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Microsoft Excel vs Pages Comparison (2026)

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Microsoft Excel

Overview

Excel is a spreadsheet management software program with data analysis tools to help users track and visualize data for greater insight and more ways to share data.

Pages is a productivity and word processing software that lets businesses create documents, utilize custom color palettes, format text, share files, receive feedback and handle collaboration processes from within a unified platform. It allows staff members to utilize the built-in templates to create beautiful page layouts, print to PDF and produce interactive publications like books or newsletters.

Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

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Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

view more detailsview details

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

/user

Per month

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

Starting from

Free

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

User reviews

4.8

19.5K

15.5K

3.5K

338

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

90%

would recommend this app

4.6

180

118

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

73%

would recommend this app

Pros

“The software is reliable, feature-rich, and suitable for everything from simple spreadsheets to advanced data modeling. Although mastering all of its capabilities takes time, its flexibility and productivity benefits make it one of the best spreadsheet applications available.”

Piyusha P.

Customer service operator

“Microsoft Excel has become one of the most valuable applications we use daily across IT and business operations. Whether analyzing ERP data, reconciling EDI transactions, tracking inventory, building dashboards, or creating executive reports, it consistently delivers the flexibility, reliability, and functionality needed to support informed decision-making.”

Dave R.

Manager

“I like using Excel for its versatility and ability to handle everything from simple data tracking to advanced analysis and reporting. Whether I'm organizing prospect lists, tracking sales activities, building reports, or analyzing data on a spreadsheet, Excel provides the flexibility to customize spreadsheets exactly how I need them.”

Jordan V.

Sales Specialist

Pros

“Pages is perfect and free for Apple users who want to do what Microsoft Word does for free. Plus, it comes with several collaboration features that rely on devices' sharing capabilities.”

Scott B.

Electrician

“The templates are well-designed, and it’s easy to format text, add images, and customize layouts without feeling cluttered.”

Samin S.

Support Services Specialist

“I love that I have the option of saving as a pdf, importing images, and for me it is easier to use shapes/art than it is to use in Google docs.”

Karly R.

Teacher

Cons

“Creating functions in which you request excel to analyze and count data between dates such as analyzing the length of time between specific dates can be a bit more difficult than other types of functions.”

Daniel C.

Benefits and Compliance Manager

“One small mistake can break everything* If you delete a row or write one wrong formula, the whole sheet can get messed up and all the results change. And "Undo" won’t always save you if you already closed the file.”

Mutahar S.

Pharmacist

“The mobile app is pretty much worthless for us when writing budget spreadsheets - don't have half the columns on my phone during board meetings.”

Katherine R.

School Administrator

Cons

“I found that Pages isn’t as feature rich as some other word processors like Microsoft Word, especially when it comes to advanced formatting and collaboration tools.”

Samin S.

Support Services Specialist

“It is not fully compatible with doc and docx files.”

Riccardo B.

Marketing expert

“It's not very compatible with Microsoft devices. Although you can export to Microsoft word and PDF sometimes formatting doesn't match with how you have it set up in pages.”

Harrison B.

Interior Designer