GKit SheetsAPI vs Sheety — a free, open alternative
Comparing GKit SheetsAPI and Sheety for building REST APIs on Google Sheets. GKit is free in beta, open source, and unifies all your Google tools.
GKit SheetsAPI vs Sheety at a glance
Sheety popularized "your spreadsheet as JSON." GKit SheetsAPI takes the same idea and makes it free, open source, and part of a wider Google toolkit.
| GKit SheetsAPI | Sheety | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free in beta | Paid tiers |
| Open source | Yes (MIT) | No |
| Auth | Google OAuth | API auth |
| CRUD | Full | Full |
| Edge latency | Cloudflare global | Hosted |
| Part of a suite | GKit | Standalone |
When GKit is the better fit
- You want predictable cost — free during beta, no per-call billing.
- You value transparency — the code is open source.
- You're already using, or plan to use, other Google tools that GKit unifies under one account.
Switching from Sheety
The mental model is identical: first row = field names, rows = records. Repoint your requests to the GKit endpoint and authenticate with Google. The REST API reference has every route.