Microsoft Excel Alternatives

Microsoft Excel is described as 'Part of the Microsoft 365 Copilot, is Microsoft's spreadsheet application. With the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface, rich data visualization, pivot table views, and professional-looking charts are easier to create' and is a leading Spreadsheet app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Excel for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Linux, SaaS and Mac apps. The best Microsoft Excel alternative is LibreOffice - Calc, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Microsoft Excel are ONLYOFFICE, Google Sheets, Apache OpenOffice and Proton Sheets.

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Microsoft Excel alternatives are mainly Spreadsheet Apps, but if you're looking for Team Collaboration Tools or Office Suites you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free, Open Source, Android + Free, Linux, Android, iPad and Windows + Free. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Microsoft Excel.
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  1. Tableau icon
     63 likes

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

    236 Tableau alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Tableau vs Microsoft Excel Comments
    Alex Cruger
    Negative
    1

    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

    • Tableau is Paid and ProprietaryMicrosoft Excel is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. IronCalc icon
     8 likes

    The democratization of spreadsheets. Empowering everyone with advanced, open-source spreadsheet solutions.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. EtherCalc icon
     48 likes

    EtherCalc is a web spreadsheet. Your data is saved on the web, and people can edit the same document at the same time. Everybody's changes are instantly reflected on all screens. Work together on inventories, survey forms, list management, brainstorming sessions and more!

    63 EtherCalc alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Sandstorm
     
  4. fxSolver icon
     60 likes

    Online math solver, equation editor and database, graphing calculator and science/engineering problem helper.

    152 fxSolver alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. PlanMaker icon
     15 likes

    PlanMaker is a Microsoft Excel-compatible spreadsheet, part of SoftMaker FreeOffice, that opens all your Excel workbooks directly and gives you many time-saving features.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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    PlanMaker vs Microsoft Excel Comments
    Saša
    Positive
    1

    Quick software with low memory usage perfect for older PC

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Extremely quick software, very fast start-up times, very good responsiveness, high compatibility to to Excel, indeed much higher than Calc. And additionally it is priced very reasonably!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    philippelhostis94
    Positive
    -2

    it's free with lot of features from Excel, what else ?

    • PlanMaker is Freemium and ProprietaryMicrosoft Excel is Paid and Proprietary
    • PlanMaker is LightweightMicrosoft Excel is not according to our users
  6. NeoOffice icon
     47 likes

    NeoOffice is an office suite for Mac that is based on OpenOffice and LibreOffice. With NeoOffice, you can view, edit, and save OpenOffice documents, LibreOffice documents, and simple Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents.

    52 NeoOffice alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Zoho Sheet icon
     17 likes

    Experience collaborative spreadsheets featuring real-time editing, AI-assisted analysis with over 350 functions, data automation tools, and seamless integration with over 1,000 apps. Enhanced security settings, a robust audit trail, and advanced visualization options cater to diverse data analysis needs.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  8. SmoothCSV icon
     6 likes

    SmoothCSV is a powerful, feature-rich CSV editor designed for speed and efficiency, making it an excellent alternative to traditional spreadsheet software for handling CSV files. It is built for macOS and Windows, with a Linux version on the way.

    23 SmoothCSV alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Gigasheet icon
     1 like

    The big data spreadsheet that requires no coding skills.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  10. Calcpad icon
     10 likes

    Calcpad is a lightweight mathematical platform for cloud and desktop. It parses simple text scripts and converts them into professional Html reports. Supports complex numbers, variables, functions, graphing, units and numerical methods.

    45 Calcpad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  11. Causal icon
     3 likes

    Build models effortlessly and share them with interactive, visual dashboards that everyone will understand.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  12. Canva Sheets icon
     2 likes

    Canva Sheets revolutionizes spreadsheets by integrating visual-first design, AI-driven data insights, and real-time collaboration within Canva's Visual Suite. Users can import CSV data, utilize Magic Features like Charts and Formulas, and enable cloud syncing for seamless access, creating compelling content.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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