[PaulHoule]

Excel is the worst of the Office tools, but it is hard to beat precisely because it is part of office.

On top of all the other challenges of replacing it, you are probably going to use Word and Powerpoint and maybe even some others and since it is bundled your employer won't save money ditching it.

[kanwisher]

A huge portion of the world runs on excel, it is one of the most stand out pieces in office. There is literally no competition that comes close to the level of functionality that excel has.

[rchaud]

Now that is a hot take if I've ever seen one.

Over the past decade, I've worked with teams that dumped Word for Google Docs or MS Project for Basecamp/Jira. But Excel is always there. Nobody ever asks for a Google Sheet with product performance or financial projections data.