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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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cesar s.
CS
cesar s.
Supervisor
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Streamlined Business Reporting with Fast, Easy Data Access"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Microsoft Excel?

It helps streamline reports for our business, making data easy to view and quick to access. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Excel?

Fórmulas could be easier to access from a toolbar, which would make it simpler to read and work with the data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Renewables & Environment
UR
Verified User in Renewables & Environment
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Powerful Data Analysis and Dashboards with Microsoft Excel"
5/5
What do you like best about Microsoft Excel?

Microsoft excel is very powerful in managing, analyzing large data with it various functions, formulas, etc. Excel Dashboard gives quick insights for any large and complex data using various features. Data visualization is easy with graphs, pivot tables. Solar power plant Daily generation report , cleaning schedule , and other files updating is easy with microsoft excel. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Excel?

Advanced features like complex formula's, pivot tables difficult to use without proper knowledge and training. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

rahul m.
RM
rahul m.
Business Leader- Operations and Sales
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Scalable, Comprehensive, and Constantly Improving with Great Power BI Integration"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Microsoft Excel?

It is scalable, comprehensive, and can be integrated with various other platforms like Power BI. It also keeps updating itself, so it continues to improve over time and become a better version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Excel?

It uses a lot of RAM and makes my system a bit slow. Also, the online Excel experience feels cumbersome and not very smooth to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vikas  S.
VS
Vikas S.
Trainer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Transforms Raw Data into Actionable Insights Effortlessly"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Microsoft Excel?

I like Microsoft Excel because it efficiently converts raw data into structured, computable formats. It performs calculations with high accuracy, supports large datasets, automates repetitive tasks through formulas and macros, and enables logical decision-making through analysis and visualization. It reduces human error and optimizes time, resources, and output. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Excel?

I dislike Microsoft Excel because it is highly dependent on manual input, which increases the risk of data inconsistency. Performance degrades with very large datasets, complex formulas are difficult to audit, and version control is limited in collaborative environments. Errors can propagate silently if not detected. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Anna Mharie B.
AB
Anna Mharie B.
Senior Sales Administrator
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Powerful Formulas for Experts"
5/5
What do you like best about Microsoft Excel?

I like the formulas, and if you’re an expert, you can use them effectively. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Excel?

Even as an advanced user, you still need to know, study, or otherwise figure out the proper way to use formulas like XLOOKUP. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Financial Services
UF
Verified User in Financial Services
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Excel’s Adaptability Makes Data Import/Export Effortless"
5/5
What do you like best about Microsoft Excel?

I love Excel for its adaptability. I’m able to export and import data to and from other software, since many platforms integrate with Excel. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Excel?

I know how to use formulas, but I don’t know how to use macros. I wish there were an easier way to learn macros in a way that’s clear and understandable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Manish J.
MJ
Manish J.
Operations Associate
Environmental Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Incredible Automations & Macro Tools — A Game-Changer"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Microsoft Excel?

The automations and macro tools are incredible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Excel?

Sometimes, when I load large amounts of data, it glitches and shuts down. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
UI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Excel’s Flexibility and Pivot Tables Make Reporting Fast"
5/5
What do you like best about Microsoft Excel?

I’ve been using Excel for a long time now, and it’s honestly one of those tools I just automatically open when I need to sort something out. Sometimes it’s just a basic list, sometimes it’s proper reports with formulas. Once I understood pivot tables and a few core formulas, it made a big difference in how fast I could finish tasks. It’s flexible, which I really like. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Excel?

It’s not beginner-friendly at all. When I first started, I had no idea what half the buttons did. Also, if you overuse formulas or link too many sheets, things can slow down. I’ve definitely messed up sheets before and had to redo parts of them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Karim S.
KS
Karim S.
Finance Specialist
Consulting
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"An Ocean of Knowledge with Everything You Need"
5/5
What do you like best about Microsoft Excel?

It feels like the ocean of knowledge, whenever you think you mastered a lot you find yourself in the middle of open waters.

And it has everything in it you need to use espically if you work in finance and accounting it will be your companinon Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Excel?

Sometimes i have to do some tasks manually and they usually are very exhausting, but the Ai bot claude is making it a lot easier now Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

dilawer h.
DH
dilawer h.
Route to Market Manager
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Powerful Data Analysis and Visualization in One Platform"
4/5
What do you like best about Microsoft Excel?

Microsoft Excel is an excellent application where calculations and data analysis, data transformations and dashboard visualizations are done on single platform. It has robust bank for formulas and tools that are easy to use. My favorite formulas are xlookup, sumifs, countifs, Filter function, index, match, Byrow, Bycol, Tocol, torow, lambda functions and many more. It has powerful languages and scripts like VBA, Python, Power Query M Code, DAX. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Excel?

Excel is slow when data is large like 3 to 4 lac rows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Time to Implement

2 months

Return on Investment

13 months

Average Discount

12%

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