Univer

What Univer does

Univer, operated by China-domiciled DreamNum Co., Ltd., builds an AI-native, full-stack isomorphic office suite whose core product is a self-developed spreadsheet engine and SDK designed specifically so AI agents can directly invoke computational logic (formulas, ranges, pivots, charts) without UI interactions. The platform spans three components — Univer Sheets, Univer Docs, and Univer Slides — delivered via a microkernel + 100+ plugin architecture, a custom Canvas2D rendering engine supporting up to 6 million cells at 50-60 FPS, a Headless Node.js mode for server-side processing, and a Git-style commit/review/rollback model for agent-driven changes. The engine supports 500+ formulas with real execution, conditional formatting, data validation, permissions, charts, pivot tables, real-time collaboration for 200+ concurrent users, and full xlsx/docx import/export.

The open-source core (Univer OSS, Apache 2.0) has accumulated 13k+ GitHub stars and is distributed via npm/pnpm/yarn/bun and GitHub, targeting software developers who embed office productivity into their own applications. Univer Pro is the commercial extension sold under an annual subscription license with a 30-day free trial, adding enterprise features (collaboration, import/export, printing, server-backed capabilities, Docker/Helm deployment). A consumer-facing product, Capalyze, has reached 100,000+ global users. Named enterprise customers span Novartis, Samsung, Bilibili, Farben, Ping An Bank, Digital Horsepower, and a TIC service provider that migrated 80 million form templates.

The company's go-to-market is product-led and developer-first, monetizing through Pro licensing to enterprise and OEM/embedded customers; the company is privately held, was founded by former Feishu spreadsheet tech lead Liu Yang, and has raised approximately 2 million RMB in seed funding from individual investors (February 2026) against a headcount of 11-50 employees.

Name

Univer

Legal name

DreamNum Co., Ltd.

Website

https://univer.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Office Productivity SDK / Spreadsheet Software Development Kit

NAICS

Software Publishers (51321)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Document Creation & Office Suites (BPAMAMAD)

Keywords

• Spreadsheet SDK
• Office productivity software
• AI agent platform
• Embedded office suite
• Document automation SDK

Headquarters

HQ city

Shanghai

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Univer Pro Commercial License: Univer Pro extends the open-source version with enterprise-grade features requiring a commercial license. Features such as collaboration, import/export, and printing require Pro licensing. The Pro version includes server-backed capabilities with licensing and usage limits (watermark, import size, collaboration quotas without license). Pricing includes a 30-day free trial.
2. Seed Round Financing: The company secured millions of RMB in seed round financing from individual investors to support product development and growth.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Univer provides an AI-native, full-stack isomorphic office suite SDK for creating and editing spreadsheets, documents, and presentations on both web and server environments. The company sells a self-developed proprietary spreadsheet engine (no Excel/LibreOffice/cloud dependency) in two editions: Univer OSS — a free, Apache 2.0-licensed open-source SDK with 13k+ GitHub stars — and Univer Pro — a commercially licensed extension adding real-time collaboration, import/export, printing, advanced formula engine, and server-backed capabilities. The underlying engine also powers Capalyze, the company's consumer-facing spreadsheet product with over 100,000 global C-end users.

Product overview

Univer is an AI-native, open-source office suite organized as a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core open-source platform (Univer OSS) provides a full-stack, isomorphic office suite built on a microkernel + plugin architecture, encompassing three primary components: Univer Sheets (spreadsheet), Univer Docs (rich text document editor), and Univer Slides (presentation editor). Built-in features include 500+ formulas, real formula execution, Canvas2D rendering for up to 6M cells, conditional formatting, data validation, permissions, charts, and pivot tables. Univer Pro extends the open-source platform with enterprise-grade commercial features including real-time collaboration (200+ concurrent users), import/export, print/PDF, advanced formula engine, sparklines, shapes, and edit history — licensed under the Univer Commercial License. The Facade API provides a simplified JavaScript/TypeScript SDK layer wrapping the core SDK for easier developer integration. Univer MCP enables AI agent connectivity via the Model Context Protocol. The consumer product Capalyze leverages the underlying Univer engine and has accumulated 100,000+ global C-end users. Univer is designed specifically for AI agent workflows, with agents working directly on formulas, ranges, pivots, and charts using a Git-style commit review model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Univer OSS: Open-source spreadsheet SDK with 13k+ GitHub stars, providing APIs for spreadsheets, documents, and slides.
• Univer Pro

Products and services

• Univer OSS Open-source, full-stack isomorphic office suite SDK providing spreadsheet, document, and presentation capabilities with a microkernel + plugin architecture. Free for personal and commercial use under Apache 2.0. Targets software developers who need to embed office productivity into their own web and server applications without relying on Excel, LibreOffice, or cloud services.
• Univer Pro Commercial extension of Univer OSS providing enterprise-grade features including real-time collaboration via OT algorithm for 200+ concurrent users, xlsx/docx import/export, print/PDF, advanced formula engine, pivot tables, sparklines, charts, shapes, and edit history under the Univer Commercial License with a 30-day free trial. Targeted at enterprises embedding Univer into production platforms.
• Capalyze Consumer-facing AI-powered spreadsheet product for personal productivity, data analysis, weekly reporting, and budget management. Built on top of the Univer engine and has accumulated over 100,000 global consumer users.
• Univer MCP A Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration distributed via the dream-num/univer-mcp GitHub repository, enabling AI agents to interact with Univer's spreadsheet, document, and presentation capabilities via the MCP standard.
• Univer CLI Skills CLI toolset that deploys Univer skills to AI agents. Distributed via `npx -y skills add dream-num/skills`, providing a sample workbook workflow for AI agents to open, explore, and interact with Univer spreadsheets.
• Facade API Simplified, developer-friendly JavaScript/TypeScript API layer wrapping the Univer SDK. Provides classes for workbook, worksheet, range, selection, formula, chart, collaboration, data validation, permission, filter, and more, plus events and builder patterns. Distributed via @univerjs/presets and individual plugin npm packages.

Quantifiable outcome

• 68.86% accuracy on SpreadsheetBench (December 2025), ranking #1, surpassing ChatGPT Agent and Excel Copilot
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration17 records

AI capability8 records

Feature12 records

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• OnlyOffice: Provides an open-source and commercially licensed office productivity suite (sheets, docs, slides) with embeddable components for developers — the closest analog to Univer OSS plus Pro in product scope and SDK-based distribution.
• Handsontable: A JavaScript/TypeScript data-grid SDK widely used by developers to embed spreadsheet-like editing in web apps; competes head-on with Univer for developer mindshare in the embeddable spreadsheet engine category.
• Rows.com: A modern, AI-enabled spreadsheet platform targeting business teams with collaborative, programmable spreadsheets — overlapping Univer's positioning on AI-native, shareable, embeddable spreadsheet experiences.
• GrapeCity (SpreadJS): SpreadJS is a JavaScript spreadsheet component/SDK marketed to enterprise developers for embedding Excel-like spreadsheet functionality in web applications — directly competing with Univer Sheets for the same OEM/embed use case.

Broad incumbents

• WPS Office: Kingsoft's WPS Office is a major Chinese office suite (sheets, docs, slides) with enterprise distribution and AI features — directly comparable to Univer's spreadsheet-centric, China-rooted office strategy.
• Feishu / Lark: ByteDance's enterprise collaboration suite with native spreadsheets, docs, and AI — Univer's founder led Feishu's spreadsheet effort, making it the most direct incumbent comparable in scope and AI ambitions.
• Zoho Sheet: Part of Zoho's broader office/cloud productivity suite with collaborative spreadsheets and AI features — competes at the spreadsheet application layer with broader suite and installed-base advantages.
• Microsoft Excel: The dominant spreadsheet application used inside enterprises globally; Excel Copilot (Agent Mode) is the primary AI-embedded incumbent benchmark that Univer measured itself against on SpreadsheetBench.
• Google Sheets: Google's cloud-native spreadsheet with AI features via Gemini and unmatched SaaS distribution — sets the bar for collaboration scale and AI ergonomics that Univer's OT-backed collaboration and AI agents compete against.

Emerging players

• Quadratic: An AI-native spreadsheet canvas for technical users combining Python, SQL, and AI inside the spreadsheet — emerging peer with a similar 'AI-first spreadsheet' positioning but with a self-hosted canvas rather than an SDK model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/univerhq
• GitHubgithub.com/dream-num/univer
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@dreamNum

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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