readxl Alternatives

readxl is described as 'The readxl package makes it easy to get data out of Excel and into R. Compared to many of the existing packages (e.g. gdata, xlsx, xlsReadWrite) readxl has no external dependencies, so it’s easy to install and use on all operating systems' and is a Spreadsheet app in the office & productivity category. There are seven alternatives to readxl for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Microsoft Excel and BSD apps. The best readxl alternative is Business Functions, which is free. Other great apps like readxl are Someka Excel Solutions, LibXL, libxls and XLSX I/O.

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The readxl package makes it easy to get data out of Excel and into R. Compared to many of the existing packages (e.g....

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readxl alternatives page was last updated Mar 2, 2025
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    Business Functions is a function library for Microsoft Excel that's been around since 2002.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Microsoft Office Excel

    Business Functions Features

    1.  Excel Add-in

    Business Functions VS readxl

     
    • Business Functions is the most popular Windows alternative to readxl.

    • Business Functions is the most popular free alternative to readxl.

    • Business Functions is Free and Proprietaryreadxl is Free and Open Source
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    Someka Excel Solutions provides a wide range of ready-to-use Excel spreadsheet templates for personal, home and business needs.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Microsoft Office Excel

    Someka Excel Solutions VS readxl

     
    • Someka Excel Solutions is the most popular Mac alternative to readxl.

    • Someka Excel Solutions is Freemium and Proprietaryreadxl is Free and Open Source
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    LibXL is a library that can read and write Excel files. It doesn't require Microsoft Excel and .NET framework, combines an easy to use and powerful features.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone

    LibXL Features

    1.  Data visualization

    LibXL VS readxl

     
    • LibXL is the most popular iPhone & Linux alternative to readxl.

    • LibXL is the most popular commercial alternative to readxl.

    • LibXL is Paid and Proprietaryreadxl is Free and Open Source
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    libxls, a C library for reading Excel files in the nasty old binary OLE format, plus a command-line tool for converting XLS to CSV (named, appropriately enough, xls2csv).

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux

    libxls VS readxl

     
    • libxls is the most popular Open Source alternative to readxl.

    • libxls is Free and Open Sourcereadxl is also Free and Open Source
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    XLSX I/O aims to provide a C library for reading and writing .xlsx files. The .xlsx file format is the native format used by Microsoft(R) Excel(TM) since version 2007.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    XLSX I/O VS readxl

     
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    Libxlsxwriter is a C library that can be used to write text, numbers, formulas and hyperlinks to multiple worksheets in an Excel 2007+ XLSX file. It supports features such as:

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD

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    Excelize is a library written in pure Go providing a set of functions that allow you to write to and read from XLAM / XLSM / XLSX / XLTM / XLTX files. Supports reading and writing spreadsheet documents generated by Microsoft Excel™ 2007 and later.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

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

    Excelize Features

    1.  Golang
    2.  Data science

    Excelize VS readxl

     
    • Excelize is the most popular Web-based, SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to readxl.

    • Excelize is Free and Open Sourcereadxl is also Free and Open Source
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