Google Sheets
About Google Sheets
Google Sheets is a cloud-based spreadsheet platform designed to help businesses of all sizes collaborate with clients and partners to create and edit data on spreadsheets. The artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled system allows employees to add collaborators to projects, view real-time changes in the sheet, and chat with team members from within documents.
The application lets administrators set expiration dates on projects and grant permissions to download, copy, or print content among specific collaborators. Stakeholders can utilize the explore functionality to view trends and gain data insights through customizable visuals in real-time. Google Sheets offers data loss prevention (DLP) module, which enables organizations to detect potential data breaches and prevent data leak by blocking sensitive data visibility among unauthorized members.
Google Sheets provides an API and Zapier integration, which lets businesses connect with several third-party platforms such as BigQuery, Microsoft Office, Outlook, Apps Script, Trello, Slack, Mailchimp, and more. Other features include information rights management (IRM), customizable templates, analytics, collaboration, survey creation, revision history, conditional formatting, and more.
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- Industry: Writing & Editing
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Google Sheets - The New Industry Standard Spreadsheet Software
Reviewed on 07/06/2023
I previously worked as a data analyst for over 10 years, and literally half of my time was spent...
I previously worked as a data analyst for over 10 years, and literally half of my time was spent using Excel. After I became a freelancer, I switched to Google Sheets and haven't looked back. I find Google Sheets sleek and fast to use, whereas Excel now feels slow and clunky. I'd highly recommend Google Sheets to anyone as their first choice for spreadsheet software.
Pros
I love how simple to use Google Sheets is, that it is all online (but also with the ability to use it offline too - giving you the best of both worlds). If you have used Excel, then there is no learning curve, and Google Sheets is totally free. The collaboration is excellent, allowing you to work with clients in real-time while both updating the same document.
Cons
Google Sheets is very similar to Excel, and has about 95% of the same functionality. However, from time to time there is an advanced feature that I previously used from Excel that has no equivalent in Google Sheets. This is only for more advanced use cases, and on a day to day basis, it covers 99% of what I need to do.
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Microsoft ExcelReasons for Choosing Google Sheets
I used Excel because my 9-5 job required it. But when I became a freelancer, I switched to Google Sheets, as I find it so much faster to use, and it is completely free and able to be used online (and offline).Switched From
Microsoft ExcelReasons for Switching to Google Sheets
Google Sheets has 95% of the functionality as Excel, but it is free. It has a very low learning curve also if you are moving from Excel.- Industry: Primary/Secondary Education
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Google Sheets excels over other spreadsheet options
Reviewed on 07/08/2024
I use Google Sheets almost exclusively over Excel as it is more user friendly. I use it for my...
I use Google Sheets almost exclusively over Excel as it is more user friendly. I use it for my yearbook class so I can sort students, buyers, track sales and tasks. I love how I can color in cells if items are marked.
Pros
Google Sheets is a lifesaver for several of my classes. I am able to track data in an organized and efficient manner. The formulas are so easy to incorporate to track various things.
Cons
One of the main drawbacks for Google Sheets is combining cells such as first & last names without deleting the information in the rest of the cells. There was an add on that would do this, but it needs to be incorporated as a default option.
- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Must have for individual and collaborative work
Reviewed on 14/11/2024
Overall Google Sheets is an essential tool for my small business and when collaborating with other...
Overall Google Sheets is an essential tool for my small business and when collaborating with other people. If I ever get stuck on something, I just do a quick search and find the help I need. Sheets is powerful for formulas, filtering, sorting, and tracking edits.
Pros
I like that Google Sheets are accessible online and changes are live, so it's easy to collab with teammates. It's also really easy to comments and tag and assign it to other people to track edits, notes, etc.
Cons
There are a few features which I find easier to use in Microsoft Excel, so there's just a slight learning curve with Google Sheets.
- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
A good free alternative to Excel—if you need free
Reviewed on 14/07/2020
Since I don't use super-advanced features, I would say my experience is mostly fine, but I probably...
Since I don't use super-advanced features, I would say my experience is mostly fine, but I probably wouldn't go out of my way to suggest the use of Google Sheets over Excel—I would offer it as a suggestion to someone who either didn't have the money to spend on a spreadsheets software or if their intentions were limited to relatively simple or common tasks like making a monthly budget or creating a to-do list.
Pros
The basic features of Google Sheets are very easy to use, especially if like me, you spent the first 30 years of your life on Microsoft products. Google didn't reinvent the wheel and most of the functions used in Google have identical syntax to Excel, so you won't spend time re-learning how to sum your rows or columns. If you don't need to do anything overly complex in a spreadsheet, Sheets is an absolutely acceptable alternative to its competitor
Cons
While the basic features are simple and easier. Some of the "intermediate" features require a bit of research. For example, basic conditional formatting is fairly straight forward—however, if you want to do even a little bit beyond basic, for example, look for duplicates (which is very straightforward in Excel), you need to apply custom functions within conditional formatting rules. And if you're not relatively informed or willing to sit through a YouTube tutorial, it's not going to be super clear what the correct answer is. Also, Google's customer service doesn't usually supply any help here; I've seen numerous threads between customers and Google where customers ask how to do very common tasks or ask about common features and the reply is a resounding "We don't do that.". I'm in a privileged position because I work at a company that actually teaches people how to use Google Sheets, so I have a free resource to teach myself tricks if necessary, but despite this, the syntax for "complicated" tasks is easy to forget and I do often find myself looking up the same things over and over again.
- Industry: Automotive
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Google Sheets
Reviewed on 23/09/2024
Overall, for me, Google Sheets seems to be the best choice for a sheet app. It works great for my...
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.
Google Sheets FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Google Sheets.Q. What type of pricing plans does Google Sheets offer?
Google Sheets offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: USD 6.00/month
- Pricing model: Free Version, Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
Please contact Google directly for pricing information.
Q. Who are the typical users of Google Sheets?
Google Sheets has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does Google Sheets support?
Google Sheets supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does Google Sheets support mobile devices?
Google Sheets supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does Google Sheets integrate with?
Google Sheets integrates with the following applications:
Google Analytics 360, Google Drive, Google Workspace, Mailchimp, Microsoft Outlook, Slack, Trello, Zapier
Q. What level of support does Google Sheets offer?
Google Sheets offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, Chat
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