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Why I can't quit Excel: 5 desktop features open-source alternatives are missing

From Power Query to the Data Model, here are the five architectural gaps that keep me paying for Microsoft 365.

These 6 spreadsheet apps put Microsoft Excel to shame

Microsoft Excel might be ubiquitous, but that doesn't mean it's the best spreadsheet program on the market - these six ...

Excel: The software that's hard to quit

Last year, it emerged that Health New Zealand used an Excel spreadsheet as its "primary data file" for managing and analysing ...

Excel on Autopilot : Endex Cleans Sheets, Pulls from PDFs, Builds Complete DCF Models

With Endex, you can build a full DCF in Excel, including history, projections, and valuation outputs, producing audit ready ...

17 New Excel Features for 2026 to Speed up Your Work

Discover 17 new Excel features and functions for 2026, so you track edits and data faster. Including auto-refreshing pivots ...
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I stopped using Ctrl+V in Excel and it finally fixed my broken spreadsheets

Freeze results, hide sensitive logic, and boost performance by converting dynamic formulas into static values.

If Excel Is Dead, Someone Forgot To Tell Datarails’ CEO And The CFOs

Instead of being replaced by AI, Excel is finding new life with powerful AI overlays and CFOs that are doubling down on what they master.
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How CPAs can use exponential smoothing in Excel for better forecasts

FORECAST.ETS applies an exponential triple smoothing (ETS) algorithm to create forecasts that can include trend and seasonal components. The syntax for the FORECAST.ETS is =FORECAST.ETS (target_date, ...