AI spreadsheet generator
Build a complex spreadsheet workflow with AI in minutes. Grist brings your spreadsheet ideas to life – no coding knowledge required. Just bring a vision and a prompt, and our AI tool will handle the rest.
Why building with Grist + AI is different
One file = one app = frictionless vibe-coding
.gristfile contains views, data, business logic, and user permissions in one file- Template, version, copy, deploy in seconds
- Build with our MCP or in-product AI Assistant
AI assistance on your terms
- Deploy app in fully-managed or self-hosted environment
- Bring your own model
- Cell-level access rules control who sees what, including the AI
Not sure what to build?
Get started without spreadsheet generation with our pre-built custom templates. Grist is free to use and endlessly flexible.
Investment Spreadsheet Template
Lightweight CRM template
Test Data Logger Template
Spreadsheet Invoice Template
“I love Grist. It’s crazy powerful. I still can’t believe what we’ve been able to achieve in it. It’s the dream that low-code was sold as for years – we can do incredible things in each column with Python and we can build our own widgets to run on those! Wild!”
Elliot Lee
User Researcher
“Grist has become our go-to for more complex, structured data. It sits somewhere between Excel and Access—powerful, relational, and flexible enough for prototyping real data-driven applications.”
Olivier Lambert
CEO at Vates
“The more I use Grist, the more I LOVE it. I have been surveying self-hosted database GUI tools, and I was consistently disappointed with their shortcomings or bugginess. Grist is the first to have tilted the balance the other way.”
Stephen S.
Publications, Personal City Guides
“Grist has given us incredible flexibility to solve data problems and find solutions, whether it is for a small team at the district, or at scale with the entire district staff. We’re really excited about the different ways we can use it going forward.”
Director of Product
EdTech Company
“What I like about Grist the most is its focus. It appears simple, but it’s very powerful in a focused way. Grist has really improved our workflow and communication.”
Chris Scott
Co-founder in Digital Marketing
“If people spend some time learning a new tool they’ll have more power to do their work and research. I said to one of my students, ‘You will be very very happy using Grist because you are miserable using Excel!'”
Eduardo Dalcin, Ph.D.
Biodiversity Informatics Expert
“Most CRMs don’t work the way Grist works. Grist’s layouts are simple and do exactly what we need.”
Jennifer Bledsoe
IT Tech at Law Firm
“I discovered Grist after becoming frustrated with the limitations of Excel and Google Sheets. Grist has been a breath of fresh air, especially with its ability to handle structured data in a way that feels familiar to anyone with experience in relational databases, but with the added flexibility of Python.”
Will Bailey
Small Business Manager
“Sharing an Access database is near impossible, but Grist makes sharing a relational database simple.”
Walt Rice
IT Consultant
“I needed an open-source master database that could connect to n8n and AI tools. After trying Notion, Airtable, Siyuan, Baserow, and NocoDB, I chose Grist for its Python-native AI support, flexible integrations, and simple n8n connections.”
Robin A.
Project Manager
“I’ve worked extensively with NocoDB, Notion, SeaTable, and Baserow, and Grist really stands out. The balance between spreadsheet-style flexibility and structured, low-code database design is excellent.”
Andriy Kostyuk
Automation Engineer, Founder at Enceladus
Templates
Ready-to-use templates
Get a running start with many templates to choose from,
to use as is or customize to your needs.
Legal RAG template
Structured metadata that helps AI agents to write accurate SQL against a client database.
View TemplateTest Data Logger Template
Track and log test runs in a well-structured document that reduces errors and eliminates duplication. A collaborative data logger for teams.
View TemplateLab Inventory Management Template
Manage your lab inventory and track incoming and outgoing items in one place.
View TemplateInvestment Spreadsheet Template
Uncover trends by exploring investment data across categories and time using vibrant, dynamic charts.
View TemplateLightweight CRM Template
Manage customer info and interactions in a user-friendly, spreadsheet-style CRM template.
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