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Very strong data misapplication and visualization tool
August 23, 2023

Very strong data misapplication and visualization tool

Josh Dempsey | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Excel

We use Microsoft Excel as our spreadsheet software across the organisation, from Finance to our science teams. It is primarily used to bring data to life and there are a number of data visualization options which make this a reality. In my opinion, the formulaic basis from which the application is built upon is perfect and easy to learn/apply meaning that minimal training is required.
  • Formulas are easy to learn / apply
  • Data is visualized easily
  • Data is sorted / organised easily
  • There are a lot of updates in most recent versions which take time to apply
  • Formulas change throughout different versions which can be challenging to apply
  • The layout of the ribbons changes quite a lot too which is challenging
  • From a finance perspective the ROI we have achieved is massive
  • The visualization of data for decision making managers allows them to make in time decisions which benefit the organisation greatly
  • Very strong ROI across science departments, and high level of accuracy
I think it stacks up very well, ClickUp ha a better user interface however Microsoft Excel has a more sophisticated back end and formula approach. In my opinion, ClickUp however does provide less of a need to 'learn' formulas as there is more of a click application approach which can be helpful when in situations where the formulas you are applying are less familiar to you / you haven't applied them before.

Do you think Microsoft Excel delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Microsoft Excel's feature set?

Yes

Did Microsoft Excel live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Microsoft Excel go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Microsoft Excel again?

Yes

In my experience, it is best suited to situations where regular and unitized data is present which allows for the application to easily apply its power to. Where data is not regular or unitized it provides a challenge for the application to easily apply its power. There is limited AI built into the application at the moment, however this can be improved through the introduction of 'add-in's'.