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    Apple Numbers

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/ANumbers is a spreadsheet application developed by Apple Inc. as part of the iWork productivity suite. It is available for Mac and iOS, or for Windows in a browser via its cloud edition.N/A

    Microsoft Excel

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Excel is a spreadsheet application available as part of Microsoft 365 (Office 365), or standalone, in cloud-based and on-premise editions.

    $6.99

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    Apple NumbersMicrosoft Excel
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    Excel with Microsoft 365
    $6.99
    per month
    Excel for 1 PC or Mac
    $139.99
    perpetual license
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    Apple NumbersMicrosoft Excel
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Apple NumbersMicrosoft Excel
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    Apple
    Chose Apple Numbers
    Apple Numbers is more aesthetically appealing than Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets. I would say, however, that Microsoft Excel seems to have more tools and bells and whistles than Apple Numbers does. In that same vein, however, Apple Numbers has more bells and whistles than Go…
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    I think Apple Numbers is inferior to both Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets. Google Sheets is more readily available for everyone and does not have the requirement that someone be on a MacOS system. Microsoft Excel, being the industry standard for spreadsheet management, has …
    Incentivized
    Chose Apple Numbers
    has a more refined interface, allows for making good looking spreadsheets with little effort. though these other softwares each have their own positives and negatives. But Excel and Odoo are top in features and managing large amounts of data. Apple Numbers is good until you …
    Incentivized
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    Apple Numbers lags behind Google Sheets when it comes to real-time collaboration and editing between multiple users (especially when you consider that Numbers is iOS based and anyone can use Google Sheets, regardless of the kind of device and operating system they have). …
    Incentivized
    Chose Apple Numbers
    Sheets is better for collaborative sharing, and Excel is better for complex formulas and functions.
    Incentivized
    Chose Apple Numbers
    I would say excel is top tier, but you are going to pay a premium price for it. A small step down is a price savings and two tools that are really similar: Google Sheets and Apple Numbers. If I had to pick one I would pick sheets as it is easier to collaborate with. For …
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    Chose Apple Numbers
    Free software
    Free upgrades
    Easy of use
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    Chose Apple Numbers
    If you're an Apple user, Apple Numbers is for you. If you primarily operate on PC and Android, you will find more compatibility with Excel. Both platforms perform similar functions -- you can create charts, graphs, and figures. Excel was the pioneer spreadsheet software but …
    Incentivized
    Chose Apple Numbers
    Numbers is every bit as good and functional as Excel.
    Incentivized
    Chose Apple Numbers
    We all work with Apple devices in this organization. So we mostly use this software. It is very well synced in Apple ecosystem and provide very attractive data representation by its graphics and charts. In few scenarios we use MS Excel also but we always try to stick on Apple …
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    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Excel
    Excel stands out from Google Sheets and Apple Numbers with its extensive range of advanced functions, including financial, statistical, and data analysis tools, surpassing the capabilities of its competitors. As the universally recognized industry standard, Excel offers better …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Excel
    Excel will always be selected because it's part of the Office Suite. We started to use Smartsheet, but the onboarding and training process took too long when compounded with licensing setup & costs. Apple Numbers works well, but without the maturity of Excel. Since Apple …
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    Chose Microsoft Excel
    I've used a few of the mobile spreadsheet programs that you can find on the app store and found them to be inferior to Excel, even the mobile version. Access is better than Excel for certain situations but it is largely overkill much of the time and requires a time investment …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Excel
    Microsoft is more user friendly in my opinion. More applications and systems are compatible with excel versus Apple Numbers. More companies we do business with use Excel for invoicing and warehouse management which makes Excel stand out from other software like it. It is …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Excel
    PowerPoint is excellent for displaying information in a far more visually engaging, relatable manner. However, where it is lacking is the ability to get to that point in analyzing competing deal information, building formulas around it, things of that nature.

    Apple has its own …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Excel
    Excel is a far superior product compared to Numbers as far as it's usability, simplicity, and functions. I do like the ease of sharing that Google Sheets offers and that's an advantage, but otherwise, very similar. Often I use Excel over Google because of how user friendly it …
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Apple NumbersMicrosoft Excel
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (12 ratings)
    9.0
    (78 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.9
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    Usability
    8.5
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    8.5
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    Availability
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    Performance
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    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
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    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
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    Ease of integration
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    Product Scalability
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    User Testimonials
    Apple NumbersMicrosoft Excel
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Apple
    Apple Numbers is the PERFECT tool if you are looking to plan a conference at your church. Furthermore, if you are a youth pastor, Apple Numbers is incredibly useful in keeping track of how much each of your high school students has accumulated funds towards their summer camp bill. Lastly, Apple Numbers is perfect if you are trying to keep track of all your upcoming preaching opportunities.
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    Microsoft
    I don't really know another program as powerful as Excel. I've used Google Doc programs but do not feel they come close. So far, anytime I've needed a table of some sort for data, whether it's budget oriented or information off a survey, the best system has been Excel. We do web audits on occasion and we create an Excel worksheet featuring every URL of the pages we're auditing, notes, data about the content, information about files attached to the page and other information to help us determine what pages need updating, deleting or otherwise. We also use Excel primarily to export our Google Analytics to in order for us to create reports for clients that need to see specific information about their traffic.
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    Pros
    Apple
    • Data security provided by Apple on its all the software.
    • Very well integration within the Apple ecosystem.
    • It is very well compatible with MS Excel also.
    • It is available on iOS also. We can use it on our Apple mobile phones and on our iPads also.
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    Microsoft
    • It is very good at embedded formulas and tying cells to one another
    • It allows me to compare deals terms on a side-by-side basis and talk my clients through it easily.
    • It is very helpful as well in terms of allowing me to filter/sort results in many different ways depending on what specific information I am most interested in prioritizing.
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    Cons
    Apple
    • Doesn’t have all the bells and whistles as excel.
    • Sometimes you have to save it in a different format for others to view
    • Could include more options on the menu bar rather than clicking on some of the drop downs.
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    Microsoft
    • Excel offers collaboration features that allow multiple users to work on the same spreadsheet, but managing changes made by different users can be challenging. Excel could improve its features by offering more granular control, better tracking of changes, and more robust conflict resolution tools.
    • Itcan be a barrier to productivity when importing and exporting data from other applications or file formats. To improve its features, it should offer better support for standard file formats and more robust error handling and reporting tools.
    • Excel can be challenging for finance students and working professionals, but it can be improved by offering more robust tutorials, better documentation, and more user communities and support forums.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Apple
    I just really like it
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    Microsoft
    Excel remains the industry standard for spreadsheets and has maintained simple and straight-forward formula writing methods. Although there is a learning curve to do more complex calculations, there are countless help sites and videos on the Internet for almost any need.
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    Usability
    Apple
    Like I've mentioned before, the navigation of Apple Numbers is very easy to follow. Finding out how to do something is pretty easy and doesn't take poking around in the menus to figure out. I still wouldn't recommend Numbers if you are collaborating with others because they most likely would be using other spreadsheet applications
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    Microsoft
    I'm giving it a 7 because it is my go to. But the fact other prefer Google Sheets when working with a team does get irritating. I've used the online version of Microsoft Excel that other teams can get into and it still seems behind Google Sheets. It's a little clanky and slow? If that's even a term.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Apple
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    I have rarely, if ever, had issues with its availability.
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    Performance
    Apple
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Excel load and performs calculations immediately. It integrate well with all Microsoft Office applications and does not slow them down.
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    Support Rating
    Apple
    It is visually appealing and easy to use
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    Microsoft
    I have not had to use it often, but it is good.
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    Implementation Rating
    Apple
    Implementing Numbers effectively, whether for personal use or within an organization, requires understanding its strengths and limitations to maximize productivity
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    Microsoft
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    Alternatives Considered
    Apple
    has a more refined interface, allows for making good looking spreadsheets with little effort. though these other softwares each have their own positives and negatives. But Excel and Odoo are top in features and managing large amounts of data. Apple Numbers is good until you need to clean large amounts of accounting data.
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    Microsoft
    Out of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power BI, IBM SPSS, and Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel is by far the most common tool used for anything data-related across organizations. Accordingly, our organization has also implemented Microsoft Excel as a first-step tool. We recently adopted Microsoft Power BI (the free version), and use it occasionally (mostly for creating dashboards), but it is less commonly understood by stakeholders across our organization and by our clients. Accordingly, Microsoft Excel is more user-friendly and because of its popularity, we can easily look up how to do things in the program online. Google Sheets is a comparable alternative to Microsoft Excel, but because it's cloud-based and we have sensitive data that needs to be protected, we chose against using this software. Finally, a few users (including myself) have access to and utilize IBM's SPSS. For my role, it's a helpful tool to do more rigorous analyses. However, because of its cost and limited functionality as a simple spreadsheet, we only use it for more complex analyses.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Apple
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    N/A I was not involved in this process.
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    Scalability
    Apple
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Each user can use it to whatever level of expertise they have. It remains the same so users can contribute to another's work regardless of whether they have more or less expertise
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    Return on Investment
    Apple
    • Apple Numbers is a free software ...huge ROI!
    • Apple Numbers is upgraded frequently and automatically without charge
    • Enormous time saver when integrating Apple Numbers spreadsheet into word processor and presentation software
    • easily exporter in pdf format. Ideal to share information
    • On the negative side , it misses some advances macro and programmable functions features present in Excel
    • Exportation as an Excel document sometimes defective
    • Importation from Excel sometimes missions some features
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    Microsoft
    • Excel has positively impacted the business as it has increased our efficiency.
    • It also saves us the time that we would have spent on making the calculations that it does for us.
    • Since it works on all devices and is compatible with both Windows and Mac, we do not have to invest in any other alternative.
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