Grist is an open source self-hosted spreadsheet with a database hiding underneath

“Grist is a relational spreadsheet-database app that I can host on my own server. When I first tried it, it felt familiar because the basic idea is still the same: I get rows, columns, cells, and tables that I can use to organise information. I came across Grist while looking for something that could replace the spreadsheets I use for everyday work. I mainly wanted a simple way to create tables, organise information, and keep track of things without dealing with a complicated interface. The first thing I noticed was that Grist doesn’t try to make spreadsheets feel completely different. I can start with a blank document, add columns, enter information, and use formulas just like I would in a regular spreadsheet.” I remember way back when the first spreadsheets appeared, many would try to make them work like databases. But the fact is if you have a lot of data, and it needs to reference other data (relational) and be updated, an actual database was usually more robust. Sorting partial…