Turn a Google Sheet into a storefront in 15 minutes.

Starts at Free tier, paid from $14/month · Best for no-code founders, catalog websites, directories + product lists.

Zero · $0 to startLean · Under $500

Last reviewed April 24, 2026

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Overview

Quick facts about SpreadSimple.

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Launched: 2019
Headquarters: Kyiv, Ukraine
Ownership: SpreadSimple (private, indie)
Scale: ~10k+ active sites
Known for: The fastest Google Sheet → website workflow on the internet

Pros & cons

The honest breakdown.

What's great

Live in 15 minutes — genuinely. Google Sheet → website.
No-code, zero technical skill required
Great for quick catalog sites, restaurant menus, directories
Cheap — paid plans start at $14/month
Edit products by updating a spreadsheet cell

What to watch for

Limited checkout — works best for quote-driven or WhatsApp-order businesses
Design templates are basic (not bad, just not distinctive)
Not built for complex inventory, variants, or shipping rules
Scales to a few hundred products, then breaks down

Our honest verdict

SpreadSimple is a niche tool for niche jobs — and for those jobs, nothing beats it. Restaurant menus, real estate listings, product catalogs with WhatsApp-order flow, quick pop-up shops. Don't use it as a full ecommerce replacement.

Ideal for

Restaurants, real estate agents, directories, pop-up shops, wholesale catalogs that drive WhatsApp or phone orders.

Skip it if

You want a 'real' ecommerce store with cart, multi-variant products, and full checkout. Pick Shopify or Ecwid instead.

Pricing plans

What each plan gives you (and what it costs).

Free

Transaction fee: n/a (no native checkout)

Best for

Trying the platform

1 website
SpreadSimple subdomain
Basic templates
Watermark

Basic

$14/mo

Transaction fee: n/a

Best for

Simple catalogs, directories

1 website on custom domain
Remove branding
Custom domain
Basic forms

Pro

$32/mo

Transaction fee: n/a (Stripe/PayPal integration adds 2.9%)

Best for

Serious catalog sites, restaurants, directories

Unlimited websites
Stripe/PayPal integration
Advanced filters
Member-only pages
Email notifications

💰 Costs the pricing page doesn't show

Budget for these on top of the subscription. They're normal — just not advertised.

Payment processing

2.9% + $0.30

If you take payments — most SpreadSimple sites drive WhatsApp/email orders instead

Google Workspace (for shared sheets)

$6 – $18/mo per user

Not strictly required but recommended for teams

Real-world cost

What SpreadSimple actually costs at your scale.

Subscription is just the floor. Here's realistic monthly total including apps, payment fees, and day-to-day tools — based on real stores we've built and maintained.

Revenue

$0 – $500/mo

$0 – $20/mo

Free or Basic plan — very low barrier

Revenue

$500 – $5k/mo

$30 – $60/mo

Pro plan — all features unlocked

Revenue

$5k+/mo

Consider migrating

SpreadSimple ceiling — larger operations need Shopify/Ecwid

Features

What's built-in, what's paid, what's missing.

Built-inPaid add-on or limitedNot supported

Store building

Google Sheet as database
The signature feature
Template gallery
Custom CSS/HTML
Pro only
Mobile-responsive

Products & inventory

Add products via spreadsheet row
Product variants
Limited — multi-column workarounds
Image gallery per product
Inventory tracking
Not designed for real inventory

Checkout

Stripe checkout
Pro only
PayPal checkout
Pro only
WhatsApp order flow
Most common pattern
Email order form

Shipping & fulfillment

Real shipping rules
Delivery area definition

Marketing

SEO basics (title, meta, sitemap)
Google Analytics integration
Email marketing
None — pair with Mailchimp externally
Discount codes

Analytics

Basic page view stats
Google Analytics 4

Global commerce

Multi-currency
Multi-language
Manual — one sheet per language

Developer experience

Custom CSS + HTML injection
Pro plan
Google Apps Script integration
Webhooks / API

Global readiness

Can you actually sell globally on SpreadSimple?

Multi-currency, multi-language, local payment methods, regional tax compliance — the four pillars of international commerce. Here's where SpreadSimple lands on each.

Countries

Globally deployable (catalog works anywhere)

Currencies

Single currency display — no multi-currency support

Languages

Manual — one sheet per language, not true i18n

Tax compliance

None built-in — handle tax manually in Stripe/PayPal

Local payment methods supported

Stripe (Pro plan)PayPal (Pro plan)WhatsApp order flow (any region)

Strongest in

Anywhere with WhatsApp-driven commerceEmerging markets

Weak in

Markets needing real ecommerce checkout + tax automation

How it compares

SpreadSimple vs the main alternatives.

The head-to-head that actually matters — what each platform wins on, based on 19 years of delivering both.

SpreadSimple

Ecwid by Lightspeed

SpreadSimple is for catalogs with light commerce; Ecwid is real ecommerce. Pick SpreadSimple for restaurant menus/directories; Ecwid for actual stores.

SpreadSimple wins on

Google Sheet as database (magical workflow)
Much faster setup (15 min vs 1 hour)
Cheaper at entry

Ecwid by Lightspeed wins on

Real cart + checkout
Inventory tracking
Multiple payment gateways
Scales past 500 products

Read the full Ecwid by Lightspeed review

SpreadSimple

Dukaan

Both target the 'I just need a WhatsApp-order catalog' use case. SpreadSimple is Google Sheet-based; Dukaan is India-focused SaaS with UPI native.

SpreadSimple wins on

Google Sheet workflow is magical
Works globally (not India-specific)
Cleaner for directories + catalogs

Dukaan wins on

Real inventory + orders + UPI
Indian payment stack native
More ecommerce features overall

Read the full Dukaan review

Migration

Moving in, and moving out.

What it actually takes to get onto SpreadSimple — and how painful it is if you outgrow it later. No vendor lock-in surprises.

Moving to SpreadSimple

Here's what it typically takes to migrate from common starting points.

Ecwid by LightspeedSpreadSimple

Easy

Typical time

1 day

Typical cost

$0 – $200 (DIY)

If you're downsizing to a catalog-only approach, export Ecwid products to CSV, paste into Google Sheet, connect SpreadSimple. Done.

Leaving SpreadSimple later

How hard is it if this isn't the right platform for you in 2-3 years? (Honest vendor lock-in reality.)

Migration: EasyLow lock-in

Your products live in YOUR Google Sheet. If SpreadSimple disappeared tomorrow, you'd still have the data. The website is ephemeral but the catalog is yours — genuinely low lock-in.

Social proof

Brands that run on SpreadSimple.

Restaurant menu sites

F&B

SMB

Real-estate listing pages

Real estate

SMB

Pop-up shop catalogs

Retail pop-ups

SMB

Lead-gen directory sites

Directories

SMB

FAQ

People ask us this a lot.

Is SpreadSimple really just a Google Sheet?+

Yes — your Google Sheet is the database. Update a cell, the site updates. It's one of the fastest content-to-web workflows available and genuinely magical for the right use case.

Can I take payments on SpreadSimple?+

Sort of — you can connect Stripe or PayPal, but the checkout experience is basic. Most SpreadSimple sites drive WhatsApp or email orders rather than on-site checkout. Know this going in.

How many products can SpreadSimple handle?+

Works well up to ~500 products. Past that, performance and UX degrade. If you're growing past that, migrate to Ecwid or Shopify.

Still unsure if SpreadSimple is right for you?

Book a 30-minute call. I'll tell you honestly — even if the answer is "pick something else."

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