Best Format for Spreadsheet Data Export

CSV is a pragmatic default for tabular spreadsheet exports.

Recommended Default

CSV (Document)

CSV is universally importable by BI tools, spreadsheets, and ETL jobs.

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Alternatives

JSON (Document)

Files: 21

Use JSON where nested structure or schema metadata is required.

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TSV (Document)

Files: 9

Use TSV when comma collisions are frequent in raw values.

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CSV vs JSON

Contrast flat tabular CSV with structured JSON for data interchange.

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