Google Sheets is falling apart for tracking leads

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

1. 1
   Using Google Sheets
2. 2
   Using Notion or Airtable with automations
3. 3
   Testing lightweight alternatives like Attio, Pipedrive, or Monday.com
4. 4
   Using Excel or Google Sheets instead of a CRM
5. 5
   Building custom tools using platforms like Airtable, SmartSheet, or Claude
6. 6
   Utilizing Microsoft Lists and Power Automate
7. 7
   Using expensive enterprise tiers of standard CRMs like HubSpot
8. 8
   Switching to flexible spreadsheet-like databases or specialized tools like Attio and Zoho
9. 9
   Forcing complex data into standard sales-shaped pipeline structures
10. 10
    continuing to use spreadsheets despite manual entry overhead
11. 11
    splitting operations between a customer-focused CRM and a separate inventory or shipping tool
12. 12
    Keep using spreadsheets, WhatsApp, and sticky notes outside the software.

In their words

Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.