-for-education/editions/compare-editions/

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