The Showdown
Google SheetsvsMicrosoft-Excel-Spreadsheet-Software
Why pay monthly fees for Google Sheets when you can self-host Microsoft-Excel-Spreadsheet-Software for free? Let's look at the facts.
VS
Google Sheets
The Expensive Option
- Closed Source (Black box)
- Expensive monthly fees per user
- Data stored on their servers
WINNER
Microsoft-Excel-Spreadsheet-Software
The Freedom Choice
- 100% Open Source Code
- Free forever (Self-hosted)
- You own your data completely
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10 people
150100200+
$
*Estimated standard pricing for Google Sheets. Adjust if needed.
Estimated Annual Waste
$1,440
Monthly Burn Rate$120
5-Year Projection$7,200
Cost with Self-Hosted$0
Calculations based on 10 users at $12/mo.
Detailed Breakdown
0
10 million cells total
1,048,576 rows per sheet
1
Third-party add-ons required
Integrated Power Query
2
Server-side throttled
Local multi-threaded CPU