The short answer
If your team already runs smoothly in Google Sheets and the current pricing or limits are acceptable, staying put is usually the lowest-friction path. But if you're reviewing alternatives because of cost growth, control, security requirements, or workflow limits, LandTable is built to be the practical switch.
You keep the database workflows teams expect — views, formulas, permissions, automations and forms — while gaining a platform designed for predictable scaling and modern collaboration patterns.
About Google Sheets
Google Sheets is the world's collaboration spreadsheet, but it's not a relational database. There are no field types, no linked records, no kanban or calendar views, and the moment you exceed ~10k rows performance and validation become a real problem.
Google Sheets strengths
- Free with any Google account
- Universal — every collaborator already knows it
- Apps Script for custom logic
Where teams hit limits
- No typed fields, no relations, no kanban/calendar/gallery
- Performance collapses past ~10k rows
- No native forms-with-branding (Forms is separate, less powerful)
Why teams switch from Google Sheets
Cost that scales with your team
LandTable is built for teams that want to grow usage without seeing costs rise linearly with every seat. This keeps budgeting predictable as adoption increases across departments.
Control and security posture
Teams moving from spreadsheet-first tools often need stronger operational controls, clearer data ownership, and a platform that can fit stricter internal security requirements.
Built for operational workflows
LandTable focuses on day-to-day operational use cases: structured data, multi-view collaboration, automations, and workflows that need to stay reliable as record volume grows.
Which one should you pick?
You need ad-hoc number crunching, a quick budget, or a one-off shared spreadsheet — not a structured business workflow.
You've outgrown Sheets — you need typed fields, linked records, multiple views, automations and branded forms without giving up real-time collaboration.
Feature-by-feature
Everything we get asked about, scored against Google Sheets.
| Feature | LandTable | Google Sheets |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & access | ||
| Pricing model | Per-workspace | Bundled with Workspace |
| Free plan | ||
| Database | ||
| Field types | 32 | — |
| Linked records | ||
| Formula field | ||
| Lookup / rollup | ||
| Views | ||
| Grid view | ||
| Kanban view | ||
| Calendar view | ||
| Gallery view | ||
| Automation & analytics | ||
| Workflow automations | ||
| Email automations | ||
| Statistics dashboards | ||
| Branded forms | ||
| Security | ||
| Workspace AES-256 encryption | ||
| Two-factor authentication | ||
| Snapshots / point-in-time recovery | ||
| Collaboration | ||
| Real-time co-editing | ||
| Workspace messaging | ||
| Offline / PWA | ||
Switching without disruption
Most teams switch in phases: migrate one workflow first, validate with users, then expand. You do not need a risky all-at-once cutover.
Ready to give LandTable a try?
Free forever for small teams. No credit card required. Switch from Google Sheets using our import tools.