Google Sheets vs Taiga (2026): Pricing, Features & Verdict
Google Sheets is our pick, scoring 7.2/10 against 6.7/10 for Taiga on our Project Management criteria. Its biggest advantage: higher Ease of Use score (8/10 vs 7/10). For 10 users, Taiga is free, against €211/mo for Google Sheets; only Taiga has a free plan.
Last updated: November 2026
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Google Sheets
7.2/10
Google Sheets is a browser-based spreadsheet in Google Workspace that teams can edit together and often use to track simple projects and tasks.
Taiga
6.7/10
Open-source agile project management tool with Scrum, Kanban and issue tracking for software and cross-functional teams, offered as cloud plans or self-hosted.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | G Google Sheets | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 7.2/10 | 6.7/10 |
| Cost | 9/10 | 9/10 |
| Ease of Use | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Analytics | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Customization | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Scalability | 4/10 | 6/10 |
| Support | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Integration | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Security | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Cheapest paid plan | €6.80/user/mo Business Starter | €5/mo Enthusiast |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | €211/mo Business Plus | Free Free |
| Features | ||
| Kanban boards | ||
| App integrations | ||
| Collaboration tools | ||
| Task lists | ||
| Timeline view | ||
| Client collaboration | Not listed | |
| Dashboards | Not listed | |
| Docs | Not listed | |
| File sharing | Not listed | |
| Gantt charts | Not listed | |
| Knowledge base | Not listed | |
| Reporting | Not listed | |
| Spreadsheet interface | Not listed | |
| Task management | Not listed | |
| Time tracking | Not listed | |
| Workflow automation | Not listed | |
Google Sheets vs Taiga cost by team size
Taiga costs less at every team size we checked.
| Team size | Google Sheets | Taiga |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | €21/moBusiness Plus | FreeFree |
| 5 users | €106/moBusiness Plus | FreeFree |
| 10 users | €211/moBusiness Plus | FreeFree |
| 25 users | €528/moBusiness Plus | FreeFree |
| 50 users | €1,055/moBusiness Plus | FreeFree |
The plan that fits each team size, billed monthly, before add-ons and usage charges. Each cost opens that tool's pricing calculator for the team size.
Who Google Sheets and Taiga suit
Google Sheets fits freelancers better than Taiga.
| Audience | Google Sheets | Taiga |
|---|---|---|
| Freelancers | 8/10Simple, inexpensive and flexible for tracking personal work and sharing it with clients. | 5/10There is a free plan and a 5 euro tier, but tiny storage limits hosted use. |
| Remote Teams | 7/10Real-time co-editing, comments and version history support distributed teams. | 6/10It offers unlimited users, wiki, dashboards and Slack notifications for distributed teams. |
| Startups | 7/10Quick to set up from templates, though teams tend to outgrow it. | 8/10The free self-hosted version, cheap flat hosted plans and agile modules fit early product teams. |
| Enterprise | 4/10Strong data connectors, but it lacks the portfolio and dependency management that dedicated project management tools provide. | 4/10On-premise with an SLA is available, but there is little enterprise governance or analytics depth. |
| Mid-Market | 5/10Business plans cover up to 300 users, but large shared sheets slow down. | 5/10Private Cloud and On-premise options exist, but the tool is light on portfolio reporting and automation. |
| Small Business | 7/10Works well for light project tracking when the team already pays for Workspace. | 7/10Unlimited users on flat-priced plans keep costs low for small teams, though the tool is focused on software work. |
| Agencies | Not rated | 4/10There is no time tracking or client billing, which limits its use for agency work. |
| Construction | 2/10It has no Gantt charts or dependencies for scheduling building projects. | Not rated |
| Developers | Not rated | 9/10It has Scrum backlogs, issue tracking and GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Gogs integrations for software teams. |
| Finance Teams | 5/10Connected Sheets and formulas support analysis, but the notes describe no finance-specific features. | Not rated |
| IT Teams | Not rated | 6/10It can be self-hosted free with Docker to keep data on your own servers. |
| Marketing Teams | 5/10Templates and co-editing work for simple campaign trackers. | Not rated |
| Operations Teams | 5/10It works as a flexible tracker but has no dependencies or alerts for missed deadlines. | Not rated |
| Product Teams | Not rated | 7/10It has backlogs, epics, sprint planning and estimation for agile product planning. |
| SaaS Companies | Not rated | 7/10Its agile and bug-tracking modules suit teams shipping software. |
Which One Should You Choose?
GWhy choose Google Sheets
- Higher Ease of Use score (8/10 vs 7/10)
- Higher Analytics score (6/10 vs 5/10)
- Better fit for freelancers (8/10 vs 5/10)
Why choose Taiga
- Has a free plan (Google Sheets does not)
- Lower estimated cost for 10 users: Free vs €211/mo
- Higher Scalability score (6/10 vs 4/10)
- Includes Kanban boards, which Google Sheets lacks
Pros & Cons
GGoogle Sheets
Pros
- Real-time co-editing, comments and version history make it easy for a team to share one tracker.
- Prebuilt project management and event-planning templates mean teams do not have to build a tracker from scratch.
- There is no extra cost for organisations that already pay for Google Workspace seats.
- Connected Sheets can analyse BigQuery or Looker data with billions of rows directly in a spreadsheet.
- On higher Workspace tiers, Gemini can create trackers and write formulas from plain-language prompts.
Cons
- It has no native Gantt charts, task dependencies or time tracking for real project scheduling.
- Missed deadlines do not trigger automatic alerts, so team members have to be notified by hand.
- Large or complex shared sheets slow down and are easy to break when several people edit at once.
- Timeline view is limited to certain paid Workspace editions.
- Dashboards and reporting have to be built by hand or added with add-ons.
Taiga
Pros
- Every hosted plan allows unlimited users at a flat account price, so costs do not grow as the team grows.
- It is fully open source and can be self-hosted with Docker for free, keeping data on your own servers.
- Scrum backlogs, sprint boards, burndown charts and Kanban WIP limits cover the core agile workflows.
- Built-in GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Gogs integrations, plus webhooks, a REST API and Zapier, connect it to developer workflows.
- Importers for Trello, Jira, GitHub and Asana make it easier to move existing projects in.
Cons
- Storage on the hosted tiers is very small: 10MB on Free and 500MB on Basic.
- The vendor pages do not mention native time tracking, Gantt charts or automation rules.
- Reporting depends on dashboards and CSV exports rather than advanced analytics.
- Some self-hosting users describe it as bloated and clunky out of the box.
- Many review-site listings show outdated per-user prices that differ from the vendor's current per-account pricing.
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
Google Sheets scores higher on our Project Management criteria: 7.2/10 against 6.7/10 for Taiga. The largest gap is in Scalability: 4/10 for Google Sheets and 6/10 for Taiga.
Taiga costs less for 10 users: free on its Free plan, against about €211/mo on its Business Plus plan for Google Sheets, billed monthly.
Taiga has a free plan; Google Sheets does not list one.
Google Sheets is the better fit for freelancers: we rate it 8/10 for them, against 5/10 for Taiga.
Taiga has Kanban boards, which Google Sheets lacks.
