# Sheetson review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Turns a Google Sheet into a REST API with no Google auth code Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Sheetson turns a Google Sheet into a REST endpoint where each header row becomes JSON keys. The sheet is shared with a Sheetson account rather than made public, and calls use a bearer token. The service proxies the Google Sheets API without storing your data. A free plan covers 1,000 rows per sheet, and the Professional plan adds filtering and a dedicated rate limit. - **Category:** Spreadsheets & Databases - **Made by:** Sheetson - **Website:** https://sheetson.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if your data lives in Excel or CSV, since only Google Sheets is described. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Sheetson has a free plan, and paid plans start at $9.99 per month, billed monthly ($99 per year billed yearly). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Unlimited spreadsheets, 1,000 rows per sheet, unmetered requests, pagination, shared rate limit and email support. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | 1,000 rows per sheet, unlimited spreadsheets, unmetered requests and basic pagination on a shared server. | | Professional | $9.99 per month, billed monthly ($99 per year billed yearly) | Unlimited rows per sheet, filtering plus pagination, a dedicated 60 requests per minute and priority support. | Read from https://sheetson.com/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Sheetson before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **17% off with yearly billing** (Annual discount): Sheetson's FAQ says paying yearly gives a 17% discount versus monthly billing; Professional is shown at $99 a year. Source: https://sheetson.com/ ## Key features - **One endpoint per sheet:** The sheet name goes in the path and the spreadsheet ID in a header, and rows come back as JSON objects rather than cell ranges. - **Standard HTTP verbs:** GET reads rows, POST appends them, PATCH updates and DELETE removes them, authenticated with a bearer token per sheet. - **Private sheets:** The sheet is shared with a Sheetson address as an editor, so public sharing is never required, and keys can be rotated or revoked. - **Basic and advanced queries:** Basic queries paginate requests, and advanced queries filter data with multiple operations. Both are listed under the Professional plan. - **Unmetered requests:** Sheetson does not cap request counts on either plan, though Google Sheets API quotas still apply. - **No data storage:** Sheetson says it proxies between the Google Sheets API and your app and does not store your data on its servers. ## Good for - Developers who want sheet data without Google OAuth or client libraries - Headless CMS setups where editors work in a Google Sheet - Small projects that fit within 1,000 rows on the free plan ## Worth knowing - Google Sheets only; the site describes no Excel or CSV source. - Free plan requests share a server and rate limit; a dedicated 60 requests per minute needs Professional. - Google Sheets API quotas still apply even though Sheetson does not meter requests. - Subscriptions renew automatically, and prices exclude tax. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Sheetson gives a Google Sheet a REST API without writing Google sign-in code, and the free plan has unmetered requests with 1,000 rows per sheet. A dedicated 60 requests a minute and unlimited rows need Pro at $9.99, and it works with Google Sheets only. - **Value for money: C.** Pro is $9.99 a month, or $99 a year, which is mid-range for the category. - **Free plan and trial: B.** The free plan has unlimited spreadsheets, 1,000 rows per sheet and unmetered requests, enough for a small project. It shares a server and rate limit. - **Features: C.** One endpoint per sheet, standard verbs, private sheets and filtered queries. Google Sheets only, and Google's own quotas still apply. - **Ease of use: C.** A web service where you connect sheets and call the API; no store rating on record. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only and Google Sheets only, with no desktop or phone apps. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Sheetson's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among spreadsheet and database tools - Sheetson's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 17 of the 63 other spreadsheet and database tools we grade, and level with 10. - It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 31 of 63) and worst on platforms and integrations (C, above 3). - Its paid plans start at $9.99 a month, against a middle price of $12 for the category: 17 of the 47 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 17 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/spreadsheets ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Sheetson you would be making a builder that other people can use without writing code. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 36 of the 63 other spreadsheet and database tools grade higher. It costs $119.88 a year. - You could not: A builder that other people can use without writing code. - You could not: A spreadsheet engine with its formulas. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Google Sheets among them, and has an API. - You could not: Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Google Sheets **Tags:** Public API, No-code, Spreadsheets ## Alternatives - [Sheet.best](https://toolgpa.com/tools/sheetbest): Turns Google Sheets, Excel and CSV files into a REST API. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/sheetbest-vs-sheetson) - [Sheety](https://toolgpa.com/tools/sheety): Turns a Google Sheet into a REST JSON API. 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