Sheetgo vs Autocrat

Generate documents from one spreadsheet or data across your organization

Both tools turn spreadsheet rows into Google Docs and PDFs. Autocrat is a free Google Sheets add-on for document merges. Sheetgo Automations connects and prepares data across your organization’s files before generating documents and personalized emails.

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The short answer

Choose based on where your document data lives

If a single Google Sheets file holds everything your documents need, Autocrat handles the merge for free. If you need to combine data from several files, Excel, or business systems, Sheetgo prepares it before creating documents and emails.

Choose Sheetgo if

✓Your data lives in many files
Sheetgo merges Google Sheets, Excel, and CSV files so you can generate documents from the combined data.
✓You send personalized emails
Mail merge sends personalized Gmail messages using your spreadsheet rows.
✓You need to prepare data with AI
The AI Processor cleans, translates, and summarizes data before Sheetgo generates your documents.
✓You need organization-wide governance
Enterprise adds SSO and central admin, while your spreadsheet data stays in your own storage. Sheetgo also operates an accredited European Data Space and offers Virtual Employees for defined roles with governed access and human approval for consequential actions.

Choose Autocrat if

✓You need a free document merge tool
Autocrat is free. Its developer, New Visions Cloudlab, builds free tools for educators and asks for donations.
✓Your data is in a Google Sheets file
Autocrat merges rows into Doc or Sheet templates. It can create one file per row or combine all rows in one document.
✓You generate documents after form submissions
Autocrat can run when a Google Form response arrives or on a time schedule, at most hourly.

At a glance

Sheetgo and Autocrat side by side

Sheetgo

Autocrat

Best for

Organizations generating documents and emails from multiple files

Schools and teams generating documents from Google Sheets

Data sources

Google Sheets, Excel, and CSV across Google Drive, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Dropbox; databases and BigQuery

Google Sheets

Documents

Google Docs and PDFs from spreadsheet rows (Automations Pro)

Google Docs and PDFs from Doc or Sheet templates

Email

Mail merge through Gmail

Document sharing or email attachments

Runs

Scheduled data preparation and document generation

Form submission or time schedule, at most hourly

AI Processor to clean, translate, and summarize data

No equivalent

Pricing model

Free plan; document generation is part of Automations Pro, with a 14-day free trial

Free

As of October 2026. See Sheetgo pricing.

Frequently asked questions

What teams ask before they choose

What is the difference between Sheetgo and Autocrat?

Autocrat is a free Google Sheets add-on that merges spreadsheet rows into Google Docs or PDFs. Sheetgo Automations connects and prepares data across Google Sheets, Excel, and CSV files before generating documents or sending personalized Gmail messages. You can schedule the process.

Is Autocrat free?

Yes. Autocrat is free, and New Visions Cloudlab asks for donations. Google’s daily Apps Script quotas set its usage limits.

Can Sheetgo replace Autocrat?

Yes, for generating Google Docs and PDFs from spreadsheet rows. Automations Pro includes document generation and Gmail mail merge. Sheetgo also connects Excel and CSV files and can merge data from several files before generating documents.

Does Sheetgo work with Excel?

Yes. Sheetgo connects Google Sheets, Excel, and CSV files stored in Google Drive, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Dropbox. It can merge them into one dataset on a schedule.

Is Sheetgo suitable for large organizations?

Yes. Enterprise plans for Sheetgo Automations and Sheetgo Workflows add SSO, Google Workspace domain-wide delegation, central admin, and data governance. They also include an SLA and a dedicated account manager. Sheetgo is SOC 2 Type II (audited by BDO), GDPR, and CASA Tier 3 compliant. It doesn’t store copies of your file content. Core infrastructure runs in the United States; you can choose the United States or Europe for AI processing. Teams at Spotify, PepsiCo, and Nvidia use Sheetgo.

Does Sheetgo only work with spreadsheets?

No. Spreadsheets are Sheetgo’s core, but it also connects to business systems. BigQuery works as both a source and a destination. The API connector pulls data from apps such as Salesforce, HubSpot, and QuickBooks, and webhooks receive data from other apps.

Does Sheetgo only run on a schedule?

Sheetgo supports schedules and event triggers. Schedules run from every 15 minutes to once a year. On plans with smart triggers, workflows can also run when someone submits a form, another app sends a webhook, another workflow finishes, or a Google Drive file or folder changes (in preview). You can run workflows manually at any time.

Can Sheetgo handle large files?

Yes. Pro and Team handle files up to 100MB and can merge or split up to 100 files in one automation. Enterprise has higher limits. For larger datasets, BigQuery works as both a source and a destination.

Is there a free plan?

Sheetgo Automations has a free plan. Document generation and mail merge are part of Automations Pro, which you can try free for 14 days. Autocrat is free.

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Start with the free Sheetgo Automations plan to connect your files, or book a demo to discuss your organization’s document automation needs and see how Workflows and Virtual Employees could fit.

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