Sure, Excel is awesome.

But have you considered these open source alternatives?

They are free, self-hostable and community-driven.

Check by yourself: NocoDB , Grist .

So is NocoDB

Open-source Airtable alternative
★ 64.6K Database Data Spreadsheet License: AGPL-3.0
NocoDB is the fastest and easiest way to build databases online.

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So is Grist

The modern relational spreadsheet
★ 11.6K Spreadsheet Database License: Apache-2.0
Grist is a modern relational spreadsheet. It combines the flexibility of a spreadsheet with the robustness of a database.

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