Your company has transitioned to a cloud data warehouse, but most work still happens in Excel. Teams export CSVs of data out of cloud tools to open in Excel and immediately lose the scale, security, and live connectivity of the cloud.
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Row Zero is a real spreadsheet—the modern replacement for Excel
Row Zero is a real spreadsheet. It works like Excel - just a lot more powerful and securely connected to your data. Sigma is a platform for AI applications and analytics. Some companies use Row Zero as their spreadsheet alongside Sigma as their BI tool. Some companies use Row Zero instead of Sigma.
Row Zero replaces Excel in the modern cloud data stack
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Modern Cloud Stack
On-prem database
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Cloud data warehouse
Legacy BI tools
VISUALIZATION
Cloud BI dashboards
Static spreadsheets and CSVs
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Connected spreadsheet
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On-prem database
Modern
Cloud data warehouse
VISUALIZATION
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Legacy BI tools
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Cloud BI dashboards
OPERATION
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Static spreadsheets and CSVs
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Connected spreadsheet
Row Zero spreadsheets securely connect to the data warehouse, scale to a billion rows, and auto-update with the latest data. Users securely work with governed cloud data in a familiar spreadsheet - same formulas, features, and shortcuts. The full analysis lifecycle is contained in a governed cloud environment. Data never leaves the cloud.
Why switch?
Why customers choose Row Zero
Row Zero is a real spreadsheet replacement for Excel, with many of the same enterprise features as Sigma. Try both and see for yourself.
Same functions, features, and keyboard shortcuts you're used to. Edit data cell-by-cell and build complex, multi-sheet models.
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Individual plans start at $10/month. Business plans start at $20/month. Enterprise pricing is affordable for widespread deployment.
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Row Zero's connected spreadsheet enforces governance down to the spreadsheet level. The full analysis lifecycle is contained in a governed, cloud environment. No exporting to Excel to finish the job.
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Connect to your data warehouse to query with SQL or import pre-built data sources. You can also write-back data directly from the spreadsheet.
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Row Zero runs compute in memory in the cloud on a proprietary spreadsheet engine. This makes the app way faster than BI tools that push compute back to the data warehouse. Filter, sort, formulas, pivot tables, and charts are nearly instant even on 10s of millions of rows of data.
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10,000 companies and counting
“Row Zero empowers anyone with spreadsheet skills to work with massive datasets in Amazon Redshift and Amazon S3 at incredible speed and security.”
Peter CrayVP Strategy & Operations - AWS Sales, Marketing and Global Services
“Incredibly easy for business users to self-serve insights from the data warehouse in a spreadsheet.”
Ivan GaleaCTO, Databook
“Row Zero allows us to quickly analyze huge datasets using simple and familiar spreadsheet functions.”
Rob HarlowCOO, Sopro
“A perfect mix of phenomenal performance, great connectivity, and a price point that was a no brainer.”
Gentry DaviesCEO, Crew
Frequently asked questions
Row Zero is a spreadsheet build for modern cloud data. It’s secure, connected, and scalable to massive data sizes. Row Zero works like Excel and Google Sheets with functions and features familiar to any spreadsheet user.
Sigma is a platform for AI apps and analytics. Teams can build AI applications and dashboards connected to cloud data warehouses.
Row Zero is a good alternative to Sigma Computing for companies that need a faster, more powerful spreadsheet compared to Excel or Google Sheets. If you are specifically looking for a BI tool, Tableau, Looker, and Power BI are a popular Sigma competitors.
Yes some companies use Row Zero as their spreadsheet and Sigma as their platform for AI applications and dashboards.
For many companies, Sigma is not a full replacement for Excel. In fact, Sigma allows users to export to Excel or Google Sheets for further analysis and data cleaning. Conversely, Row Zero is commonly used as a modern Excel replacment.
Yes, Row Zero is commonly used as a modern replacement for Excel when companies want to connect spreadsheets to their data warehouse and work with large, sensitive datasets in a spreadsheet.
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