Microsoft Excel AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Business Intelligence Tools

The best Business Intelligence alternative to Microsoft Excel is Tableau. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Sourcetable or CubeWeaver. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Excel and 11 are Business Intelligence Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Business Intelligence Tool alternatives to Microsoft Excel are IBM Cognos Insight, MODLR - The Corporate Performance Cloud, Dyntell Bi and Lio.

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  1. Tableau icon
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    Tableau helps the world’s largest organizations unleash the power of their most valuable assets: their data and their people.

    229 Tableau alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Comments about Tableau as an Alternative to Microsoft Excel
    Alex Cruger
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    Tableau - is a software that help you work with collected data: create charts and sheets. But it's product for IT teams only, because it's really hard to build anything without appropriate knowledge

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    • Some users think Tableau is a great Microsoft Excel alternative, some don't.

    • Tableau is the most popular commercial alternative to Microsoft Excel.

    • Tableau is Paid and ProprietaryMicrosoft Excel is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Sourcetable icon
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    Spreadsheet syncs with databases and business applications, enabling access to live business data, custom reporting, visualization, and analytics for various roles such as operators, marketers, analysts, and sales teams, including integrations with popular tools.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  3. CubeWeaver icon
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    CubeWeaver is a collaborative multidimensional spreadsheet software especially useful for financial planning, financial modelling, budgeting, reporting and what-if simulations.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    From business intelligence to financial performance and strategy management to analytics applications, Cognos software can provide what your organization needs to become top-performing and analytics-driven.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    MODLR is business modelling and planning software that provides everything needed to enable connected corporate modelling. Accessible from anywhere, simple to use, the platform empowers you to set your goals and execute better than ever.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft Office Excel
     
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    Comments about MODLR - The Corporate Performance Cloud as an Alternative to Microsoft Excel
    Eliza Harbor
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    MODLR offers a free modeller account

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Lizzie Hattesly
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    No user limit on Microsoft Excel. Accurate modeling. Stronger security limits.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • MODLR - The Corporate Performance Cloud is Freemium and ProprietaryMicrosoft Excel is Paid and Proprietary
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    Dyntell Bi, a smart business intelligence software designed for any sized business. Enter a robust visualization, analytics and prediction tool that was born from our ERP solution. Dyntell Bi takes your raw data and makes it come alive.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Lio icon
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    Be at ease when it comes to handling a large quantum of data with Lio business automation. With a vision to empower people to run their businesses smartly, Lio enables you to efficiently organize your business on your mobiles via intuitive solutions.

    95 Lio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. Vole Office icon
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    Vole Office suite includes Vole Word, Vole Excel, Vole Internet Expedition, Vole Windows Expedition, Vole Scheduler, Vole Diagram and Vole 4M Showroom, and is a single EXE portable software, can be used in a USB flash drive. Supports Windows7 and higher OS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Analytics sandbox for information workers to build models using natural business language to replace spreadmarts and shadow BI/data systems

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Discoverer is an ad-hoc query, reporting, analysis, and Web-publishing tool that empowers business users to gain immediate access to information from data marts, data warehouses, online transaction processing systems and Oracle E-Business Suite.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Row Zero icon
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    Row Zero is the world's fastest spreadsheet. It is a last mile analytics tool that enables business teams to open 1 billion row data sets, connect data warehouses, and collaborate.

    5 Row Zero alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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