Neptyne
Neptyne is an AI-powered app development platform that enables users to leverage spreadsheets and turn them into true app development platf...
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What is Neptyne?
Neptyne is the first natively programmable spreadsheet with a full Python environment, just like a Jupyter notebook. It combines the ease of use of traditional spreadsheets with the power of data science tools such as Pandas and Python libraries. The platform is built from the ground-up for both human and AI collaboration, enabling users to go from raw data to useful insights and visualizations at lightning speed.
Key features include a full Python computation engine, AI assistant that helps users program spreadsheets without learning to code, real-time collaboration, API integration allowing calls to any API and installation of any Python package, interactive UIs within sheets including visualizations and forms, scheduled cell updates, cloud-based access, and the ability to build custom data apps. The AI can have a dialogue about the spreadsheet application and modify it directly.
Neptyne is designed for software engineers, data scientists, developers building custom data apps, businesses that rely on data analysis, teams needing real-time collaboration, and anyone who can use Excel but wants to become a programmer. It works with Google Sheets as an extension and also offers its own standalone spreadsheet environment that is even more powerful.
The platform eliminates the limitations of traditional spreadsheets where complex formulas and VBA macros reach their limits, while reducing the complexity of using advanced data tools. It turns spreadsheets into full-fledged application development environments where the spreadsheet itself runs in the Python runtime as an in-memory data structure.
Neptyne pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Neptyne offers a free basic tier that is free to use for individuals building interesting stuff to share with the community, including unlimited Tynes and community sharing with limited free API budget and best effort support. The Individual Plan costs $250/month for individuals using Google Sheets with Gmail accounts with more features and support. The Organization Plan is $250/month for 10 seats with additional seats at $20/month, designed for organizations using Google Workspace with priority support and access to various APIs. The Starter plan is $12/month when billed annually adding scheduled cell updates and additional resources. The Professional plan is $15/month annually for power users with priority support. The Team plan starts at $250/month for organizations needing advanced collaboration tools and on-premises options. Enterprise Plan has custom pricing for companies needing custom features, on-prem options, and single sign-on.
Neptyne pros
- Full Python environment natively built into spreadsheet
- AI assistant helps program without learning to code
- Real-time collaboration for teams
- Access to entire Python ecosystem including Pandas
- Install any Python package via pip
- Call any API directly from spreadsheet cells
- Like Google Sheets but for software engineers
- Spreadsheet runs as in-memory Python data structure
- Alternative frontend to Jupyter Notebook with embedded engine
- Build interactive visualizations and forms in sheets
- Scheduled cell updates for automated data processing
- Cloud-based accessible from anywhere
- Turns Excel users into programmers
- Publish production-ready data apps easily
- Works with Google Sheets as extension plus standalone version
- 24/7 data processing capabilities
- Custom images and private documents on paid plans
Neptyne cons
- High pricing at $250/month for organization plan
- Individual plan may be expensive for solo users
- Free tier has limited API budget
- Best effort support on free plan
- Requires publicly accessible URL for GSheets integration
- Need ngrok if no public URL available
- Steeper learning curve than basic spreadsheets
- Some features only on paid tiers
- Cloud-based may concern some security-sensitive users
Frequently asked questions about Neptyne
What is Neptyne?
Neptyne is the first natively programmable spreadsheet with a full Python environment, just like a Jupyter notebook. It's like Google Sheets but for software engineers and data scientists, combining the ease of spreadsheets with the power of Python data science tools like Pandas. The platform has built-in AI to make it easy to use even if you're not a Python expert.
How does Neptyne work?
With Neptyne, the spreadsheet itself runs in the Python runtime, so you can write to it or read from it like an in-memory data structure because that's exactly what it is. Neptyne behaves exactly like a spreadsheet but is secretly an alternative frontend to a Jupyter Notebook that has an embedded spreadsheet engine. You can use standard Python libraries to build collaborative applications on top of an Excel-like spreadsheet environment.
Do I need to know Python to use Neptyne?
No, Neptyne has built-in AI to make it easy to use even if you're not a Python expert. The AI assistant helps users program spreadsheets without learning how to code. You can have a dialog with the AI about the spreadsheet application in front of you and have it modify it for you. Neptyne turns anyone who can use Excel into a programmer.
What Python libraries can I use?
You have access to the entire Python ecosystem including libraries, frameworks and tools. You can use data science libraries like Pandas, connect to APIs or databases using client libraries, and install any Python package via pip through the Python Package Management button in the Neptyne menu.
Does Neptyne work with Google Sheets?
Yes, Neptyne has a Google Sheets Extension called Python for Sheets that lets you write Python code fully integrated with Google Sheets. There's a built-in code editor to define Python functions and a custom PY() function to call them from spreadsheet cells. Neptyne also has its own even more powerful standalone spreadsheet environment.
Can I collaborate with my team on Neptyne?
Yes, Neptyne enables real-time collaboration where you and your team can work jointly on code and spreadsheets regardless of physical location. The Organization Plan includes priority support and is designed for organizations using Google Workspace. Teams needing private documents and sharing are charged a team fee.
Is Neptyne free to use?
Yes, Neptyne's basic tier is free to use. For individuals building interesting stuff to be shared with the community it will always be free. The free plan includes unlimited Tynes and community sharing with limited free API budget and best effort support.
How do I install Python packages in Neptyne?
From the Neptyne menu, click the Python Package Management button. In the box, paste the package name like emoji. This installs that package and makes it available in the editor and spreadsheet. You can then test the package in the REPL at the bottom of the Neptyne sidebar.
Can I call APIs from Neptyne?
Yes, you can call any API and install any package, leveraging the full power of the web and Python tooling ecosystem. Neptyne works with APIs including OpenAI, Google Maps, and Bing. You can set secrets through the Neptyne menu to securely store API keys and use n.g.get_secret() in your code.
How do I get started with Neptyne?
Sign up for free and begin by connecting your spreadsheet. The easiest way to get started with the standalone version is to use docker with docker compose up -d. For Google Sheets integration, install the Neptyne GSheets Add-on from the marketplace, configure the server menu with the shared secret Neptyne prints when it starts, and enter a publicly accessible URL for your Neptyne instance.