--- description: Learn more about Microsoft Excel price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in South Africa. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Microsoft Excel Price, Reviews & Features - Capterra South Africa 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Spreadsheet Software](/directory/31061/spreadsheet/software) > [Microsoft Excel](/software/176574/excel) # Microsoft Excel Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.za/software/176574/excel Page: 1 / 778\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/176574/excel?page=2) > Data analysis solution that helps businesses manage spreadsheets, create graphs/charts, perform calculations, share projects, and more. > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 19424 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Microsoft Excel? Designed for businesses of all sizes, it is a spreadsheet solution that helps manage and organize data using templates, perform calculations, create analytical charts, and more. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 19424 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Microsoft - **Location**: Redmond, US - **Founded**: 1975 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$6,00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Microsoft Excel is available as part of Microsoft 365 subscriptions. Office 365 Personal: $6.99/month or $69.99/year Office 365 Home: $9.99/month or $99.99/year Office Home \& Student 2019: $149.99 one-time Office 365 Business: $8.25/user/month (annual commitment required) Office 365 Business Premium: $12.50/user/month (annual commitment required) Office 365 Business Essentials: $5/month (annual commitment required) Users can also access the web-based version of Microsoft Excel through the free OneDrive Basic 5GB, and the $1.99/month OneDrive 100GB subscription plans. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000, 5 001–10 000, 10 000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian - **Available Countries**: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - Collaboration Tools - Commenting/Notes - Data Import/Export - Data Visualization - Document Management - Notes Management - Search/Filter - Task Management - Templates - Version Control ## Integrations (92 total) - 123FormBuilder - ActiveCampaign - Acuity Scheduling - Airtable - Alchemer - Any.do - Asana - Basecamp - CRM Analytics - Cascade Strategy - ClickFunnels - ClickUp - Clio - Constant Contact - Discord ... and 77 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support ## Category - [Spreadsheet Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/31061/spreadsheet/software) ## Related Categories - [Spreadsheet Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/31061/spreadsheet/software) - [Productivity Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30968/productivity/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[HighQ](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/156039/highq-dataroom) — 4.4/5 (65 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Microsoft excel" — 5.0/5 > **Nkosingiphile** | *31 July 2024* | Apparel & Fashion | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: performing calculations and filtering and getting insights from organized data > > **Cons**: Array formulas have been kinda sick and scary > > Being completely honest it's the best so far❤️ ----- ### "Excel Review" — 5.0/5 > **Cindy** | *10 November 2019* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: What I like most about using Excel software is that it carries all of the weight of your business finances in one neat form. This software is brilliant at doing the math for you when it comes to putting your staff payments in an orderly fashion and in categorizing different dates, months, expenditures and even working out weekly budgets for your business. > > **Cons**: What I like least about using Excel software is that it is difficult to use. It is hard to understand and to come to grips with when you are using it for the first few times. Even longer sometimes if you do not use the software that often. You will need to watch a few self help videos beforehand and even read a few tutorials in order to use this software at first but the capabilities that Excel has once understood and if taught correctly is vast. This software can do so much for your business. > > My overall experience with Excel software has been mixed. On the one hand it is very smart software and good at keeping track of expenditures and keeping book of finances provided I fill it in correctly. On the other hand I make mistakes with Excel software all the time and consequently it works my formulas out wrong until I can find the mistake within my own data that I had inputted. It has a learning curve and until you find the time to master it properly it will frustrate to some degree. ----- ### "Good product, needs updates" — 3.0/5 > **Aaron** | *27 March 2026* | Health, Wellness & Fitness | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Excel is a program that I am familiar with and is easy to use, this is mostly due to it's longevity within the data world. I really appreciate how easy the navigation bars are to use. They are laid out in categories that make sense. > > **Cons**: I feel Excel has not changed much or added actual product enhancements for a while. This has made it hard for Excel to keep up with other products like sheets. ----- ### "Excel Makes Managing My Business Easier" — 5.0/5 > **Daphney** | *24 February 2026* | Business Supplies & Equipment | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Excel is very affordable, and what I love is how easy it is to use on all my devices, it has a structured navigation, great templates, helpful support, and solid mobile functionality with very few performance issues, it is a helpful solution for my businesses and it gives accurate data tracking and reporting. > > **Cons**: Some features do not work on my mobile device , and it makes me use it less often than my laptop device or iPad. > > I’ll say my experience with Excel has been very good because it helps me solve my business analysis issues, it’s affordable for my business, simple to navigate, and comes with helpful templates that save me time. It runs smoothly most of the time, works well on my phone when I’m not in the office, and helps me keep my business records, reports, and numbers organized without stress. ----- ### "It just makes sense." — 5.0/5 > **Sam** | *13 February 2026* | Food Production | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like that is just makes sense. I use it everyday in work and have not found it's apple alternative ' numbers' anywhere near as user friendly. It is part of the Microsoft 365 package and due to that is inexpensive. Although I have used a m0bile version and had no issue with it, I tend to use it on the computer due to the larger screen size. There has never been any issue a short youtube video has not helped me overcome. As I mentioned, it just makes sense. > > **Cons**: Having had to use the alternative (numbers) for a time I honestly cannot quibble. I would say the one minor gripe is that if I have an excel doc open and open another it sometimes replaces my already opened doc instead of opening two? I have figured out the way around this and it may be a limitation of the hardware I use as opposed to Excel itself. > > Having used it for equations, tables, databases etc I would struggle to use an alternative. I can think of three completely separate things that I use this program for everyday. 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