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Griddy vs Rows

Two AI-native spreadsheets. Two different centers of gravity.

Do this with AI

Try the spreadsheet-first workflow.

Start in Griddy’s browser spreadsheet and describe what you need.

Try Griddy freeStart in your browser. No download required.
Also works withExcel Google Sheets

Rows combines a browser spreadsheet, AI Analyst, data integrations, and shareable dashboards. Griddy centers the experience on a fast, familiar spreadsheet that anyone can reshape with AI, while extending the same assistant into existing Excel and Google Sheets workflows.

Reviewed August 19, 2026. Product access and features change; first-party sources are linked below.

Short answer

Which should you choose?

Choose Griddy when cross-platform spreadsheet editing and a familiar, low-friction workbook experience matter. Choose Rows when connected data, web apps, and shareable dashboards are central to the job.

Current comparison

The differences that change the decision.

Factual product details are tied to current first-party documentation. This does not claim that one model always produces a better answer.

Where you work

Griddy

Griddy browser spreadsheet, Microsoft Excel, and Google Sheets

Rows

Rows browser spreadsheet and its connected data ecosystem

AI workflow

Griddy

Ask the assistant to create or change formulas, structure, formatting, objects, and multi-sheet work

Rows

Use AI Analyst to analyze, add columns, clean, merge, format, chart, and create models

Data connections

Griddy

Focused on workbook context and spreadsheet creation/editing across supported surfaces

Rows

Built-in integrations, databases, APIs, and web research are a central product strength

Sharing output

Griddy

Create and continue editing spreadsheets in familiar workbook surfaces

Rows

Turn spreadsheets into interactive forms, dashboards, calculators, and web views

Existing office files

Griddy

Work through dedicated Excel and Google Sheets add-ins as well as the browser app

Rows

Import Excel data into Rows; supported charts and pivots can be imported

Access

Griddy

Free to start; current paid terms are on Griddy pricing

Rows

Rows documents limited AI queries on Free and unlimited AI Analyst usage on Plus

Choose Griddy when

AI should make the spreadsheet feel easier.

  • You want one assistant across a browser spreadsheet, Excel, and Google Sheets.
  • You want familiar workbook behavior and templates that an everyday user can change with AI.
  • Your primary job is creating and editing spreadsheets rather than publishing data products.

Choose Rows when

Its ecosystem is already the job.

  • You want built-in connections to marketing, finance, CRM, database, or API data.
  • You plan to turn spreadsheets into forms, calculators, dashboards, or interactive shared views.
  • You want AI analysis and repeatable data workflows inside the Rows ecosystem.

A fair way to decide

Use your actual spreadsheet.

Trial task

“Clean this table, add the formulas needed for a useful summary, and build one editable chart. Do not change the source columns.”

Judge the finished workbook: is it correct, editable, easy to inspect, and easy to keep changing? AI outputs vary, so repeat the task if model consistency matters to you.

First-party sources

Rows: Using the AI Analyst Rows: What is Rows?

Do this with AI

Try Griddy on a spreadsheet you already understand.

Start free in your browser. Ask for one useful change, inspect the result, and decide whether the workflow feels easier.

Try Griddy freeStart in your browser. No download required.
Also works withExcel Google Sheets