Compare Microsoft Excel and Stimulsoft - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 11, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Microsoft Excel or Stimulsoft?

Microsoft Excel is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Stimulsoft, and Stimulsoft is rated higher (90/100) than Microsoft Excel (56/100). Microsoft Excel offers users more features (3) than Stimulsoft (0).

Looking for the right Business Intelligence solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Microsoft Vs. Stimulsoft

Microsoft: Microsoft Corporation is an American corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues.

Stimulsoft: Stimulsoft specializes in the development of reporting tools for different platforms. Customer satisfaction is our first priority and as such we aim to produce top quality software. Application development is not always easy, but we do our best to help developers to incorporate into their applications the most advanced technologies available on the...

Who is more expensive? Microsoft Excel or Stimulsoft?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Business Intelligence software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Microsoft Excel and Stimulsoft.

Microsoft Excel price starts at $140 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Microsoft Excel is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Business Intelligence software. Stimulsoft price starts at $799.95 per year , When comparing Stimulsoft to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Business Intelligence software cost.

Bottom line: Microsoft Excel cost is around the same cost of Stimulsoft.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Microsoft Excel Vs. Stimulsoft based on some of the most important and required Business Intelligence features.

Microsoft Excel: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Stimulsoft: We are still working to collect the list of features for Stimulsoft.

Target customer size

There is no restriction of business size and industry to use Microsoft Excel. and Stimulsoft's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.



Microsoft Excel

ITQlick rating
(3.8/5)

starts at $140 per license

Microsoft Excel makes it possible to analyze, manage, and share information in more ways than ever before, helping you make better, smarter decisions. New analysis and visualization tools help you track and hig...

Categories: Spreadsheet.

Stimulsoft

ITQlick rating
(3.2/5)

starts at $799.95 per year

Stimulsoft is a cloud-based business intelligence solution for small to large companies. Its key features include data source connectors, drag and drop, drill-down reporting, financial reporting, sales reportin...

Categories: BI & Analytics, Business Intelligence.

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Microsoft Excel: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

Stimulsoft: 0 Features

We are working to collect the information
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Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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Microsof...
ITQlick rating
3.8/5
Score
56/100
Pricing
5/10
License pricing
$140 per license
Functionality
4
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Stimulsoft
ITQlick rating
3.2/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
4.8/10
License pricing
$799.95 per year
Functionality
3
Qlik Sen...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
95/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$30 per user/month
Functionality
15
SuiteAna...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$499 per month + $99 per user
Functionality
10
Sisense
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$83 per employee/month
Functionality
35

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.