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AI Alternatives to Excel for People Who Hate Formulas

If you spend more time googling formula syntax than analysing numbers, an AI spreadsheet will pay for itself in a week.

By the AISoftALT editorial teamUpdated 15 September 20264 min readHow we test

The spreadsheet is not the problem. The formula language is.

Rows

Rows looks and behaves like a spreadsheet, but the AI writes the formulas, classifies messy columns and pulls live data from APIs without add-ins.

Julius AI

Upload a CSV and ask questions. Julius returns charts, statistics and models, and shows the Python it ran so you can check the work.

When to stay on Excel

Heavy financial models, macro-driven workbooks and anything a regulator will audit.