--- description: Learn more about Microsoft Excel price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in New Zealand. Read verified software reviews and find tools that fit your business needs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Microsoft Excel Pricing, Reviews & Features - Capterra New Zealand 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Spreadsheet Software](/directory/31061/spreadsheet/software) > [Microsoft Excel](/software/176574/excel) # Microsoft Excel Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/176574/excel Page: 1 / 781\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.nz/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 19505 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** | 19505 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 Visualisation - 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.nz/directory/31061/spreadsheet/software) ## Related Categories - [Spreadsheet Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/31061/spreadsheet/software) - [Productivity Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/30968/productivity/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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It does take time to learn to use it properly but with practice it becomes easy. ----- ### "It gets the job done." — 4.0/5 > **David** | *3 July 2025* | Retail | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: I use Excel daily for filtering and presenting information out of other data platforms. It’s quick and easy when you know how. > > **Cons**: When you don’t know what you’re doing in excel it can be a really daunting program to use. It can be pretty confusing. > > I’m getting better at using it, after years of avoiding it. I’m not an advanced user, but I can filter and export out of it well. ----- ### "Amazing for Organization" — 5.0/5 > **Octavia** | *8 July 2026* | Graphic Design | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Microsoft Excel is an excellent platform for anyone who needs to make spreadsheets — whether for company organization, client information, banking, etc. It is incredibly easy to get the hang of basic functions. Microsoft customer support can be difficult to reach at times, but has been exceptional to work with each time I have ended up needing their help (and many things you’d usually need customer support for can be done on their website). Good value for money especially when bundled with other microsoft products. > > **Cons**: It can be difficult to remember more difficult functions beyond what is obvious (like sum, divide, etc) and there is not much in the program that can assist you in better understanding its capabilities. ----- ### "Excel - not perfect, but still better than Numbers" — 5.0/5 > **Matthew** | *16 July 2026* | Real Estate | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Excel is really powerful. It's my go to for anything involving numbers or data analysis. Formulas and pivot tables are killer for slicing and dicing data. Conditional formatting and charts make it easy to spot trends at a glance. And you can automate practically anything. > > **Cons**: Excel is definitely not winning any usability awards in 2026 and if you're not a total spreadsheet geek like me, the UI is straight out of the stone age, and some of the more advanced features are buried in the clunky menus. Collabing on complex sheets can be a major headache too if you're not careful with the sharing settings, plus it's often overkill for simple stuff like basic lists or tables. > > At the end of the day, Excel is still the king of the spreadsheet world, while it's got its quirks and rough edges, when it comes to heavy duty number and data crunching, nothing else comes close. I've used it for everything from simple budgets to really complex data analysis projects, and it's never let me down. ----- ### "Good but dated data management" — 3.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *4 July 2026* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 4.0/10 > > **Pros**: Excel still offers some of hte best functionality of any data management system out there and is relatively simple to figure out > > **Cons**: Excel has been largely replaced by Google Sheets, which is far more intuitive and easy to use, despite more limited functionality ----- Page: 1 / 781\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/176574/excel?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/176574/excel) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | ko | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data