The best spreadsheet add-ins, according to hackers
3 spreadsheet add-ins recommended in Hacker News comments over the past year, ranked by how many separate people recommend each one.
All spreadsheet add-ins
- Claude for ExcelPeople recommend it for handling tedious Excel work, including formatting and filling cells. Critics say it needs work on financial models, which can contain errors.11recommend
- Microsoft Copilot in ExcelRecommended for saving hours on formulas and everyday Excel tasks. Critics report confident errors, unreliable handling of spreadsheet contents, and results that are hard to check.7recommend
- ChatGPT for ExcelHelps people work through complex spreadsheets and tangled formulas inside Excel. Critics raise data-privacy concerns and frequent availability problems.7recommend