SeaTable – the powerful Excel alternative
As simple as Excel, with the power of a no-code database and an intuitive no-code app builder! SeaTable the Excel alternative!
Advantages of SeaTable
SeaTable is the perfect Excel alternative
Whether in software development, the digitization of administration, project management, marketing or human resources – in all departments, the demands on complex data management are constantly increasing. The data sources are diverse, the data volumes and the collaboration on this data often exceed the possibilities of conventional spreadsheets, as you know them from an Excel program or spreadsheet. Expand your possibilities and increase your productivity with our intuitive, digital no-code platform.
Flexibility
Excel files are often difficult to edit together, especially when multiple people want to work on them at the same time. SeaTable enables your team to collaborate in real time.
Costs
The license costs for Microsoft Office can be a significant burden for small and medium-sized companies. SeaTable already offers a comprehensive free Excel alternative for modern, flexible and efficient data management with the free version.
Collaboration
Excel files are often difficult to edit together, especially when multiple people want to work on them at the same time. SeaTable enables your team to collaborate in real time.
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Experience the advantages of modern, flexible and efficient data management
Simplify your data management
Create tailor-made databases
SeaTable enables you to create tailor-made databases that go far beyond the possibilities of conventional spreadsheet solutions.
Design your data models as flexibly as your requirements. From simple tables to complex database structures - with SeaTable everything is possible
Organize data efficiently
Take advantage of the over 20 different column types, including checkboxes, buttons, files and images.
Diverse views
Create different, individual views of your data to gain insights from different perspectives and switch effortlessly between calendar, Kanban and gallery views.
Advanced data processing
Perform complex data processing and create appealing diagrams and pivot tables for your analyses.
Free templates
Use one of our numerous free templates from a wide range of specialist areas to get started immediately.
Filter and sort function
Thanks to powerful filter and sort functions and automatic calculations, you can keep track of everything at all times.
Integration
Automate your workflows
Use powerful automation functions to accelerate processes and minimize sources of error. Integrate other tools or automate recurring tasks with custom scripts in JavaScript and Python.
With the Enterprise version, you can even define custom rules and automations that make your everyday life much easier.
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Finally real-time collaboration
Collaborate in real time
Work together with your team on your projects in real time. SeaTable enables seamless real-time collaboration, no matter where your team members are.
SeaTable offers comprehensive collaboration functions that enable simultaneous editing and real-time communication. Links and cross-table relationships create a flexible and dynamic data environment.
Easy real-time collaboration
With SeaTable, multiple users can work on a table at the same time without conflicts or version problems.
Comments and notifications
Discuss data directly in SeaTable and receive instant notifications of changes.
Individual permissions
Individual permissions: Define who can see or edit specific tables, columns and rows to ensure maximum control and security over your data.
Why SeaTable is your ideal Excel alternative
Excel alternative with almost unlimited flexibility
SeaTable offers a flexibility that goes far beyond what you are used to from Excel. Different data types and advanced functions make it the ideal choice for complex data projects. Organize and analyze your data with a whole new level of flexibility that you won’t find in an Excel program.
Intuitive operation
Thanks to the intuitive user interface, you can get started without extensive training. Create your first tables and databases easily with just a few clicks. Thanks to the clear menu structure, even beginners can find their way around quickly.
Use our numerous templates to get started quickly and easily, or let our online course guide you step by step through your first data project.
Powerful automation
Save time and use the extensive automation functions of SeaTable to optimize your workflows and automate recurring tasks.
With SeaTable, you can also set up automatic notifications when deadlines are exceeded or carry out complex calculations.
Real-time collaboration
Benefit from the comprehensive collaboration options in SeaTable. Work together with your team in real time, keep everyone up to date and share your tables and databases with colleagues to work on the same data at the same time.
Scalability
SeaTable grows with your company. Adapt your databases and applications flexibly to the changing requirements of your company - SeaTable offers you the necessary flexibility.
Be flexible
Mobile access
Edit your data from anywhere. SeaTable offers mobile access, so you can access your projects on the go.
Create and organize tables
Alternative to Excel with an intuitive user interface
SeaTable offers an intuitive user interface that has been specially designed for ease of use.
Easy to use
SeaTable’s familiar table view and drag-and-drop function makes it easy to get started, even for Excel users.
Diverse views
Use individual views and the Kanban, Timeline or Gallery plugin to structure your data.
Notifications
Define triggers for when you or your colleagues are notified or task statuses are updated.
Color markings
Define rules according to which individual or multiple columns are highlighted in color to ensure a better overview.
What is SeaTable?
Get started with our free templates
Creating tables in Excel was yesterday - SeaTable combines free spreadsheet, database and app builder in one platform and offers you comprehensive options for your data management. Use the numerous templates that SeaTable offers to start your projects quickly and efficiently. Based on these templates, you can easily create individual dashboards to visualize your data for further analyses or reports.
The new tool for
Task management
Our template for your task planning replaces the traditional to-do list from Excel and helps you to efficiently manage your daily tasks and increase your productivity. SeaTable offers a user-friendly interface that you can easily adapt to your specific requirements. Decide whether you want to use our practical to-do list template as a table, Kanban or timeline.
Project management
Use our templates to organize projects efficiently. With SeaTable you can replace complex project management templates from Excel and create individual project plans that are perfectly tailored to your requirements.
Personnel and vacation planning
Manage your personnel resources more efficiently with SeaTable than with traditional personnel planning in Excel. Our templates enable dynamic management of working hours and absences and offer you a more flexible solution for vacation planning than Excel.
Scheduling
With SeaTable you can replace the Excel calendar with a more flexible solution that helps you to reliably manage appointments and deadlines and keep track of all important deadlines.
Accounting
Our templates from the accounting area offer you an effective alternative to the accounting template in Excel and enable easy management of your financial data, so that you can save time and optimize your accounting processes.
Financial planning
Replace the Excel financial plan with our powerful templates from this area, which will help you to precisely plan and manage your finances and always keep an eye on them via a visualization in the dashboard. These financial planners are ideal for optimizing your financial processes and offer more flexibility than traditional Excel financial planner templates.
Cloud or own server
A no-code solution that you can trust in the long term
With SeaTable you have the choice between two powerful deployment options for your workflow management .
SeaTable Cloud
Take advantage of the benefits of SeaTable Cloud and benefit from the flexibility and security of a modern cloud infrastructure. SeaTable Cloud is hosted in certified German data centers of a Swiss provider.
SeaTable Server
With SeaTable Server you decide where your data is stored. You have full data sovereignty. With the on-premises version, SeaTable is fully integrated into your existing IT infrastructure.
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FAQ – SeaTable as Excel alternative
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Can I use SeaTable free of charge?
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Yes, SeaTable offers free use with extensive basic functions. You can create tables for free, use templates and benefit from the intuitive user interface. For advanced features and larger teams, there are paid subscriptions that offer additional value
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Can I migrate my data from Excel or Google Spreadsheet to SeaTable?
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Yes, you can migrate your data to SeaTable without any problems. SeaTable supports the import of .xlsx and .csv files so that you can seamlessly transfer your existing data and can therefore serve as a complete Excel replacement and free Excel alternative.
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Why do I need an Excel alternative?
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Whether in software development, the digitalization of administration, project management, marketing or human resources - the requirements for complex data management are constantly increasing in all specialist areas. The data sources are diverse, the data volumes and the collaboration on this data often exceed the possibilities of conventional free spreadsheets, as you know them from an Excel software or Google Spreadsheet . Expand your possibilities and increase your productivity with our intuitive, digital no-code platform.
SeaTable offers you more than just a spreadsheet. As a comprehensive no-code solution, it enables you to create complex data models, automate workflows and collaborate with your team in real time. Simplify your workflows and save valuable time with our alternative to Excel. Get started today with our free version as a free Excel alternative and experience the benefits of modern, flexible and efficient data management. -
Is SeaTable better for project management than Excel?
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Yes, definitely. Don’t use Excel for your next project plan - use SeaTable instead. This is because Excel project management templates quickly reach their limits with complex projects. With SeaTable, you can create a project plan that goes far beyond the functions of a conventional Excel program. Instead of making do with rigid tables, SeaTable offers you an intuitive user interface to efficiently manage tasks, schedules and resources.
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Can I use SeaTable as an Excel alternative in the HR department?
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Personnel planning with the conventional Excel program is often tedious. Especially when it comes to vacation planning or shift planning, companies quickly reach the limits of the classic Excel program. SeaTable offers an efficient and free Excel alternative for modern personnel planning:
- Easily create a front end for your personnel management with the universal app
- Create clear staff schedules and vacation plans that update in real time
- Define who has access to sensitive data via the authorization management
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Can I also use SeaTable as a data analysis tool?
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Yes, here too SeaTable is a strong alternative to Excel. Because when it comes to data analysis, Excel as a program quickly reaches its limits. SeaTable offers you a free Excel alternative to better structure, analyse and visualize your data - all in a user-friendly environment. Use SeaTable to filter, group and transform data into pivot tables with just a few clicks. Experience how easy and fast data analysis can be - with the basic features already available as a free alternative to Excel.