| Web-based Spreadsheets | Comparison | Matrix | | | | |
| In alphabetical order: | EditGrid | Google Spreadsheets | iRows | Numbler | NumSum | Zoho Sheet |
| Homepage: | http://www.editgrid.com | http://spreadsheets.google.com | http://www.irows.com | http://www.numbler.com | http://www.numsum.com | http://www.zohosheet.com |
| This Spreadsheet: | http://www.editgrid.com/user/siulung/Web-based_Spreadsheets_Comparison_Matrix | http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pM51HsExQmCn8aF8m-JBUZg | http://www.irows.com/Edit?id=32070 | https://numbler.com/aijAGCxhNOivT39q | http://www.numsum.com/spreadsheet/show/29141 | http://www.zohosheet.com/public.do?fid=50461 |
| Core features | | | | | | |
| Number of interface languages | Deutsch Dutch English Español Français Português 中文 日本語 | English only | English only | English only | English only | English only |
| Support for international text | Support | Support | Support | Support | Support | Support |
| Tolerable spreadsheet size | Large | Large | Large | Small | Small | Medium |
| Number of supported functions | Around 500 | Around 200 | Around 50 | Around 80 | Unknown | Unknown |
| System-provided templates | Moderate Support | None | Moderate Support | None | Moderate Support | Moderate Support |
| Live stock and currency data | Support | None | Support | Support, thru. WS() | None | None |
| SSL-encrypted authentication | Support | Support | Support | Support | None | None |
| SSL-encrypted traffic | Organ. users only | None | None | Support | None | None |
| API to operate on spreadsheets | Support | None | None | Support | None | None |
| Upload overwriting existing spreadsheet | Support | Support | None | None | None | None |
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| Spreadsheet functionality | | | | | | |
| Keyboard navigation responsiveness | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good |
| Scrolling responsiveness | Responsive | Fairly responsive | Bad | Bad | Good | Good |
| Cell formatting options | Advanced | Moderate | Good | Few | Moderate | Advanced |
| Context menu on right-click | Support | Support | Support | Support | None | Support |
| Build formula by mouse | Support | Support | None | None | None | None |
| Array forumulae | Support if result in single cell | Support if result in single cell, buggy | None | None | None | None |
| Multiple sheet | Support | Support | Support | None | None | Support |
| Undo and redo | Support | Support | Support | Support | Support | None |
| Find text inside spreadsheet | Support | None | Support | None | None | None |
| Drag and fill values | Support | None | Support | None | None | Support |
| Merge cell | None | Horizontal only | Support | None | Support | Horizontal only |
| Freeze headers | Support | Row only | None | None | None | None |
| Cell border | Support | Support | None | None | None | Support |
| Charting | Support | None | Support, but can't import/export | None | Support, but can't import/export | Support, but can't import/export |
| Highlight formula references | None | None | Support | None | None | None |
| Overflow to adjacent cell | Support | None | None | Support | None | None |
| Forced Line-wrap (Alt-Enter) | Support | None | None | Support | None | None |
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| Import / Export Formats | | | | | | |
| Microsoft Excel (.xls) | Support | Support | Support | Support import | Support import | Support |
| Coma separated values (.csv) | Support | Support | Support | Support | Support export | Support |
| HTML page (.html) | Support export | Support export | Support export | None | Support export | Support export |
| OpenOffice.org Calc 1.0 (.sxc) | Support | None | None | None | None | Support |
| OpenDocument spreadsheet (.ods) ISO/IEC 26300 standard | Support | None | Support | None | None | None |
| Extra import formats | Lotus 1-2-3 (.123) | None | None | Office 2003 XML | None | None |
| Extra export formats | Gnumeric (.gnumeric) PDF (.pdf) TeX (.tex) XML (.xml) | None | None | None | None | PDF (.pdf) |
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| Sharing and collaboration | | | | | | |
| Concurrent editing | Support | Support | None | Support | None | None |
| Conflict resolution | Last save wins, per cell | Last save wins, per cell | Last save wins, per spreadsheet | Last save wins, per cell | Last save wins, per spreadsheet | Last save wins, per spreadsheet |
| Version control | Both auto-save and manual-save | None | Manually mark a new revision | None | None | Manually mark a new revision |
| Share read access with another user | Support | Support | Support | None | Support | Support |
| Share write access with another user | Support | Support | Support | Support | Support | Support |
| Share read access with public | Support | None | Support | None | Support | Support |
| Share write access with public | Support | None | Support | Support | Support | None |
| Password-protected read access | Support | None | None | None | None | None |
| Password-protected write access | Support | None | None | None | None | None |
| Post to blog (of detached spreadsheet) | Support | None | Support | None | None | Support |
| Real-time Chat | Support | Support | None | Support | None | None |
| E-mail alert for updated spreadsheets | None | None | Support | None | None | None |
| Locking specific range of cells | Support | None | None | None | Support | None |
| URL to retrieve data of a cell | Support | None | None | None | None | None |
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| Community Features | | | | | | |
| Clone another user's spreadsheet | Support | Support | Support | None | Support | Support |
| Search public spreadsheets by name | Support | None | Support | None | Support | Support |
| Full-text search across public sheets | Support | None | Support | None | Support | None |
| Tagging (manage many spreadsheet) | Support | None | Support | None | Support | Support |
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