Not the most powerful but good at what it does.
February 03, 2026

Not the most powerful but good at what it does.

Andrew Defever | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
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Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Google Sheets

Most users integrate Google Sheets with Google Forms to compile data, whether survey data or analysis of assessment results. Because multiple people can edit a sheet in real time, most spreadsheets shared across groups or teams use Sheets rather than Excel, regardless of purpose.

Pros

  • Collect/organize data gathered through Forms.
  • Allow for live collaboration within groups or teams.
  • Improved equation features and functionality.

Cons

  • Inability or difficulty setting up mail merge with other Google Suite programs (i.e. Docs).
  • Less "Advanced Functionality" than competitors, which limits the operations you can perform in Sheets.
  • Struggles with large data sets leading to slow performance or crashing.
  • 100% of students trained in use of Google Sheets before graduation.
  • Students use sheets to compile/analyze survey data.
  • 70%+ senior students use sheets to create and use an advanced calculator.
It can easily handle most uses and functions. It is only for very large datasets or advanced analysis that it either lacks the proper functions or performance begins to slow. Most employees who continue to use competitors' products do so out of preference, familiarity with the user interface, or other surface-level reasons.
Sheets is not as powerful as Excel, but it is more easily accessible and easier to use collaboratively. Excel has more functions, better modeling, and can handle larger datasets without slowing down or crashing, but for 90%+ of the time, Sheets can do just as well and allows multiple people to make live changes to the sheet online.

Do you think Google Sheets delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Google Sheets's feature set?

Yes

Did Google Sheets live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Google Sheets go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Google Sheets again?

Yes

Sheets are great if you need to consolidate data from multiple sources or if you want many people to be able to access and modify the information. It is also very convenient for sharing a template with groups, as you can allow viewers to make a copy of the sheet and modify it without changing the original. It is not a great option if you need to do deep or complex data analysis or modeling, as the available functions are fewer and performance will likely be slower.

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