What is the best spreadsheet for enterprises?

The best spreadsheet for your company will depend on your needs. If you need enterprise security, big data power, and data connectivity, then Row Zero is the top spreadsheet. If you don't work with big data and you want to seamlessly integrate with your existing workspace, then Excel or Google Sheets may be a good spreadsheet for your company.

What is the most powerful spreadsheet?

Row Zero is the most powerful spreadsheet. Row Zero is specifically built for big data and enterprise applications and is faster than Excel and Google Sheets when working with large datasets.

What is the best Excel alternative?

Row Zero and Google Sheets are both great Excel alternatives. Row Zero is better for big data and security and Google Sheets is better for Excel compatibility and integration with Google Workspace.

What is the difference between Excel vs Google Sheets vs Row Zero?

Excel, Google Sheets, and Row Zero all offer the same core spreadsheet features and experience. In fact, they are similar enough that you can convert basic spreadsheets from Excel to Google Sheets and Row Zero and vice versa without much issue. In terms of the biggest differences between spreadsheets, Row Zero stands out with big data power, connectivity, and enterprise security features. Excel integrates best with Microsoft 365 tools like Powerpoint and Word and has a long-tail of functions and features. Google Sheets integrates best with Google Workspace (Google Docs, Slides, etc.) and is best for real-time collaboration.

10 best spreadsheet features unique to Row Zero

Row Zero is the best spreadsheet for big data. It's 1000x more powerful than traditional spreadsheets, connects to your data, and offers enterprise-grade security features. Explore the 10 best features of Row Zero and see what makes Row Zero better than Excel and Google Sheets for enterprises and big data users.

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10 best features unique to Row Zero

Big data power and speed
Built-in data connections (Snowflake, Postgres, etc.)
Modern security and data governance
Dynamic, connected pivot tables
Easily open big files and formats
Dynamic file import
Shared data sources
Unique spreadsheet functions
Native Python window
Works like Excel and Google Sheets (it's a real spreadsheet)

1. Big data power and speed

Row Zero is the world's fastest and most powerful spreadsheet. The highly performant spreadsheet engine is purpose-built for speed and big data power. Row Zero's free plan supports 10s of millions of rows and Enterprise plans support billion row spreadsheets (1000x Excel's limit). spreadsheet row limits Row Zero makes it easy to analyze big data in a spreadsheet that's easy to use.

2. Built-in data connectors

Row Zero seamlessly connects live to your data sources and is powerful enough to import entire database tables. Easily build big, dynamic spreadsheets - everything built on top of connected data stays in sync, so you can build live reports, pivot tables, charts, and analysis that auto-update with source data. Built-in connectors include Snowflake, Postgres, Databricks, Redshift, BigQuery, S3, and more.

With connected spreadsheets and automated refresh, you can dramatically improve both efficiency and data integrity. No more static files, manual uploads, or repeating your work. Automate tracking spreadsheets, weekly business reviews, and KPI dashboards.

3. Modern security and data governance

By securely connecting to your central data sources, Row Zero significantly improves data governance and security for your organization. Eliminate ungoverned CSV exports, locally saved Excel files, and untraceable data leakage associated with traditional spreadsheet usage. Your data never leaves the cloud and organizations can choose to restrict sharing, data export, and copy/paste. Row Zero supports single sign-on (SSO), inherits row-level security from your data warehouse, and is HIPAA and SOC 2 compliant. Explore data governance and security features.

4. Dynamic connected pivot tables

Row Zero pivot tables are truly dynamic and offer several unique features:

Big data power: Easily pivot millions of rows and build dashboards of multiple pivot tables from multiple datasets.
Connected: Build auto-updating pivot tables connected to your data sources. Big data power lets you pivot and filter in the spreadsheet instead of writing complex SQL.
Pivot tables as source data: You can easily add calculated columns to pivot tables, create pivot tables from pivot tables, build pivot charts, or reference pivot table columns in formulas. Everything built on pivot tables stays in sync and auto-updates.
Unique pivot calculations: Row Zero pivot tables support unique calculations like count unique, percentiles, and date aggregations (convert date/time into specific chunks like hour, day, week, month, etc.)

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5. Easily open big files and formats

Row Zero makes it easy to open big files in a spreadsheet. The free plan supports up to 5GB files and Enterprise plans scale with your data needs. Easily open big CSV files, parquet, JSONL, TXT, XLSX, etc. Row Zero also automatically unzips and opens compressed files (e.g. CSV.gz files).

6. Dynamic file import

Row Zero lets you import files to a specific cell on an existing sheet, either as a data table or as cells. This makes it easy to update reports, dashboards, and workflows dynamically via file import as files are updated with new data. As long as your file contains the same columns and is imported into the same location, your imported file will dynamically update everything referencing your imported data.

Importing as a data table lets you use dynamic file import as a source, similar to connected data tables. Read more about how to update a spreadsheet with a new file.

7. Shared data sources

The Data Sources feature lets teams share queries as dynamic data sources that can be refreshed or scheduled to update automatically. This is an easy way to give less technical users one-click access to live updating data from governed, "source of truth" datasets.

8. Unique spreadsheet functions

While Row Zero offers the core spreadsheet functions available in Excel and Google Sheets like COUNTIFS, XLOOKUP, etc., there are several functions unique to Row Zero that support working with big datasets including:

MULTILOOKUP - lookup using multiple criteria
SMARTSAMPLE - samples large datasets while retaining outliers
JSONEXTRACT - extracts from a JSON object
OBJECT - creates a JSON object
BUCKETCOUNT / BUCKETSIZE - bucketizes data to specified counts/sizes

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9. Native Python window to create custom functions

Row Zero's native python window offers an easy solution for coding within your spreadsheet. Easily code custom spreadsheet functions that are called in the spreadsheet or import python packages like numpy, scipy, or pandas into your spreadsheet.

10. Works like Excel and Google Sheets

One of Row Zero's best features is that you already know how to use it. Row Zero works like Excel and Google Sheets. Built-in functions are Excel-compatible. Keyboard shortcuts, pivot tables, charts, filtering, sorting, etc. are all familiar. And unlike complicated BI tools, it's a real spreadsheet and it's fast. You can dig into raw data and work in cells, rows, columns, and sheets. Unlike traditional spreadsheets, it's built for big data. That's why Row Zero is a great alternative to Excel and Google Sheets for big data users and enterprises that want the security and efficiency you get from a fast, cloud connected spreadsheet.

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Conclusion

Row Zero's big data power, seamless connectivity, and enterprise-grade security stand out among spreadsheets. Row Zero's speed, power, affordability, and ease of use stand out among BI tools. Try Row Zero for free to see why Row Zero is the best spreadsheet for big data.

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