Equals vs Google Sheets
Equals and Google Sheets are both databases & spreadsheets tools. Equals is aimed at small businesses and developers, while Google Sheets is aimed at small businesses and freelancers. Google Sheets costs less, from $8.40/mo versus $2000/mo for Equals. Only Google Sheets has a free plan.
Spreadsheet connected to your database and Stripe
Free cloud spreadsheet with real-time collaboration and Gemini AI
| Pricing | Paid · $2000 | Freemium · $8 |
| Starting price | $2000/mo | $8.40/mo |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | — | 14 days |
| Built for | Small businesses, Developers | Small businesses, Freelancers, Enterprise |
| Platforms | web | web, ios, android |
| Country | US · 2021 | US · 2006 |
| Rating | — | — |
Choose Equals if
Startup finance and ops teams.
- Live data
- Versioning
- Finance-friendly
Look elsewhere if: Casual users.
Choose Google Sheets if
Teams and individuals who need shared spreadsheets with real-time collaboration at little or no cost.
- Free with any Google account
- Best-in-class real-time collaboration
- Large ecosystem of add-ons, templates and connectors
Look elsewhere if: Heavy financial modeling or relational data with workflows and record permissions (Microsoft Excel, Airtable, Smartsheet).
Equals vs Google Sheets pricing
Equals
- Essential$24k/yearUnlimited seats, 3 connectors, 6-hr sync
- Business$36k/year5 connectors or warehouse, 1-hr sync, writeback
- Enterprise$60k/yearUnlimited connectors, 15-min sync, Enterprise SSO
Google Sheets
- Free$0Personal Google account; 15 GB storage shared across Google
- Business Starter$8.40/user/moFlexible plan; $7 with annual commitment; 30 GB pooled
- Business Standard$16.80/user/mo$14 annual; 2 TB pooled per user; Gemini in Sheets
- Business Plus$26.40/user/mo$22 annual; 5 TB pooled per user; Vault, advanced security
- EnterpriseCustomAdvanced security, compliance and data controls
Equals · Key features
- Live SQL queries in sheets
- SaaS integrations
- Versioning
- Scheduled reports
- Dashboards
- Familiar spreadsheet
Cons
- High annual contract prices
- Smaller ecosystem
- Requires SQL for best use
Google Sheets · Key features
- Real-time co-editing with comments, assignments and version history
- Google-specific functions like QUERY, IMPORTRANGE and GOOGLEFINANCE
- Pivot tables, charts, conditional formatting and data validation
- Tables, dropdowns and smart chips for structured lightweight trackers
- Apps Script for custom functions, menus and scheduled automations
- Connected Sheets to analyze BigQuery data without writing SQL
Cons
- 10 million cell limit and slowdowns on heavy workbooks
- Fewer advanced modeling tools than Microsoft Excel
- Gemini features require paid plans
Equals vs Google Sheets: FAQ
Which is cheaper, Equals or Google Sheets?
Google Sheets starts at $8.40/mo and Equals at $2000/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.
Do Equals and Google Sheets have a free plan?
Equals has no free plan. Google Sheets has a free plan.