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At a Glance
GNU Emacs
GNU Emacs
Star Rating
(83)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (45.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel
Star Rating
(3,007)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (34.4% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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GNU Emacs vs Microsoft Excel

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Microsoft Excel easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Microsoft Excel overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Microsoft Excel meets the needs of their business better than GNU Emacs.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Microsoft Excel is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft Excel over GNU Emacs.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
GNU Emacs
No pricing available
Microsoft Excel
No pricing available
Free Trial
GNU Emacs
No trial information available
Microsoft Excel
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
74
9.4
2,493
Ease of Use
6.1
75
8.6
2,528
Ease of Setup
5.5
17
9.2
554
Ease of Admin
6.8
16
8.9
310
Quality of Support
7.9
59
8.7
1,989
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.8
9
9.2
295
Product Direction (% positive)
7.9
72
8.9
2,414
Features by Category
8.9
7
Not enough data
Coding
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
Editing
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
Functionality
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
1,548
Calculating
Not enough data
9.4
1479
Not enough data
9.2
1456
Insights
Not enough data
9.1
1455
Not enough data
9.4
1466
Editing
Not enough data
8.7
1385
Not enough data
8.4
1344
Not enough data
9.2
1423
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
1255
Not enough data
8.8
1327
Not enough data
9.1
1415
Not enough data
9.1
1441
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
GNU Emacs
GNU Emacs
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel
GNU Emacs and Microsoft Excel share no categories
Unique Categories
GNU Emacs
GNU Emacs is categorized as Text Editor
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel is categorized as Spreadsheets
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
GNU Emacs
GNU Emacs
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
45.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
31.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
22.9%
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
32.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
34.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
33.4%
Reviewers' Industry
GNU Emacs
GNU Emacs
Computer Software
31.3%
Information Technology and Services
18.1%
Research
7.2%
Internet
6.0%
Higher Education
6.0%
Other
31.3%
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel
Information Technology and Services
10.3%
Computer Software
5.6%
Accounting
4.7%
Marketing and Advertising
4.0%
Financial Services
3.9%
Other
71.5%
Alternatives
GNU Emacs
GNU Emacs Alternatives
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
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Notepad++
Notepad++
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Sublime Text
Sublime Text
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gedit
gEdit
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Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel Alternatives
Quip
Quip
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Apple Numbers
Apple Numbers
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Zoho Sheet
Zoho Sheet
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Google Workspace
Google Workspace
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Discussions
GNU Emacs
GNU Emacs Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
GNU Emacs has no discussions with answers
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel Discussions
What are some advanced techniques professionals are using in Microsoft Excel to analyze and visualize data?
4 Comments
Vibhav B.
VB
In my opinion professionals are using advanced Excel techniques like Power Query and Power Pivot for data cleaning, modeling, and handling big datasets or...Read more
Are there video tutorials to be shown to kids?
3 Comments
Barth M.
BM
I don't think Excel is suitable for people at such a young age, but if you want your child to develop, you should look into counting worksheets 1-10...Read more
What is Microsoft Excel features?
3 Comments
Alexei S.
AS
Excel allows the user to create spreadsheets, charts, tables, etc. to transpose information into a quantifiable document.Read more