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Google Sheets
What Is Google Sheets?
Online spreadsheet making tool that helps in creating, editing & sharing spreadsheets in real-time through any PC, mobile or tablet.
Who Uses Google Sheets?
Designed for businesses of all sizes, it is a spreadsheet making & editing tool with built-in templates, pivot tables, conditional formatting & more.
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Comments: User friendly with good and exciting features supporting the requirements of today's day and age.
Pros:
1. Simple and easy to understand with all the necessary tools available right in front of the eyes. 2. Uploading and downloading feature with multiple file format support. 3. Version and editing history with option to suggest edits. 4. Highly controllable in terms of sharing with email notifications.
Cons:
I did not find any cons of this product.
Shareability and control makes Sheets stand apart from others
Comments: Whether my files are for an organization or for personal life, the shareability and control over access is the greatest feature Sheets has. I even have my parents using it! and it's free so it's a no-brainer to use for everything. Most of the foundational elements of a spreadsheet are there but being able to work in collaboration with others is such a game-changer from the old Excel days. I know it's simple but the value is immense.
Pros:
I love how shareable the files are. The control it provides over accessibility such as edit and read access, for your org colleagues, or per individual - is excellent. and don't forget about the file versions in case you need to go back to an earlier version.
Cons:
It's different from Excel and that has taken some time to get used to. I often find myself hopping over to Google to find a certain formula or to figure out how to find a certain feature - though I did recently find out that many of the same hot keys work on Sheets as they do with Excel.
Forgets Basic Formatting Features
Comments: It's nice to have data access everywhere. It's not nice to have to constantly reformat data whose format should never change. As you can see, the Cons outweigh the Pros for my use.
Pros:
Ease of use-Feature clone of MS Excel. Being familiar with Excel makes it easy to use.Accessibility-Anywhere you have a computer and internet access you can access program & data.
Cons:
It doesn't remember basic settings. I decided to setup a checkbook register so I could update it online. Sheets is sporadic in remembering format settings such as :1. Date column format (99/99/99)2. Money column format ($9999.99)3. Money column format (debits bold, red)4. Money column format (credits bold, green)5. Doesn't remember last location. A checkbook register gets lots of entries! I have to Hide hundreds of rows, then Unhide them all if I want to look for one entry from last month, then Hide them all again for daily data entry. This makes it unwieldy for data manipulation..I never know what it's going to remember and what it's going to forget. In Excel I set and forget; Excel remembers formats ALL THE TIME. Sheets does not.
I Quit Excel!
Comments:
Very pleased with Google Sheets, we use it daily , we integrate it in many business operations its part of the ecosystem.
Great software, free and lightweight.
Ticks all the boxes.
the new updates with some AI integration are cool too!
Pros:
we've used Excel for years, it being the industry standard somehow, we found Google Sheets way better. Lightweight No setup required FREE! Easy collaboration - you just need a Google account. Third party apps and Google App Scripts, to further create custom functions. It's portable and available on cloud. one more thing, the UI is clean, you do not get lost and the function names make sense.. try that with Excel! good luck!
Cons:
Only thing i could think of from past experience, wish we could Lock or Disable "editors" from downloading or exporting the sheet.
Google Sheets
Comments: Overall, for me, Google Sheets seems to be the best choice for a sheet app. It works great for my needs and integrates nice with Google Workspace.
Pros:
The most I liked is that is an web based app, is safely stored in Google Drive and is accessible from any device. It works very fast even with large amounts of data and is not limited by the PC performance like Excel. Another great feature in my opinion is the sharing and collaborating within the sheet with ease. When sharing I have the option to give viewer or editor permission so I can allow just specific people to add data.
Cons:
After switching from Excel, I found out that not all formulas are the same.