Apple Numbers vs. EtherCalc

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Apple Numbers
Score 7.8 out of 10
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Numbers is a spreadsheet application developed by Apple Inc. as part of the iWork productivity suite. It is available for Mac and iOS, or for Windows in a browser via its cloud edition.N/A
EtherCalc
Score 10.0 out of 10
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EtherCalc is a real-time collaborative spreadsheet available from a browser with no sign-up, available also at no cost.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Apple Numbers
Chose Apple Numbers
I would say excel is top tier, but you are going to pay a premium price for it. A small step down is a price savings and two tools that are really similar: google sheets and Apple Numbers. If I had to pick one I would pick sheets as it is easier to collaborate with. For …
Chose Apple Numbers
I think Apple Numbers is inferior to both Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets. Google sheets is more readily available for everyone and does not have the requirement that someone be on a MacOS system. Microsoft Excel, being the industry standard for spreadsheet management, has …
Chose Apple Numbers
If you're an Apple user, Apple Numbers is for you. If you primarily operate on PC and Android, you will find more compatibility with Excel. Both platforms perform similar functions -- you can create charts, graphs, and figures. Excel was the pioneer spreadsheet software but …
Chose Apple Numbers
Numbers is every bit as good and functional as Excel.
Chose Apple Numbers
We all work with Apple devices in this organization. So we mostly use this software. It is very well synced in Apple ecosystem and provide very attractive data representation by its graphics and charts. In few scenarios we use MS Excel also but we always try to stick on Apple …
Chose Apple Numbers
Apple Numbers is more aesthetically appealing than Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets. I would say, however, that Microsoft Excel seems to have more tools and bells and whistles than Apple Numbers does. In that same vein, however, Apple Numbers has more bells and whistles than …
EtherCalc
Chose EtherCalc
EtherCalc has a low barrier to entry on training and end-user development. It is very easy for startups with considerable time pressure to deliver to use EtherCalc as a tool for tabulation, organization, collaboration and computation. It is also very useful for use cases in …
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Medium-sized Companies
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel
Score 8.7 out of 10
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel
Score 8.7 out of 10
Enterprises
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel
Score 8.7 out of 10
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel
Score 8.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
Apple NumbersEtherCalc
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
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10.0
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Likelihood to Renew
10.0
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10.0
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Usability
7.7
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Support Rating
10.0
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Implementation Rating
10.0
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User Testimonials
Apple NumbersEtherCalc
Likelihood to Recommend
Apple Numbers is great for organizations who don’t live out of spread sheets. It is a cheaper option than the main competitor Microsoft Excel. So if you don’t want to shell out the extra money and take a little step back on features, Numbers is a great place to be for those companies.
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Ethercalc is very well suited for developing modern-day enterprise (smaller-mid size), finance and healthcare applications as it can do Real-time data pull from a variety of third-party apps, and has interoperability with CSV, Microsoft Excel and JSON files; It's available on all on all public clouds including AWS, GCP and Microsoft Azure and can be used as a Low code and no code development tool. Further, we can Develop applications on the go with good integration and visualization libraries and we can also do Tabulation and graphing along with ability to use it as an npm module, do Real time collaboration and editing. It is a very good tool for startups and government institutions. There is a considerable scope of improvement for using it in bigger enterprises as it needs key integration and interoperability functionalities. It can evolve in a variety of directions depending upon its integration with a variety of third party apps services and tools. As an analytics tool, for example, it needs integration with R, Scipy, Numpy and keras libraries. Availability within Ionic, NativeScript or Appgyer as an extension or a plugin will be very useful for it being used as a large enterprise low code/no code tool.
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Pros
  • Data security provided by Apple on its all the software.
  • Very well integration within the Apple ecosystem.
  • It is very well compatible with MS Excel also.
  • It is available on iOS also. We can use it on our Apple mobile phones and on our iPads also.
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  • Develop applications on the go with good integration with visualization libraries
  • Interoperability with csv, Excel and JSON files
  • Real time collaboration and editing
  • Tabulation and graphing along with ability to use as an npm module
  • Availability on all public clouds including AWS, GCP and Microsoft Azure
  • Low code and no code development tool.
  • Real-time data pull from a variety of third-party apps
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Cons
  • Could make the function keys a little more intuitive.
  • Could offer an increased variety of fonts.
  • Could offer an increased variety of font colors.
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  • Interoperability with Lotus Notes and Open Office can be improved
  • Integration with AWS tools and services like SNS, Sagemaker, Lambda, S3 and Forecast
  • Integration with GIthub CI/CD tools for machine learning pipeline development
  • Integration with R, Scipy, Numpy and Keras libraries needed
  • Availability on Microsoft Power platform and teams as an application
  • Integration with GSuite and Salesforce platform along with Telegram, Discord and Slack
  • Integration with SAP BTP, ABAP and SAP Hana Cloud needed
  • Availability within Ionic, NativeScript or Appgyer as an extension or a plugin
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Likelihood to Renew
I just really like it
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Usability
Overall most things on Numbers are intuitive and easy to use. However there are some things that can seem like they are in the wrong place if you are use to or coming from excel. After a bit of a learning curve everything makes sense. If I had no excel experience I would rate Numbers higher.
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Support Rating
Never have contacted
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Implementation Rating
Implementing Numbers effectively, whether for personal use or within an organization, requires understanding its strengths and limitations to maximize productivity
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Alternatives Considered
Apple Numbers is more aesthetically appealing than Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets. I would say, however, that Microsoft Excel seems to have more tools and bells and whistles than Apple Numbers does. In that same vein, however, Apple Numbers has more bells and whistles than Google Sheets. One of the ways I think Apple Numbers eclipses the other two is the fact that I can access the program on my iPhone.
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EtherCalc has a low barrier to entry on training and end-user development. It is very easy for startups with considerable time pressure to deliver to use EtherCalc as a tool for tabulation, organization, collaboration and computation. It is also very useful for use cases in government institutions where there is a strong push for open source software-based ERP solutions or app development. These are the key reasons for the selection of Ethercalc.
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Return on Investment
  • Allows baseline management in a crunch
  • At least able to open and view datasets
  • Is not intuitive enough for efficiency needed in projects
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  • Very good opportunities on using it as a low code, no code tool with ionic open source platform. Able to meet needs of our customers and do real time deployment quickly
  • Very productive and useful for developing web APIs and PWAs on the cloud, tablet, mobile and a variety of surface devices (touch functions can be customized according to needs)
  • Spreadsheet for the next 100-150 years as it integrates well with React, Angular and Jquery libraries. Maintainable and readable code of spreadsheet
  • Low barrier to entry on training and end user development
  • Good analytics and accounting tool for startups
  • What you see is what you get interface
  • The ability to integrate with firebase and Dropbox is neat.
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