To test all that, I decided to create a typical spreadsheet that many business professionals might need to assemble: a budget tracker. To find out where Sheets and Excel stand today, both individually and compared to each other, I tested them by trying out the most common tasks users perform, including starting a new spreadsheet, inputting data and formulas, formatting cells, creating charts, adding extras such as data from external sources, and collaborating with others. If you (or your business) chose one spreadsheet app and rejected the other years ago, there may be good reasons to reconsider. Both are polished and very useful - so much so that it’s easy to cling to the application you’re currently using without learning how the other has improved over the years. Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel are the two best-known spreadsheet applications available today.
