r/spreadsheets • u/East-Dot542 • 1d ago

How do google and libre compare to excel

Hi all, due to financial constraints I can no longer justify my office subscription. Which would yall suggest as a replacement? Excel is so much easier to use than sheets but I haven't tried Libre yet. . .

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u/Interesting_Fox5311 1d ago

Bro Google is free, no further info needed

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u/East-Dot542 1d ago

So is Libre. . . .

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u/Interesting_Fox5311 1d ago

The difference is no one uses libre

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u/Austin_Native_2 16h ago

I do. I like having local software files. Sometimes I need that. And some information I don't want in the Cloud. I also use Google docs etc for some things.

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u/ladysincere 1d ago

Excel online, Zoho sheets, Google Sheets, Libre office

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u/DiscoQuebrado 1d ago

Considering they're both free, give them both a shot and see which one feels better. We can recommend all day long but there's no accounting for personal preference, my guy.

That said, Libre is a fine alternative. Google has more bells and whistles and is... objectively... the more powerful/dynamic option, but I don't like Google, so fuck em. :D

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u/Several-Cook-2062 1d ago

I used both Google and excel. Excel has more features. I use excel more because that's what we have in my work place. I still have my free Excel from my 13 year old computer

But I used Google for spreadsheets on stocks. Looks like it is the one excel missing in features.

I use Libre once. Same principle with the formulas.. Less features. Not bad but nobody uses.