Lives in Google Sheets
No new app to learn. UpSheet works inside the spreadsheet your team is already in, every day.
Smartsheet Alternative
The simplest Smartsheet alternative that works on Google Sheets, no migration.
UpSheet brings Smartsheet-style file management right into the Google Sheets you already use. Attach files to any row in one click. Set up in minutes, nothing to migrate, from $0.
UpSheet nails the one thing spreadsheets never could: every file, attached right to the row it belongs to, without ever leaving Google Sheets.
4.8 rating 1,000+ installs No credit card
Drop files onto any rowevery file type: PDF, image, doc, sheet
Why teams switch
Why teams pick UpSheet as their Smartsheet alternative
The wins that matter when you live in Google Sheets, not a heavier platform.
Zero migration
Nothing to move or rebuild. Install the add-on and your existing sheet becomes the hub.
A fraction of the price
Flat, simple pricing from $0, not per-seat enterprise licensing that grows with your team.
The comparison
How they stack up on file attachment
The same job, three tools. Here's how UpSheet compares on getting files onto your rows in Google Sheets.
SSmartsheetWork platform |
THIS IS US UpSheetSheets add-on |
FFileDropSheets add-on |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Works inside Google Sheets | |||
| Drag and drop files onto a cell | |||
| Files per cell | Not per cell | Up to 50 | Up to 25 |
| Attachments follow the row on sort or filter | Yes, in its own app | Yes, Table Mode | Yes, via cell link |
| Search files across the whole sheet | In platform | File history only | |
| Files stay in your own Google Drive | Optional | ||
| Pricing model | Per user, from $9/mo | Flat, from $0 Lifetime $79 once |
Per user, from $10/mo |
Product deep-dive
Powerful file management, right in your sheet
Everything UpSheet adds to Google Sheets, simple where it counts.
Drag & Drop
Drop any file (PDF, image, or doc) straight onto a cell. No clunky upload flow, no re-linking. Done in a second.
Auto-Indexing
Forget folders. UpSheet files everything away in your Drive automatically, so you'll never build a folder tree again.
Table Mode
Filter, sort, and reorganize. Your files stay glued to their row, so the chaos of broken links is over.
Cross-Sheet Search
Just type a name. UpSheet searches every cell in every sheet, so you find any file instantly.
Built-in Security
Every file lives in your own Google Drive, not ours. We never copy, store, or even peek at your data.
Team Collaboration
Everyone sees the same files in real time. Track who attached what. No more chasing teammates for the latest version.
How to use
Everything from one simple sidebar
Four actions are all it takes, no heavy platform to learn.
Upload
Click a cell, then drag a file in, or Choose Files and Upload.
View
See every file on the cell with its size, date, and who added it. Press Open.
Search
Type a filename to find it across every cell in the sheet.
Close
Close the sidebar anytime, and reopen it from Quick Access.
Works on empty cells and cells that already have text, and your text is never overwritten. Attach multiple files per cell, and the cell note lists each file's name, size, and link.
Simple pricing
Pay once, not per-seat
One flat payment, no matter how many teammates use it. Free for 60 days, no credit card.
ONE-TIME PAYMENT · NO SUBSCRIPTION
Free Trial
$0
60 days · 1 spreadsheet
- All Pro features included
- 1 connected spreadsheet
- No credit card required
PAY ONCE, OWN FOREVER
Pro Lifetime
$79 one-time
No subscription · all future updates included
- Unlimited spreadsheets
- Unlimited attachments per sheet
- Up to 50 files per cell
- Large files up to 100 MB
- Team collaboration
- Priority support
- One flat price, not per-seat
- All future updates free
Compare every feature
The free trial includes the core file-management tools. Lifetime adds team features and scale.
| Feature | Free Trial$0 · 60 days | Pro Lifetime$79 once |
|---|---|---|
| Connected spreadsheets | 1 | Unlimited |
| Files per cell | 10 | 50 |
| Drag & drop to any cell | ||
| Table Mode: files follow rows | ||
| Cross-sheet file search | ||
| Files stay in your Google Drive | ||
| Shared Drive support | ||
| Team collaboration | ||
| Priority support | ||
| Future updates | During trial | Forever free |
Proof
Teams that made the switch
★ 4.8 average · 1,000+ installs on the Google Workspace™ Marketplace.
"We tried to move the agency onto a big platform and it never stuck. With UpSheet, the brief, the artwork, and the approval just live on the row, in the sheet we already use."
"Month-end used to mean hunting for receipts across five inboxes. Now every receipt is attached to its line item. We close two days faster."
"No migration, no training, no per-seat bill. It just works inside the sheet my team already lives in."
Good questions
The honest comparison questions
Straight answers about what UpSheet does and doesn't do.
No. UpSheet isn't a full project-management platform. It brings Smartsheet-style file attachment into Google Sheets. If you mainly need files on the rows of a sheet you already use, UpSheet covers it. For enterprise portfolio management and Gantt, Smartsheet is purpose-built.
No. That's Smartsheet's territory. UpSheet focuses on file management inside Google Sheets, not project scheduling or resource planning.
Never. UpSheet runs as an add-on inside the Google Sheets you already use, so there's no separate app to open.
UpSheet is flat-rate, starting free. Smartsheet is priced per user, per month, so the more teammates you add, the more it costs. For a small or mid-size team, the difference adds up fast.
Yes. Your files stay in your own Google Drive. UpSheet only links them to cells. There's nothing to migrate and nothing leaves your control.
Your simpler Smartsheet alternative is one click away.
Add UpSheet to Google Sheets and keep every file right where the work happens.