Curious what alternatives to spreadsheets do people use/know about?

This is mostly from the perspective of making some kind of alternative myself, so would also be interested in knowing what spreadsheet annoyances people have. But would love to use something that already exists.

By "alternatives to spreadsheets", I mean like any way of quickly (or slowly) making custom visualisations or summaries of existing data, especially if the data and visualisation are kept separate. Also any other interpretation is fine, because I get that spreadsheets are more like a general medium than a specific tool.

#spreadsheets #DataVisualization #DataVisualisation #statistics

Is it just me or does this progress dial look like it wants to start a world war?

#datavis #datavisualisation #chart

To distract myself from the football, have the latest in the F1 race scrutineering series. Somehow, a race as odd as the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix had very sensible scrutineering numbers - https://fulltimesportsfan.wordpress.com/2026/06/17/are-the-scrutineers-picking-on-my-driver-update-after-the-monaco-grand-prix/

#Formula1 #rStats #DataVisualisation #Statistics

World Cup 2026 Group Stage Network Graph - https://fulltimesportsfan.wordpress.com/2026/06/15/world-cup-2026-group-stage-network-visualisation/ including some thoughts on the expansion to 48 teams and what data visualisation can tell use about whether that's a good idea or not.

#WorldCup2026 #football #DataVisualisation #Gephi

here's a random paperpost, from 21 March 2017:

Graphis Diagrams - 1974 data visualisation
https://www.paperposts.me/graphis-diagrams-1974-data-visualisation

#datavisualisation #1970s #diagram #graphis #paperpost

Are the scrutineers picking on my driver? - Update after the Canadian Grand Prix

https://fulltimesportsfan.wordpress.com/2026/06/03/are-the-scrutineers-picking-on-my-driver-update-after-the-canadian-grand-prix/

Some patterns are starting to appear as the season progresses. #Formula1 #DataVisualisation #rStats #statistics

here's a random paperpost, from 16 June 2015:

Issue 1 of The Office for Creative Research's journal
https://www.paperposts.me/issue-1-of-the-office-for-creative-researchs-journal

#magazine #datavisualisation #paperpost

Post-Miami Grand Prix update to my season-long F1 race scrutineering data visualisation project - https://fulltimesportsfan.wordpress.com/2026/05/16/are-the-scrutineers-picking-on-my-driver-update-after-the-miami-grand-prix/

Are they picking on any of the drivers?

#formula1 #rStats #datavisualisation