Excel Vs. Google Sheets: What You Need to Know-

The two most well-known spreadsheet apps accessible today are Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets. When it comes to formulas and calculations, they are nearly identical. This means that many of their characteristics are similar. This article will compare and contrast two software, focusing on the fundamental differences between Excel and Google Sheets.
 

1. Microsoft Excel-

Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program created and maintained by the company Microsoft. You can use Excel to conduct a variety of tasks, including running computations, creating lists, and creating charts. It also assists with data analysis and sorting, financial data tracking, and much more.

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Pros and Cons of Microsoft Excel-
PROS
Excel includes a lot of advanced features.
It has an infinite amount of storage space.
The execution time is short.
There are more data visualization possibilities in this version.
 
CONS
It's difficult to troubleshoot Excel.
Collaboration is challenging due to the different versions of Excel.
You can only access the sheets from your own computer.
 

2. Google Sheets-

Google Sheets is a spreadsheet tool that Google offers. Web applications, desktop applications, and mobile applications are all options for Google Sheets.
Pros and Cons of Google Sheets-
Pros
Google Sheets is a free and simple spreadsheet program.
They're mostly designed for teamwork.
Google Sheets has a built-in revision history as well as a chat window that may be used in real-time.
 
 
Cons
The document's loading time increases, as does the amount of data.
There are only a few possibilities for data visualization.
It has a limited amount of customizability and formulae.
 

3. Key Differences

Category	Microsoft Excel	Google Sheets
Developed by	Microsoft Corporation developed MS Excel.	Google LLC developed Google sheets.
Launched as a pack of	They launched MS Excel as a pack of MS Office.	They launched google sheets as a pack of G Suite.
Launching Year	1987	2006
Languages supported	Excel is available in 91 languages.	Google Sheets are available in 83 languages.
Performance	Great for a high volume of data.	Great for low volumes of data (less than 400,000) cells.
Collaboration	Compared to Google sheets, Excel is a not favorable application for collaboration.	Google sheets are the preferred application for collaboration.

 

4. Conclusion

When it comes to the main functions of Excel vs. Google Sheets, both software is excellent. Excel is a better application for sophisticated computations if your business requires them. Google Sheets is the greatest solution if you want to collaborate on your spreadsheet.
 
  Both feature data in the form of a table, or rows and columns; the main difference between Excel and Google Sheets is that the latter allows the owner to share links with other users, allowing others to read or update the sheet at the same time.