Directify vs SheetAny A SheetAny alternative built for directory websites

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SheetAny is a genuinely good Google-Sheets-to-website tool. They have 25+ templates spanning blogs, directories, job boards, affiliate sites, and more — and they ship features quickly. So why are you here?

Almost certainly: you've hit one of the limits of the Sheets-as-database model. Common ones include — paid submissions (SheetAny still has Payment marked "SOON" on its pricing page as of May 2026), typed custom fields with validation, an admin moderation UI for incoming submissions, or just the realisation that everything you put in a public Google Sheet is reachable to anyone with the URL. Directify is the database-driven SheetAny alternative built specifically for those cases.

If your directory is small, your data already lives in Sheets, and you mostly need to publish it — SheetAny is excellent and cheaper at the entry tier ($14/mo monthly, $9/mo yearly). If your project is shaped like a real directory with submissions and monetisation, you'll save weeks of waiting and workarounds by starting on a tool built for that job today.

What SheetAny actually is in 2026

SheetAny is a "Google Sheets to Website in minutes" builder. You connect a sheet, the rows become listings, and the columns become listing fields. That model is simple and familiar — and SheetAny has built a respectable feature surface around it: 25+ templates, free SSL/CDN, custom domains across tiers, Google Analytics + Tag Manager integration, an embed-via-iframe option, and (notably) a content submission form so visitors can add to your sheet without you stitching together Tally + Make.

The verified 2026 monthly pricing is straightforward:

• Basic — $14/mo ($9/mo yearly): 1 custom domain, SEO, search/filters/sorting, email collection, password protection, remove branding.
• Premium — $29/mo ($19/mo yearly): adds 4 custom domains and Workspace (team collaboration).
• Business — $49/mo ($39/mo yearly, Most Popular): adds 10 custom domains, AI auto-generate Blog, and Payment (SOON).
• Enterprise — $99/mo ($69/mo yearly): adds 100 custom domains, Webhook and API, and Multi-platform publish (SOON).
• Agency Pro Lifetime — $1,199 one-time (limited spots): everything in Enterprise plus unlimited domains and workspaces, plus priority support.

Yearly billing saves a real 40% off the monthly rate — one of the more generous yearly discounts in this space.

A few things worth flagging from a directory-builder perspective:

1. Payments are not live yet. The "Payment" feature is marked "SOON" on both the Business and Enterprise tiers. If you need paid submissions or featured-listing upgrades today, this is a blocker.
2. API and webhooks are gated to Enterprise. $99/mo (or $69/mo yearly) before you can integrate programmatically.
3. Custom fields are spreadsheet columns. Whatever you put in column headers becomes a field, but there's no typing, validation, or upload-image-as-field-type. Everything is a string.
4. Public submissions go to the Sheet directly. There's a content submission form, but it appends rows to your sheet rather than creating moderated database records. You'd review submissions by reading the sheet, which works at small scale but doesn't scale to a moderated marketplace.

None of those are dealbreakers if your project doesn't need those features. They are dealbreakers if it does.

Where Directify is the right call

Directify uses a real database, and the directory primitives are first-class. Concretely:

• Typed custom fields. A cuisine field is an enum of values you defined. A website field validates as a URL. An opening_hours field is a repeater of { day, open, close } rows. None of those exist as native types in a spreadsheet.
• Paid submissions are live today. Stripe or Creem keys plus a price are all that's needed. The submission form becomes a checkout. Featured-listing upgrades and recurring submissions all live in the same flow — no waiting for "SOON".
• Public submissions with moderation. Visitor submissions create database records (not sheet rows) with a moderation queue, approval workflow, and email notifications.
• API and webhooks at the Growth tier ($69/mo, or $57/mo yearly). Cheaper than SheetAny's Enterprise gate.
• Real database. Browsing, filtering, and search performance stays good past 50,000 listings. Your data lives in our database; you can export it as CSV any time.
• Twelve+ ready-made directory templates including real-estate, restaurants, jobs, events, SaaS tools, podcasts, and events.

If your reaction to that list is "I don't need most of that," SheetAny is genuinely cheaper and the better fit. If your reaction is "I'm going to need at least three of those," Directify will save you the workarounds.

Where SheetAny is the right call

I want to be specific so this is actually useful, not generic.

You should pick SheetAny over Directify if:

• Your team already lives in Google Sheets and you want editing to stay there.
• The dataset is small and mostly stable — under ~500 rows that get updated occasionally, not constantly.
• You don't need paid submissions today and you're fine waiting for SheetAny's "SOON" Payment feature.
• You don't need typed fields with validation — you're happy with strings everywhere.
• The lifetime deal at $1,199 is a meaningful savings for your situation. SheetAny doesn't subscribe-at-life; you can buy out forever, which Directify doesn't offer.
• You're building multiple small projects (a blog, a job board, a portfolio) where SheetAny's wider template surface beats Directify's directory-focus.

In any of those scenarios, paying $39/mo for Directify Professional is overkill, and SheetAny earns the win on price, simplicity, and breadth of templates.

On total cost — the real comparison

Both platforms have similar entry-level pricing on monthly billing — $12 Directify Starter vs $14 SheetAny Basic. Yearly is where SheetAny's 40% discount actually outpaces Directify's 17% (Starter $10/mo yearly vs SheetAny Basic $9/mo yearly).

The framing that actually matters is what does the bill look like once you've added everything a real directory needs?

For a directory with 500+ listings, paid submissions, ads, and API access:

• SheetAny route: Enterprise ($99/mo monthly, $69/mo yearly) for API + webhook access. Wait for the Payment feature to ship out of "SOON" status, OR bolt on Stripe Payment Links manually outside the listing flow. Use the content submission form, then manually moderate by reviewing sheet rows.
• Directify route: Growth plan ($69/mo monthly, $57/mo yearly) gets you API, webhooks, AI content generation, and live paid submissions tied to listings, and a moderation UI.

At the comparable tier (Growth $69 vs Enterprise $99), Directify is cheaper and the paid-submission feature is actually working.

On the lifetime deal

The Agency Pro Lifetime at $1,199 is a real differentiator if you fit the agency-managing-many-sites profile. For a single directory under your control, the math is:

• $1,199 LTD ÷ $69/mo (Enterprise yearly) ≈ 17 months to break even
• $1,199 ÷ $39/mo (Business yearly) ≈ 31 months to break even

If you'll run the directory for 3+ years, the LTD beats Business yearly even on subscription cost. The trade-off: you're locked into SheetAny's product direction. If "Payment" never ships, or pivots, you're stuck.

Directify doesn't have a comparable LTD today. We're a subscription-first product. That's a real point against us if LTDs are non-negotiable for you.

Migration: typical path from SheetAny to Directify

If you have an existing SheetAny site and want to evaluate Directify:

1. Export your sheet to CSV via File → Download → Comma-separated values.
2. Spin up a Directify free trial and import the CSV. The import preview lets you map columns to fields before committing.
3. Replace text columns with typed fields where it helps — cuisine to enum, hours to repeater, photo URL to image upload. This is the moment your data structure gets cleaned up.
4. Plug in Stripe or Creem if you want paid submissions live from day one.
5. Repoint your custom domain at Directify when you're ready.

In our experience the entire migration takes an afternoon for most projects. The longest part is choosing field types — because for the first time you're describing your data accurately, instead of compressing it into spreadsheet columns.

Final recommendation: is Directify the right SheetAny alternative for you?

SheetAny is a strong tool for "publish a Google Sheet as a website." It has a real product, an active roadmap, and pricing that's competitive at every tier. If your project fits its shape — small, stable, Sheets-native — it earns the recommendation.

Directify is the right tool for projects shaped like real directories — typed fields, live paid submissions, moderation, monetisation. Where SheetAny is catching up with "Payment SOON" features and gating webhooks behind $99/mo, Directify ships those today on cheaper tiers.

If you're not sure: start a Directify free trial below. The CSV import makes coming from SheetAny straightforward. If after seven days you'd rather be on a Sheet-based tool, you've lost nothing — and the SheetAny lifetime deal will still be there when you decide.