Now in public beta

The spreadsheet
that becomes your
backend

Build spreadsheets for everyday work. Connect them to your app, website, or store with a live API — no database knowledge required.

Free forever for small projects. No credit card required.

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Workspace table

Edit products live

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Rows are loaded from your real workspace table.

Live API output

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Nike

Dunk High "Green Satin"

$180.00

Adidas

Campus 00s "Core Black"

$140.00

Trusted by small businesses, freelancers & indie makers
Shopify storesFreelancersContent creatorsSmall agenciesSide projectsNon-profits

Built for the way you actually work

Not a database tool. Not an enterprise platform. Just a spreadsheet that does more — without getting in your way.

📦
Product Inventory

Track your products, prices, and stock in a clean spreadsheet. Connect to your Shopify or custom store via API — your sheet becomes your product catalog.

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✍️
Simple CMS

Manage blog posts, FAQs, or landing page content in a spreadsheet. Your developer fetches it via API — no headless CMS subscription needed.

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💰
Invoice Tracker

Track clients, amounts, due dates, and payment status with simple formulas for totals. No cryptic spreadsheet formulas to memorize — just type what you need.

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📋
Form Submissions

Collect contact form submissions directly into your sheet. Every POST request adds a row — your inbox is your spreadsheet.

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🗓️
Event Listings

Manage event schedules, speaker bios, and ticket info in a sheet. Pull it into your website with a single fetch call — update the sheet, website updates instantly.

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📊
Business Reports

Track sales, expenses, or KPIs. Simple SUM, AVERAGE, and IF formulas handle the math — no pivot tables, no nested formula nightmares.

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From spreadsheet to live API in minutes

No setup. No config files. No database to manage. Your data lives in the spreadsheet — the API is just always there.

01
Create a spreadsheet

Add columns with types — text, number, date, boolean, image, or formula. Think of it like naming your own fields, not SQL columns.

02
Add your data

Type directly into cells. Paste from any spreadsheet app. Write formulas in plain English — no cryptic syntax.

03
Copy the API endpoint

Every sheet automatically has a live REST API. Copy the URL and your API key — it's already running.

04
Connect anything

Use fetch, axios, or any HTTP client. Read, write, update, delete — full CRUD from anywhere. Or just use the spreadsheet with no API at all.

your-app.js
// Fetch your products sheet
const res = await fetch(
  'https://plainrows.io/api/my-store/products',
  { headers: {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer gb_live_...'
  }}
)

const { data } = await res.json()
// data is your spreadsheet rows
GET/api/my-store/products
POST/api/my-store/products
PATCH/api/my-store/products/:id
DELETE/api/my-store/products/:id

Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.

We intentionally left out the complexity. No pivot tables. No macros. No 400-page manual.

Instant API, always on

Every sheet you create immediately has a REST API endpoint. GET, POST, PATCH, DELETE — no setup, no documentation to write, it just works.

🔢
Simple formulas, not rocket science

SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, IF, CONCATENATE. That's your formula library. We kept only what 95% of people actually use — not the other 500 functions nobody touches.

🖼️
Image columns, built in

Upload images directly to a cell. They're stored on fast global CDN and the URL lives in your row data — ready to display in your app or website.

🔑
API key permissions

Create read-only keys for your public website, read-write keys for your app. Revoke them anytime without touching your spreadsheet data.

🗂️
Multiple sheets per workspace

Products, orders, customers, blog posts — all in one workspace, all with their own API endpoint. Organize your data the same way you think about it.

🔍
Filter via API params

Query your data with simple URL params: ?stock_gt=0&active=true. No SQL. No query builder. Just what you need.

Spreadsheets are too hard.
We fixed that.

We picked the formulas that solve 95% of real problems and made them feel natural. No looking up syntax. No trial and error.

=SUM(price, tax)
Add columns together
=price * 1.12
Price with tax
=IF(stock > 0, "In Stock", "Sold Out")
Conditional text
=AVERAGE(score)
Average of a column
=CONCAT(first_name, " ", last_name)
Join text together
=COUNT(orders)
Count filled cells
Compare
❌ Traditional spreadsheet
=VLOOKUP(A2,Sheet2!$A$1:$C$50,3,0)
✓ Plainrows
=price * quantity
Reference column names directly. No cell addresses. No guessing if you got the range right.

Stop fighting
with spreadsheets

Your data deserves a tool that works the way you think — not one that requires a certification to use.

Join 2,400+ people on the waitlist. Free forever plan included.