Likelihood to Recommend Google Sheets is a great tool mostly for people in the finance department such as accountants who have to analyze hundreds of transactions. The software makes it easy to organize data and handle some analysis. Also, when it comes to data presentation, Google Sheets offers some of the best features. However, this is not to sat people outside the finance docket cannot benefit from this software. It is a great tool to have when handling data.
Read full review We have offices set around the world, and hiring new team members in certain countries makes it a bit difficult, especially now to fly out or fly in to help get them situated and fully trained. This really helps close the gaps in between the distance and training. Makes onboarding a heck of a lot easier.
Read full review Pros It is a cloud-based platform. You can work in the same file simultaneously with your colleagues. It allows you to share files much faster. It allows you to access your Google Sheet files whenever you like and wherever you like if you have stable internet connection. It has great integration with other Google software. Google Sheets is very user-friendly and very intuitive to use. Read full review Tracks progress for training. Easily determines a new hires competency in handling tasks on their own. Houses all of our documents and videos in one location versus several. Read full review Cons Pivot tables are different but could be improved upon; sort, totals, filters When entering negative numbers as the first in a formula you need to remember to "+-100+25" instead of "-100+25" The power of the internet of course makes it easy to find solution, but the help function is not easily available Color coding changes on the cell, but there is not an easy way to click on a cell and use the selected color; like excel Read full review The subject organization could use work! It's just jumbled and needs folders. It's very cumbersome to have to click back and forth to subjects when you are within a task. I wish there was a larger side bar that could show ALL subjects, topics, and tasks in one glance with drop-down menus. Read full review Likelihood to Renew It is easy to use, free of charge for basic functionality, and easy to share with people within or outside your team or company
Read full review Support Rating During the entire sales process, the Trainual team was great to work with. After the sale, their onboard process was top notch as well and was very quick to answer any questions and actually were open to customizing the platform to meet our specific needs. They have been great this entire time.
Read full review Alternatives Considered The major reason I use Google Sheets over
Microsoft Excel and
Apple Numbers is for its ability to allow multiple users to access and work on the same spreadsheet at once. This is incredibly more efficient and effective than updating and sending copies upon copies of the same Excel or Numbers spreadsheet back and forth as email attachments.
Read full review This is our first time using anything like this! Previously we just wrote task items in shared Google documents. It was the best of what we could do at the time, but this is a whole different world, and we love it! Being able to integrate quizzes and photos and interactive video is excellent! Read full review Return on Investment We've used it to prepare quick budgets, presentations for funds that have helped raise money It has helped us quickly analyze raw data, collaboratively. it has helped us work more efficiently by making it easier to work from one sheet and not lose track of versions by passing around attached documents Read full review Saves time for the team for training The fact that everything is in one location is really good! Allows us to edit and change and adjust as the business does Keeps us flexible and not cemented to a way of doing things Read full review ScreenShots