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Users consistently praise the flexibility and powerful features of Microsoft Excel, highlighting its ability to efficiently manage and analyze large datasets. The intuitive interface and extensive formula library make it easy for both beginners and advanced users to perform complex calculations and create insightful reports. However, some users note that performance can lag with very large files or complex formulas.

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Yaqub R.
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Yaqub R.
Senior Audit Assistant
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.
"Freedom to Build Custom Workbooks for Any Project"
5/5
What do you like best about Microsoft Excel?

I like the freedom to create custom workbooks for different needs, such as wedding planning, personal budgeting, and work-related tables. It helps me organize information and present data in a way that’s easy to understand. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Excel?

There are occasional bugs, and there are too few options for adding photo content to my workbooks. On top of that, the design options are fairly limited. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Ayush G.
Product Solution Expert
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Versatile for Budgeting, Charts, and Project Tracking"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Microsoft Excel?

In case of my corporate experience every feature is useful to me, no matter if i have to do basic costing calculations, making the budget for hundreds of brands, Charts/graphs for presentations, Data formatting for duplicity, Gant Charts for yearly training schedules, 90 days project management, Pivots & Vlookups for data summarization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Excel?

There is only one i believe when you've got a number of subsheets in a single file it sometimes gets laggy Or when there is large number of data in a single sheet. I think there should be some active optimization to control this hazzle. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Shagufta S.
SS
Shagufta S.
Software Tester
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Powerful Data Organization and Analysis Tool"
5/5
What do you like best about Microsoft Excel?

Microsoft Excel is its versatility and reliability across both industry and academic use cases. With over three years of experience in software testing and three years as a CSE researcher, I have consistently used Excel for test case management, defect tracking, data validation, and reporting, as well as for research data analysis, preprocessing, and visualization.

Excel’s powerful features such as pivot tables, advanced formulas, conditional formatting, and data validation make it extremely effective for analyzing large datasets and identifying patterns or anomalies. From a testing perspective, it helps in maintaining structured test documentation and generating clear reports for stakeholders. From a research standpoint, it serves as a quick and efficient tool for exploratory data analysis before moving to advanced tools.

Overall, Excel strikes a perfect balance between ease of use and analytical power, making it an indispensable tool for professionals across domains. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Excel?

One limitation of Microsoft Excel is that it can become slow and less efficient when handling very large datasets, and it lacks advanced automation and version control features compared to specialized data analysis tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Alexis K.
Accounting Assistant
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Accessible and Popular"
4/5
What do you like best about Microsoft Excel?

Microsoft Excel is easily accessible for the user and widely popular, making that convenient for the end user. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Excel?

There are so many great functions in Excel, but it's not the easiest to find them. I took a detailed course in college on how to get the most out of Excel, and it was all information you could have never really managed to put together yourself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mike W.
MW
Mike W.
QA/RA Team Lead
Medical Devices
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Essential for Budgets and Planning with Excel"
5/5
What do you like best about Microsoft Excel?

Microsoft Excel is essential to any business or person needing to organize their lives, especially financially. It's easy to create a monthly budget, marketing budget, create a go to market or project plan with Gannt charts generated for you. These are what I like best about Microsoft Excel. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Excel?

I wish Microsoft Copilot integrated better with it. I have a feeling it's coming, but Microsoft is refining it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mustafa H.
MH
Mustafa H.
Branch operation officer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Excel: Powerful Financial Analysis with Pivot Tables and XLOOKUP"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Microsoft Excel?

Excel is incredibly powerful for financial analysis. I especially value Pivot Tables and the XLOOKUP function, which help me analyze corporate credit data and market trends with high accuracy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Excel?

It can be slow when processing very large datasets with complex formulas. Also, sometimes the mobile version is limited compared to the desktop experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Civil Engineering
CC
Verified User in Civil Engineering
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Powerful Data Analysis and Formulas Made Easy in Microsoft Excel"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Microsoft Excel?

Microsoft Excel is powerful data analyzing tool, It helps to manage large amount of data with an ease.It is very helpful with it's formulas for most complicated calculations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Excel?

One drawback of Microsoft Excel is that large or complex spreadsheets can become difficult to manage and may slow down performance. Collaboration is not always as seamless as in some cloud-based tools, and advanced features often require significant training to use effectively. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aman G.
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Aman G.
Senior Customer Support Representative
Health, Wellness and Fitness
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Powerful Data Analysis and Reporting with Excel"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Microsoft Excel?

I use Microsoft Excel daily in a professional work environment for operational and reporting tasks. It helps me organize large volumes of data, track performance metrics, and generate structured reports. I regularly work with formulas such as VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, IF conditions, filters, and Pivot Tables to analyze data accurately and efficiently, which saves time and improves data reliability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Excel?

When working with very large datasets, performance can sometimes slow down, especially if multiple formulas or pivot tables are used. Advanced features like macros and complex formulas also require time and practice to learn, which may be challenging for new or non‑technical users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Adarsh P.
AP
Adarsh P.
Business Data Analyst
Consulting
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Excel Makes Data Analysis Easy with Powerful Lookups, Charts, and Macros"
5/5
What do you like best about Microsoft Excel?

It’s so easy to do data analysis in Excel. I love its features for lookups, sorting, and creating charts, and the macros are amazing too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Excel?

Sometimes it’s a bit of a bummer that Excel has a limit on how many data rows you can have. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Sushil G.
SBDR
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Excel Made Easy with Powerful Calculations"
5/5
What do you like best about Microsoft Excel?

We can work on Excel in the easiest way, with good calculations, and more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Excel?

There is no AI integrated. If someone doesn’t have strong Excel knowledge, they have to Google Excel formulas and calculations, which I don’t like. In my experience, only finance folks can work better with Excel, so it feels less friendly for everyone else. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Time to Implement

2 months

Return on Investment

13 months

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