Comparison

Kartib vs Google Sheets

You probably run your startup from a spreadsheet right now. You are not alone. Most founders do. But there is a reason your runway number is two weeks stale and your investor follow-ups are falling through the cracks.

FeatureKartibSpreadsheets
Auto-calculated runway

Kartib calculates runway from your data. Spreadsheets need manual formulas that break.

YesNo
Burn rate tracking

Gross and net burn, auto-updated. Spreadsheets need manual entry every month.

YesNo
Investor pipeline with reminders

Track investors, get follow-up reminders. Spreadsheets cannot remind you.

YesNo
Investor update generator

One-click updates with auto-pulled metrics. In a spreadsheet, you copy-paste for 30 minutes.

YesNo
Cap table

Equity, vesting, dilution modeling. Spreadsheet cap tables are the #1 source of founder arguments.

YesNo
KPI dashboard

MRR, churn, CAC, LTV auto-calculated. Spreadsheets show whatever you manually type.

YesNo
OKR tracking

Quarterly goals with weekly check-ins. A spreadsheet OKR tracker gets abandoned by week 3.

YesNo
AI assistant

Ask questions about your data in plain English. Cannot do this in a spreadsheet.

YesNo
Infinite flexibility

Spreadsheets can model anything. Kartib has pre-built modules.

NoYes
Works offline

Google Sheets works offline. Kartib requires internet.

NoYes
Everyone knows them

Every founder knows spreadsheets. Kartib has a small learning curve.

NoYes
Free

Both are free. But one saves you 5 hours a week.

YesYes

The Bottom Line

Spreadsheets are not going anywhere. You will always need them for custom models and one-off analyses. But your startup operating system should not be a spreadsheet. The runway number that determines whether your company lives or dies should not depend on a formula you wrote at 2 AM that nobody has audited.

Kartib handles the recurring stuff: metrics, investor pipeline, cap table, OKRs, updates. Use spreadsheets for the one-off stuff.

Read more: The Best Free Tools for Startup Founders in 2026

Upgrade from spreadsheets. Stay free.

Kartib does what your spreadsheet does, but automatically. And it never breaks a formula.

Start for Free