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The VLOOKUP that spans three sheets and breaks when someone adds a column is a rite of passage — Quadratic replaces it with AI-generated Python that reads like a comment, runs live, and doesn't shatter when the data changes.
$18/user/month · Free tier: Limited AI usage, Limited sharing/files/connections, Limited support · Checked Oct 22, 2026
Quadratic is a spreadsheet environment where cells can hold Python, SQL, or JavaScript instead of formulas, and an AI agent writes that code from plain-English prompts. You connect live sources — Postgres, Snowflake, QuickBooks, Plaid, Mixpanel — and the sheet stays in sync without CSV exports. The AI handles joins, forecasts, and charts; you review the generated code before it runs, so there is an audit trail. The ceiling appears when your analysis requires orchestration across multiple agents with complex branching — the spreadsheet model stops fitting the logic. Teams at that point reach for a dedicated workflow tool and keep Quadratic for the output layer.
Bottom line: Pick Quadratic when you need a finance or BI analyst to stop exporting CSVs and start querying live databases in a shareable sheet — but plan a different architecture the moment your workflow requires conditional branching that a spreadsheet canvas cannot express.
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Quadratic reimagines the spreadsheet as a live code environment: cells execute Python, SQL, or JavaScript, and an AI agent writes that code from plain-English questions. The core workflow is connect a data source, ask a question, review the generated code, and share the result as a spreadsheet your stakeholders already know how to read. Sources range from flat files and PDFs to live databases like Postgres, BigQuery, and Snowflake, plus SaaS connectors for QuickBooks, Google Analytics, Mixpanel, and Plaid.
The differentiating feature is that AI-generated code replaces formula nesting — not just as a convenience, but as a structural shift. A lookup that previously required an `IFERROR(VLOOKUP(…))` stack that breaks on whitespace becomes a readable pandas operation that anyone can audit. Because the code is visible in the cell, teams can verify what the AI produced before the result propagates through the sheet. This is the audit trail that finance and BI teams need when a number is going into a board deck.
Quadratic fits teams doing exploratory analysis, financial modeling, and repeatable reporting where the primary challenge is connecting scattered sources and making the logic readable. It struggles when the work requires agents running conditional task chains — the spreadsheet model is not designed for multi-step branching logic, and that wall appears early if your workflow involves more than fetch-transform-display. Teams building that kind of automation will need a separate orchestration layer and may use Quadratic only for the final presentation sheet.
The vendor page describes Model Context Protocol (MCP) support, which means any MCP-compatible agent can interact with the spreadsheet as a tool — a meaningful integration point for teams already building agent pipelines. Scheduled tasks and an API are also described, though the API and scheduled tasks are paid-only features. Self-hosting is not available, so data leaving your environment through live database connections is routed through Quadratic’s cloud infrastructure.
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