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What can be a good alternative for Excel that works on Linux? Currently I need to use VBA, Solver, Analysis Toolpak charts. Moreover the alternative should read xls and xlsx files. Doesn't need to be free or open source.

Any recommendations? Thank you.

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[–] asudox@lemmy.asudox.dev 25 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

LibreOffice. FOSS alternative.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 6 points 1 day ago (3 children)

This is the obvious choice but I heard from accountants it can't replace excel yet entirely.

[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Those accountants are using excel like an infrastructure and they are not to be trusted. The only thing excel can do that libreoffice can't do is create a nightmare web of interdependent spreadsheets.

Isn't that more a case of them not knowing how it works or how to make new formulas etc, because they were all written by a guy called Tony who left the company in 2002, and everyone's been just using his templates and copy-and-pasting since?

[–] callcc@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Give it a try. Only you can judge for your use cases

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 1 day ago

I use it for all things home office already but my personal uses cases are rather basic so it handles like a chad