Rows

Rows is a spreadsheet workspace for teams that want connected business data, AI-assisted analysis and shared reporting in one place. It is best suited to recurring reports and collaborative data work rather than spreadsheets built entirely from manual inputs. The choice comes down to whether its integrations and automation justify the plan’s quotas and per-user cost.

Overview

Rows combines spreadsheet tools with live connections to more than 50 data sources, including social media, advertising, data warehouses and back-office platforms. That makes it a practical fit for teams assembling recurring reports from business systems. Automatic refresh can run as often as every minute or as infrequently as monthly, so teams can balance currency against how often a report needs updating.

Reports and interactive dashboards can be shared on any device and embedded elsewhere, with real-time collaboration and feedback. Rows also supports API access, custom functions, table transformations and workflow automation. This breadth makes it more than a static reporting surface, though teams should check plan quotas against their expected AI, import and API usage.

Key features

Connected data and web imports: Rows can combine live data from more than 50 sources across marketing, analytics, databases and other systems. RowsX imports tables from thousands of websites in one click. Together, these features reduce manual copying for teams that routinely assemble data from multiple places.

AI analysis and formula help: AI can extract information from documents, merge datasets, create reports and perform advanced analysis. Users can describe what they want rather than working through formulas and menus. This can simplify exploratory work, but the monthly AI Task allowance is a meaningful constraint for frequent use on lower plans.

Refresh, sharing and collaboration: Refresh intervals range from every minute to every month, while dashboards can be shared or embedded and teams can collaborate in real time. These features suit maintained team reporting better than one-off spreadsheet work.

Different member roles: Workspace members can create spreadsheets and are permanent users of an organization. Guests can edit or view up to three spreadsheets, but cannot create them. That division gives teams a way to share work with occasional collaborators without treating every participant as a full member.

Pricing

Rows has a free-forever plan and paid plans billed per user. Paid plans can be downgraded to Free at any time, with the current plan remaining active until the billing cycle ends. Adding or removing workspace members triggers prorated charges or credits. Prices exclude applicable sales tax or VAT; credit cards are supported, while other payment methods require contacting Enterprise.

PlanPrice and termsKey limits and inclusionsFreefree; free forever, with no trial period or credit card required5 AI Tasks per month, 10 integration accounts, 3 guests, 1 MB file import size and 500 Rows API calls per monthPlus$72 a year, or $6.00 per user/month billed annually200 AI Tasks per month, 10 integration accounts, 10 guests, 5 MB file import size, 50,000 Rows API calls per month and 1 million cell-enrichment tasks per monthPro$79/month + $8/month per user, billed monthly; $59 a year shown as the annual comparison price1,000 AI Tasks per month, 100 integration accounts, 200 guests, 100 MB file import size, 1 million Rows API calls per month and 1 million cell-enrichment tasks per monthEnterpriseCustom pricingUnlimited AI Tasks, integration accounts and guests; 100 MB file import size; more than 1 million Rows API calls per month; advanced API endpoints, custom AI models, high-volume usage, SAML SSO and a dedicated customer success managerFree is a genuine way to start without a card, but five AI Tasks monthly, manual data imports and a 1 MB file cap make it a poor fit for sustained AI work or larger imports. Plus raises the AI allowance to 200 and the import limit to 5 MB, but keeps the integration-account cap at 10. It suits individuals or small teams whose usage fits those ceilings and who accept annual billing.

Pro substantially expands the quotas, particularly for integrations, guests, imports and API calls, making it the more credible choice for active team reporting. Its monthly billing is stated as $79/month plus $8/month per user, while the annual comparison price is shown as $59 a year; buyers should take care to distinguish the billing terms. Enterprise is for organizations needing unlimited usage, advanced API endpoints, custom AI models, SAML SSO or dedicated customer success.

Platforms

Rows is a standalone product with API access. The platform listing includes API, rather than a named desktop or mobile app platform. Teams choosing Rows should therefore weigh its connected-data and sharing features alongside their need for a specific client platform.

Who it's for

Rows is a strong fit for teams that bring business data into recurring reports, want refreshes to happen automatically and need colleagues to work together on dashboards. It is also useful where AI assistance with data extraction, merging and analysis can replace repetitive spreadsheet steps. It is less compelling for occasional manual spreadsheet work, or for heavy AI and file-import use on Free, where the monthly task allowance and file-size cap are restrictive.

Pros and cons

Pro — Broad data connectivity: More than 50 live sources and refresh intervals as frequent as every minute support reports that need regular updates.

Pro — AI covers multiple spreadsheet tasks: Document extraction, dataset merging, report creation and advanced analysis address more than formula writing alone.

Pro — Sharing includes guest access: Guests can edit or view up to three spreadsheets, while full members retain spreadsheet creation privileges.

Con — Free has tight working limits: Five AI Tasks monthly and a 1 MB file-import cap are easy to outgrow for recurring or larger workloads.

Con — Paid costs depend on user count and billing terms: Member changes cause prorated charges or credits, and the stated Pro monthly and annual comparison prices should not be conflated.

Alternatives

Choose Grist if its free plan’s unlimited documents, 5,000-record-per-document allowance and 30-day snapshot history better suit the work; it also spans Linux, macOS, Windows, web, API and self-hosted platforms.

Quadratic is another freemium alternative for readers comparing spreadsheet tools.

GPTExcel is worth considering when a web-based tool with a free tier of up to 90 credits per month via daily check-in is enough.

SheetFactorys is an alternative for readers who want a freemium spreadsheet tool across web, desktop and mobile platforms.

Bricks may suit users looking for free AI dashboards, reports, visualization and analysis, with 20 AI messages per month on its Free plan.

Formula Bot (now Better Analyst) is a web-based option with a free tier and a Starter plan priced at $20 a month.

ChatGPT for Excel is another freemium web option for readers comparing spreadsheet-focused AI tools.

Pelayar AI Spreadsheet Agent offers a web and API option with a free Starter tier measured in credits and agent requests.

Readers can also compare the broader Spreadsheet apps category or browse AI Spreadsheet Tools.

Verdict

Rows is the right choice for teams that want live business data, AI-assisted spreadsheet work and shareable reporting in a single workspace. Its breadth of connections and refresh controls are the strongest reasons to choose it; the main reason to look elsewhere is cost and quota pressure when AI tasks, imports or team usage grow beyond the lower plans.