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, Linux, Android, Android + Free, Windows + Free and iPad. 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. Sheetster icon
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    Sheetster is a web-based spreadsheet (i.e. Excel) editing, viewing and sharing tool. Upload your spreadsheets (or create new ones), edit spreadsheets in Excel-like interface, and securely share them with others (friends, coworkers, family, etc).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  2. mtCellEdit icon
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    mtCellEdit is a lightweight spreadsheet program. It is a small, no frills program which is designed to handle simple day to day spreadsheet tasks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Parabola enables non-technical users to work with their data as effectively as an engineer without needing spreadsheets or code. Save time by automating previously manual work, and find new, revenue generating ways to use your data.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Pry is finance for founders. Instead of using Excel, founders and business owners can use Pry to manage their budget, expenses, hiring plan, and cash runway.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  5. Excel Easy icon
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    We offer an easy to follow and fully illustrated Excel tutorial + 300 examples. The tutorial is divided into 5 sections (Introduction, Basics, Functions, Data Analysis and VBA). The 6th section called "300 Examples" explains everything in more detail.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. TreeTime icon
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    TreeTime lets you organize notes, tasks, and projects using linked hierarchical trees. Perform recursive calculations on your data and explore your information visually through a lightweight, view-only local web interface — all while keeping your data private and portable.

    123 TreeTime alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
     
  7. Matrify icon
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    Matrify is the middle way between spreadsheets and industry-specific software. Use Matrify to work on tables and lists with your team, e. g. for to-do lists, contacts, customers (CRM), inventory, licenses, real estates or tracking of issues, software requirements and software...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. GS-Calc icon
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    GS-Calc is a full featured, 32-million row spreadsheet with unique capabilities for processing big data sets. You can edit large CSV files with millions of rows, build complex data models, transform, publish multi-gigabyte data sets.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Baselance icon
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    Baselance — a new way to store contacts and portfolios of creative talent. The service is aimed at those, who work closely with a lot of creative specialists and need to store their contact data in a visual and easily accessible way.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  11. Dryrun icon
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    Let Dryrun forecast your cash flow & sales so you can model 'what ifs' in your business & make the right moves.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. Plika FP&A icon
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    Plika is a Cloud Financial Planning & Analysis solution created by and for Corporate Finance professionals

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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