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It's the leading open source low code platform and perfect for building UIs on top of spreadsheets
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We're building a similar tool that's self-hosted only (https://github.com/centerofci/mathesar).
I'm glad there are more tools to make working with data easier, but I don't use any of them because putting my data into a proprietary service I have to keep paying for is a dealbreaker.
Appsmith was recommended last year.
https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26657803#26658546 Ask HN: Best low-/no-code solution for simple web-based database frontends
Another direction here is reactive notebooks where when you change one field in the notebook all of the dependent fields are automatically updated. Pluto.jl for example [1]. It has the feeling of a cross between a Jupyter notebook and a spreadsheet without looking like a spreadsheet.
[1] https://github.com/fonsp/Pluto.jl