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Is AppSheet Shutting Down?

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This photo shows AppSheet in the grave, while the rest of the Google Workspace apps have been receiving feature updates.

Introduction

AppSheet has gone more than two years without a meaningful feature update, leaving users to wonder whether Google is quietly abandoning its no-code platform.

The silence has turned into suspicion, and suspicion into a growing chorus of frustrated developers, admins, and businesses who built critical workflows on a product that suddenly feels frozen in time.

Background and what changed

AppSheet in Limbo

AppSheet arrived as Google's promise of a native, no‑code way to turn spreadsheets and cloud data into apps inside Google Workspace. For many organizations it was the easiest path to rapid automation without hiring engineers.

But the platform's momentum has stalled: community threads and the company's own 2026 Product Strategy Update confirm that engineering priorities have shifted toward stability and reliability, with new feature development now significantly reduced.

That prolonged drought of new features, fading community engagement, and months of silence before Google's I/O 2026 announcement has fueled fears that AppSheet is being quietly sidelined as Google shifts its focus to AI‑first products.

Key Factors Behind AppSheet Concerns:

Fewer new features: Development pace slowed, with priorities shifted to stability over innovation.
Reduced community engagement: Declining activity in forums and fewer touchpoints with users.
Long silence before I/O 2026: Months without updates fueled uncertainty about the platform’s future.
Shift to AI-first products: Google’s broader strategy appears to deprioritize AppSheet in favor of AI initiatives.

AppSheet 2026 Product Strategy Update Announcement

AppSheet 2026 sidelines innovation, leaving users with stability but fewer new features.

Community Uncertainty and Google’s Priorities

Google I/O 2026 Keynote Roadmap banner with abstract shapes and podium.

The official keynote roadmap banner for Google I/O 2026.

AppSheet’s Vanishing Roadmap

Stagnation in a fast-moving market. Two years without meaningful feature updates is an eternity in software. Customers worry that integrations, modern UI expectations, and AI-driven automation will outpace AppSheet’s roadmap.
Broken promises and poor communication. Longstanding community members point to repeated commitments that never materialized; the recent message reads as damage control rather than a confident plan.

Google I/O 2026 announcements including Gemini 3.5 Flash and Pro models.

Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini 3.5 Pro, Gemini Omni, Gemini Spark, Daily Brief, and Neural Expressive model.

Business risk for new adopters. Choosing a platform that isn’t evolving raises real questions about long-term viability, security updates, and the ability to attract developer talent.
Competitive pressure. Google is visibly shipping AI features across Maps, Docs, Gmail, Slides, Chat, and Calendar, making AppSheet’s silence more conspicuous.

Grid showing Google I/O 2026 features like Universal Cart and Gmail Live.

Universal Cart, Information Agents, Intelligent Search, Search Mini Apps, AI Mode and Gmail Live.

Omission from Google I/O 2026 keynote. The absence of AppSheet from Google’s flagship roadmap presentation was striking. The keynote spotlighted experimental AI apps, Gemini‑powered upgrades, and even gave Google Keep a mention with minor feature updates. Yet AppSheet was nowhere in the lineup, reinforcing the perception that it is no longer part of Google’s strategic narrative.

List of Google I/O 2026 updates including AI Inbox and Android XR Glasses.

Docs Live, AI Inbox, Google Keep, Android Halo, Antigravity 2.0, and Flow.

The frustration is not just about missing features. It’s about trust. AppSheet was once Google’s answer to the no-code revolution, a way for non-developers inside Workspace to build custom business apps without leaving Google Drive. But as Microsoft tightly integrated Power Apps with Teams and Office 365, Google’s attention drifted toward flashier AI experiments.

The omission of AppSheet from the Google I/O 2026 Keynote roadmap only deepens suspicions that the platform is being quietly sidelined. This silence leaves the community wondering whether they must confront the uncomfortable possibility that AppSheet is no longer part of Google’s long-term vision, and that customers should begin preparing accordingly.

Alternatives and competitors

Below is a concise comparison of the most relevant alternatives, focusing on attributes that matter when you're evaluating a no-code platform today:

Key trade-off: AppSheet's deepest competitive edge was always its native integration with Google Workspace. It reads from Sheets, writes to Drive, authenticates via Google Identity. For a small business already paying for Workspace, AppSheet was a frictionless add-on.

That is still true today. AppSheet remains available on every Workspace tier Business Starter, Standard, Plus, and Enterprise. If you open the Google Workspace admin console, AppSheet is right there, listed as a core service.

Alternatives and competitors

Below is a concise comparison of the most relevant alternatives, focusing on attributes that matter when you're evaluating a no-code platform today:

AppSheet users exploring contingency roadmap to other platforms

A Comprehensive Contingency Roadmap Infographic Mapping Out Viable Low-code And No-code Alternatives To AppSheet.

Possible Alternatives Beyond AppSheet

The alternatives are plentiful, but none are Google-native:

Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate) is the closest enterprise competitor, deeply tied to Azure and Microsoft 365. But migrating from Workspace to Microsoft is a heavy lift.
Zoho Creator offers a polished low-code experience within Zoho's ecosystem, but it's a poor fit for Google-centric organizations.
Bubble gives full-stack web app control, but lacks the spreadsheet-simple data model of AppSheet.
Glide is delightfully easy especially from Google Sheets but targets simpler internal tools, not complex enterprise logic.
FlutterFlow produces native mobile apps but requires more technical skill.

Each is a viable lifeboat. But none offers the seamless "built into Workspace" experience that made AppSheet attractive in the first place. For many existing customers, leaving AppSheet means rebuilding years of workflow automation from scratch a cost they'd rather not pay.

Why AppSheet Isn't Gone Yet

AppSheet isn’t going anywhere. As part of Google Workspace, it remains a core tool for building apps.

Let's be clear: AppSheet is not shutting down tomorrow. It remains a supported part of Google Workspace. Paying customers can still build and run apps. The servers are on.

But "supported" is not the same as "invested in." And when a Google platform goes two years without a meaningful update, while virtually every other Workspace product gets weekly AI enhancements, the message is unmistakable.

New customers should think twice. Existing customers should audit their dependency and sketch a contingency plan. And the entire no‑code community should demand what Google has refused to give: a clear, public, dated roadmap.

AppSheet today sits in an uneasy middle ground: alive inside Google Workspace, but deprioritized in terms of new features and community outreach. That reality leaves organizations with a hard choice: continue relying on the convenience of a Google-native tool and accept slower innovation, or move toward competitors that are sprinting ahead with AI‑driven innovation, while AppSheet lingers in the past.

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