Compare Rapid Insight and Microsoft Excel - Apr 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Apr 27, 2022

We publish unbiased reviews. Our opinions are our own and are not influenced by payments from advertisers. This content is reader-supported, which means if you leave your details with us we may earn a commission. Learn why ITQlick is free .

Bottom Line: Which is Better - Rapid Insight or Microsoft Excel?

Microsoft Excel is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Rapid Insight, and Rapid Insight is rated higher (85/100) than Microsoft Excel (56/100). Rapid Insight offers users more features (5) than Microsoft Excel (3). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Rapid Insight!

Looking for the right Data analysis 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:

Rapid Insight Inc. Vs. Microsoft

Rapid Insight Inc.: Rapid Insight was founded with a mission of empowering people of all skill levels with the ability to build predictive models and perform advanced data analyses. Our groundbreaking technologies are simplifying everything that used to be complex in the world of business intelligence and predictive analytics. We love our customers and we love enablin...

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.

Who is more expensive? Rapid Insight or Microsoft Excel?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Data analysis 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 Rapid Insight and Microsoft Excel.

Rapid Insight price starts at $4,000 per year , On a scale between 1 to 10 Rapid Insight is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Data analysis software. Microsoft Excel price starts at $140 per license , When comparing Microsoft Excel to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Data analysis software cost.

Bottom line: Microsoft Excel is more expensive than Rapid Insight.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Rapid Insight Vs. Microsoft Excel based on some of the most important and required Data analysis features.

Rapid Insight: Dashboard, Automatic Scheduled Reporting, Budgeting & CPM, Sales Management, Data visualization.

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

Target customer size

Customers of the software chiefly include small and medium businesses. There is no restriction of business size and industry to use Microsoft Excel.

Rapid Insight

ITQlick rating
(5/5)

starts at $4,000 per year

Rapid Insight software is an on-premise Business Intelligence and data analysis suite that help companies to identify relationships in their data and create predictive models. The software suite incorporates th...

Categories: Business Intelligence, Dashboards & KPIs, Reporting, Data mining.

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.

Compare specifications

Compare features

Rapid Insight: 5 Features

Dashboard
Automatic Scheduled Reporting
Budgeting & CPM
Sales Management
Data visualization

Microsoft Excel: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
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
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
Functionality score
Software review
Compare
Rapid In...
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$4,000 per year
Functionality
15
Compare
Microsof...
ITQlick rating
3.8/5
Score
56/100
Pricing
5/10
License pricing
$140 per license
Functionality
4
Mobivity
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
5.2/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
5
AnswerDock
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$19 per user/month
Functionality
12
Infoveave
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$100 per user/month
Functionality
3

Auditor - Shlomi Lavi

Website Linkedin profile Facebook Twitter

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.