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Microsoft Excel vs. Proton Workspace

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricMicrosoft Excel

by Microsoft

Proton Workspace

by Proton AG

Overall rating4.74.6
Review count3,19233
Ease of use8.99.0
Ease of setup9.410.0
Quality of support8.99.3
Meets requirements9.510.0
NPS84.58827375
Small Business32.5%77.8%
Mid-Market34.8%22.2%
Enterprise32.7%0.0%
Total page views2,688168
Total LLM citations7,2811,910

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel is a comprehensive spreadsheet application developed by Microsoft, designed to facilitate data organization, analysis, and visualization. As a core component of the Microsoft 365 suite, Excel is available across multiple platforms, including Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS. Since its initial release in 1985, Excel has become the industry standard for spreadsheet software, offering a robust set of tools for both personal and professional use.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Data Analysis
  • Formulas
  • Data Manipulation
  • Features
  • Analysis

Proton Workspace

Proton Workspace is a business productivity and collaboration software suite that helps organizations manage communication, scheduling, files, documents, access, and internal collaboration, all with privacy-focused security controls. It is designed for businesses, distributed teams, startups, nonprofits, and regulated organizations seeking a single workspace for email, calendar, cloud storage, document collaboration, video meetings, password management, VPN access, and administrative controls.

Pros