Online spreadsheet

An online spreadsheet is a spreadsheet document edited through a web-based application that allow multiple persons to edit and share it with the world. With the advent of web 2.0 technologies such as Ajax circa 2005, a new generation of online spreadsheets has emerged. Equipped with a rich Internet application user experience, the best web based online spreadsheets have many of the features seen in desktop spreadsheet applications. Some of them have strong multi-user collaboration features. Some of them offer real time updates from remote sources such as stock prices and currency exchange rates. Online applications are now becoming known as "Cloud Apps".

List of Online Spreadsheets

Software that is free to use

• EditGrid - Free for both^[1] personal and commercial use.
• Expresso spreadsheet - Free edition.
• Google Docs - Free.^[2]
• Office Web Apps - Free.
• Sheetster
• Smartsheet - Free trial.
• ZCubes - Calci - Free.
• Zoho Office Suite - Free for personal use.

Open Source

• Simple Spreadsheet
• Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware includes a spreadsheet since 2004 and migrated to jQuery.sheet in 2010.
• wikiCalc (now called SocialCalc)

Paid Commercial Software

• Expresso spreadsheet - Workgroup, & Enterprise accounts.
• Google Docs - Enterprise (and other) edition.
• Resolver One
• ThinkFree Calc
• Zoho Office Suite - Business account.
• Smartsheet

See also

• Comparison of spreadsheet software
• List of collaborative software
• Web based simulation

References

1. ^ "FAQ". EditGrid website. Team and Concepts Limited. http://www.editgrid.com/site/support/faq#A9. Retrieved 27 February 2011. 
2. ^ Google Docs

External links

• Web-based Spreadsheets Comparison Matrix on EditGrid (2006)
• 14 Online Spreadsheets on web
• Closing the gap between online and offline spreadsheets