# LibreOffice Calc, Microsoft Excel vs Apache OpenOffice Calc Comparison | | LibreOffice Calc | Microsoft Excel | Apache OpenOffice Calc | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.7 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 30 | 3,156 | 18 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (65.4% of reviews) | Mid-Market (34.7% of reviews) | Small-Business (77.8% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### LibreOffice Calc Pros: - Data Analysis (1 reviews) - Data Manipulation (1 reviews) ### Microsoft Excel Pros: - Ease of Use (134 reviews) - Data Analysis (89 reviews) Cons: - Formula Complexity (47 reviews) - Learning Curve (46 reviews) ### Apache OpenOffice Calc **Not enough data** --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | LibreOffice Calc | Microsoft Excel | Apache OpenOffice Calc | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.4 (21 reviews) | 9.4 (2628 reviews) | 8.5 (17 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.9 (22 reviews) | 8.7 (2674 reviews) | 8.6 (17 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | Not enough data | 9.3 (697 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Ease of Admin** | Not enough data | 8.9 (324 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Quality of Support** | 7.7 (16 reviews) | 8.7 (2104 reviews) | 6.2 (13 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | Not enough data | 9.2 (309 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 7.9 (22 reviews) | 8.9 (2534 reviews) | 6.6 (17 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### LibreOffice Calc #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Microsoft Excel #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Apache OpenOffice Calc #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Spreadsheets | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **LibreOffice Calc** | 8.1/10 | 20 | | **Microsoft Excel** | 9.0/10 | 1704 | | **Apache OpenOffice Calc** | 5.9/10 | 7 | #### Calculating | Feature | LibreOffice Calc | Microsoft Excel | Apache OpenOffice Calc | |---|---|---|---| | **Functions** | 8.7 (17 reviews) | 9.4 (1608 reviews) | 8.3 (7 reviews) | | **Auto Recalculation** | 9.0 (17 reviews) | 9.2 (1512 reviews) | 8.6 (6 reviews) | #### Insights | Feature | LibreOffice Calc | Microsoft Excel | Apache OpenOffice Calc | |---|---|---|---| | **Charts and Graphs** | 8.0 (17 reviews) | 9.1 (1539 reviews) | 6.1 (6 reviews) | | **Tables** | 8.5 (16 reviews) | 9.4 (1567 reviews) | 6.0 (7 reviews) | #### Editing | Feature | LibreOffice Calc | Microsoft Excel | Apache OpenOffice Calc | |---|---|---|---| | **Templates** | 7.7 (15 reviews) | 8.7 (1427 reviews) | 5.0 (6 reviews) | | **Collaborative Editing** | 5.0 (13 reviews) | 8.4 (1384 reviews) | 4.4 (6 reviews) | | **Filtering** | 8.8 (16 reviews) | 9.2 (1489 reviews) | 3.9 (6 reviews) | #### Functionality | Feature | LibreOffice Calc | Microsoft Excel | Apache OpenOffice Calc | |---|---|---|---| | **Addons** | 8.2 (13 reviews) | 8.7 (1280 reviews) | 3.3 (5 reviews) | | **Multi Device Functionality** | 6.8 (10 reviews) | 8.8 (1358 reviews) | 3.3 (5 reviews) | | **Importing and Exporting** | 8.6 (18 reviews) | 9.1 (1480 reviews) | 7.6 (7 reviews) | | **Autosave** | 9.5 (17 reviews) | 9.1 (1498 reviews) | 8.9 (6 reviews) | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Spreadsheets Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/spreadsheets) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | LibreOffice Calc | Microsoft Excel | Apache OpenOffice Calc | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 65.4% | 32.5% | 77.8% | | **Mid-Market** | 30.8% | 34.7% | 11.1% | | **Enterprise** | 3.8% | 32.8% | 11.1% | ### By Industry #### LibreOffice Calc - **Building Materials:** 11.5% - **Computer Software:** 11.5% - **Construction:** 7.7% - **Information Technology and Services:** 7.7% - **Education Management:** 7.7% - **Banking:** 3.8% - **Computer & Network Security:** 3.8% - **Consumer Services:** 3.8% - **Defense & Space:** 3.8% - **Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing:** 3.8% - **Other:** 34.6% #### Microsoft Excel - **Information Technology and Services:** 10.4% - **Computer Software:** 5.7% - **Accounting:** 4.8% - **Financial Services:** 3.9% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 3.8% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.4% - **Education Management:** 3.3% - **Higher Education:** 3.2% - **Construction:** 2.2% - **Retail:** 2.0% - **Other:** 57.4% #### Apache OpenOffice Calc - **Architecture & Planning:** 16.7% - **Internet:** 11.1% - **Information Technology and Services:** 11.1% - **Computer Software:** 11.1% - **Telecommunications:** 5.6% - **Staffing and Recruiting:** 5.6% - **Research:** 5.6% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 5.6% - **Human Resources:** 5.6% - 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Title: [What are some advanced techniques professionals are using in Microsoft Excel to analyze and visualize data?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-some-advanced-techniques-professionals-are-using-in-microsoft-excel-to-analyze-and-visualize-data) — 4 comments > **Top comment:** "Pivot tables and pivot charts. Conditional formatting. Remove duplicates. XLOOKUP. IFERROR. MATCH. COUNTBLANK. DAYS and NETWORKDAYS." - Title: [What is Microsoft Excel used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-microsoft-excel-used-for) — 3 comments, 4 upvotes > **Top comment:** "Microsoft excel is used to populate data in tables and make analysis and storage easier" - Title: [Which one of them is a feature of MS Excel?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-one-of-them-is-a-feature-of-ms-excel) — 3 comments, 2 upvotes > **Top comment:** "Conditional formatting, lookup, match, pivot tables, charts and graph, filter." - Title: [What is Microsoft Excel features?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-microsoft-excel-features) — 3 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Excel allows the user to create spreadsheets, charts, tables, etc. to transpose information into a quantifiable document." - Title: [Are there video tutorials to be shown to kids?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/are-there-video-tutorials-to-be-shown-to-kids) — 3 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "You can find some Excel training videos aimed at kids on YouTube. Here is a link to one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVYzls5xX_A" ### Apache OpenOffice Calc No discussions available for this product. --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/libreoffice-calc-vs-microsoft-excel-vs-apache-openoffice-calc)