7.1kActiveWindows · Mac · Linux · In your browserAGPL-3.0Runs on your own server
ONLYOFFICE Docs is an office suite for documents, spreadsheets, presentations and forms that several people can edit together, and it opens Microsoft Office files well. You run it on your own server, or use ONLYOFFICE's separate free desktop app.
Not on GitHubActiveWindows · Mac · LinuxVerifiedMPL-2.0App
LibreOffice Calc is a spreadsheet program for tables, formulas and charts, part of the LibreOffice office suite. It is for people who need to work with spreadsheets on their own computer.
12kActiveIn your browserApache-2.0Replaces partlyRuns on your own server
Grist is a spreadsheet that also works like a database, so each column holds one kind of data and can be filled with formulas. It is for people who want spreadsheet-style editing with more structure, and it can be self-hosted or used through a browser.
Runs on your own server · GitHub · Database-style; you host it
Not on GitHubActiveLinuxGPL-2.0-onlyReplaces partlyApp
Gnumeric is a lightweight spreadsheet program for tables, formulas and statistics. It is mainly for Linux, and is fast but has fewer chart options than LibreOffice.
App · Own website · Basic charts; Linux-focused; no co-editing
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Read the list of open-source alternatives at https://opensourceeverything.org/data/groups/spreadsheets.json. Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do.
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Here is a list of open-source alternatives to Microsoft Excel, from Open Source Everything (CC BY-SA 4.0):
- OnlyOffice Docs (AGPL-3.0, https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/DocumentServer; replaces fully): ONLYOFFICE Docs is an office suite for documents, spreadsheets, presentations and forms that several people can edit together, and it opens Microsoft Office files well. You run it on your own server, or use ONLYOFFICE's separate free desktop app.
- LibreOffice Calc (MPL-2.0, https://git.libreoffice.org/core; replaces fully): LibreOffice Calc is a spreadsheet program for tables, formulas and charts, part of the LibreOffice office suite. It is for people who need to work with spreadsheets on their own computer.
- Grist (Apache-2.0, https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core; replaces partly): Grist is a spreadsheet that also works like a database, so each column holds one kind of data and can be filled with formulas. It is for people who want spreadsheet-style editing with more structure, and it can be self-hosted or used through a browser.
- Gnumeric (GPL-2.0-only, https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnumeric; replaces partly): Gnumeric is a lightweight spreadsheet program for tables, formulas and statistics. It is mainly for Linux, and is fast but has fewer chart options than LibreOffice.
Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do.
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