--- description: Review of Microsoft Excel Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Microsoft Excel | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Productivity Software](/directory/4366/productivity/software) > [Microsoft Excel](/software/402345/microsoft-excel) # Microsoft Excel Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/402345/microsoft-excel Page: 1 / 780\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/402345/microsoft-excel?page=2) > Microsoft Excel is a productivity solution that helps businesses of all sizes create spreadsheets to organize data and perform calculations. The platform enables managers to format and present data in charts, graphs, sparklines, tables and other formats. Administrators can share and collaborate with colleagues on workbooks using mobile applications on Android and iOS devices. Microsoft Excel offers an image recognition functionality, which allows teams to convert images into editable tables in real-time. Additionally, supervisors can import, view, organize and visualize data across financial transactions on a unified interface. Microsoft Excel lets stakeholders apply built-in formulas to create forecasts and predict upcoming trends. Pricing is based on monthly subscriptions and support is extended via FAQs, phone, email, self-help resources and an online contact form. > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 19470 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 19470 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Microsoft - **Location**: Redmond, US - **Founded**: 1975 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$6.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Microsoft Excel is available as part of Microsoft 365 subscriptions. Office 365 Personal: $6.99/month or $69.99/year Office 365 Home: $9.99/month or $99.99/year Office Home \& Student 2019: $149.99 one-time Office 365 Business: $8.25/user/month (annual commitment required) Office 365 Business Premium: $12.50/user/month (annual commitment required) Office 365 Business Essentials: $5/month (annual commitment required) Users can also access the web-based version of Microsoft Excel through the free OneDrive Basic 5GB, and the $1.99/month OneDrive 100GB subscription plans. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian - **Available Countries**: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - API - Charting - Collaboration Tools - Commenting/Notes - Customisable Templates - Data Import/Export - Data Visualisation - Database Creation - Document Management - Drag & Drop - File Sharing - Multiple Projects - Notes Management - Office Suite - Offline Access - Productivity Tools - Project Management - Real-Time Data - Real-Time Updates - Search/Filter ## Integrations (92 total) - 123FormBuilder - ActiveCampaign - Acuity Scheduling - Airtable - Alchemer - Any.do - Asana - Basecamp - CRM Analytics - Cascade Strategy - ClickFunnels - ClickUp - Clio - Constant Contact - Discord ... and 77 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support ## Category - [Productivity Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4366/productivity/software) ## Related Categories - [Productivity Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4366/productivity/software) - [Spreadsheet Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4331/spreadsheet/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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I still believe is a a good investment. > > I use Microsoft Word for a varity of tasks because of its ease of use. It is good for everything from personal and professional budgeting to research. ----- ### "Keep Business Data Organized with Microsoft Spreadsheets" — 5.0/5 > **Anonymous User** | *31 May 2026* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like using Excel for its versatility and ability to handle everything from simple data tracking to advanced analysis and reporting. Whether I'm organizing prospect lists, tracking sales activities, building reports, or analyzing data on a spreadsheet, Excel provides the flexibility to customize spreadsheets exactly how I need them. I also like using the different features like formulas, pivot tables, filtering, conditional formatting, and charts. I also like how well it integrates with other products within Microsoft 365. > > **Cons**: As spreadsheets become larger, it can sometimes be difficult to keep data organized and easy to navigate. I would like to see more intuitive ways to structure and visualize large datasets, particularly when working with extensive rows, columns, and multiple tabs. > > I regularly use Excel for organizing sales data, tracking performance metrics, analyzing reports, and managing business information. Once you learn the core functionality and some of the more advanced features, Excel becomes a powerful tool for data analysis, reporting, forecasting, and overall business productivity. ----- ### "Microsoft Excel" — 5.0/5 > **Jasmina** | *19 March 2026* | Consumer Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I love using Microsoft Excel at work and at home. It is very user friendly and comes in handy daily\! > > **Cons**: I do not think there is anything that I like least about excel. It is a great software to use for personal and work related things. > > overall, excel is great\! great software for work life and personal life. easy to use and great to have daily\! ----- ### "Excel is the backbone of our team's efficiency" — 5.0/5 > **Tyler** | *6 April 2026* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Excel is universal at this point, but in my view, for good reason. It is powerful and information on how to improve usability and your personal skills is readily available. From dashboards to simple and complex data analysis, our team lives and dies by our ability to operate and manage within Excel. Additionally, it is cost effective. Finally, as opposed to tools like Sheets, we really like the user interface finding it simple to navigate its various features. > > **Cons**: Most of what I don't like about Excel could likely be remedied by improving my own skill base. That being said, I wish the pivot table functionality could lean better on AI like some other competitors are able to do. Of possibly if there was a way that AI could assist in creating, analyzing or improving formulas. > > Overall our experience is good. We depend on Excel for a variety of functions and most outside tools that we use are required to interface well with Excel. ----- ### "Our school budget and attendance tracking is done through Excel." — 4.0/5 > **Katherine** | *13 May 2026* | Primary/Secondary Education | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: These formulas are really saving me a lot of hours each week in calculating attendance percentages for state reporting. Created a template to follow our 187 students over multiple grades. The pivot tables have been useful in breaking down the budget by department - got our book budget sorted for us out. Don't forget that even our less technologically oriented teachers can upload their teacher supply requests in the shared workbooks. > > **Cons**: The mobile app is pretty much worthless for us when writing budget spreadsheets - don't have half the columns on my phone during board meetings. Occasionally multiple staff members are making grade changes, and the shared files become locked and grade changes are lost. > > It's worth it for $5 per user per month, through our education discount. Last year, our district accountant explained to me how to calculate the budget formulas and now I can do it myself based on enrollment. Longing for more functionality on the iPad as that is what most teachers bring, the desktop version is used for all we need in terms of compliance reporting. ----- Page: 1 / 780\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/402345/microsoft-excel?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/402345/microsoft-excel) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data