Spreadsheets are great. I don't know any alternatives to spreadsheets, that does, what spreadsheets does, so well. And believe me, I have been searching for a long time.

That said, like any other tools, spreadsheets has it's perks and it's drawbacks. It's important to consider these drawbacks, when considering spreadsheets.

The people at Stencila have a very good take on this: https://stenci.la/blog/introducing-sheets/