spout
The premium Open Source alternative to LibXL
🎯 Best for:PHP applications needing to export or import massive datasets without crashing.
What is spout?
Replaces memory-heavy PHP spreadsheet libraries with a streaming approach. Processes millions of rows with minimal RAM usage by avoiding DOM-style parsing.
Tech Stack
PHPAutomation & Workflow
Why spout?
- • Extremely low memory footprint
- • Fastest PHP implementation
- • Simple, fluent API
Limitations
- • No cell formatting support
- • Cannot modify existing files
- • No support for charts
3/5/2026
Last Update
643
Forks
47
Issues
Apache-2.0
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on LibXL)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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