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DashProphet vs. Excel

Excel is the spreadsheet standard, but sharing a live, governed view of your data works differently there than in a hosted dashboard. Here's how the models compare.

DashProphetExcel
Pricing model
  • Flat monthly subscription (see /pricing/)
  • Analyst hours included on Growth and Scale; available as add-on blocks on Launch
  • No per-seat licensing
  • Bundled with a Microsoft 365 / Office license
  • No analyst support
Who builds the dashboards
  • Cruz Street analysts connect your sources and build the dashboards
  • You bring the questions and the data
  • Your team builds and maintains spreadsheets
Hosting & data connections
  • Fully hosted and managed by DashProphet
  • Built-in data lake — no separate warehouse to stand up
  • Primarily local or on-premise, with OneDrive/SharePoint for sharing
  • May slow down with large data volumes
Support model
  • Support included with every plan
  • Response times and analyst hours vary by plan — see /pricing/
  • No analyst support
  • Community and help-doc based
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The honest take

Where each tool fits.

What Excel does well

Excel is the universal spreadsheet — flexible, familiar, and great for ad-hoc analysis and modeling.

Where DashProphet differs

DashProphet is purpose-built for a governed, always-current dashboard with a managed data source and analyst support, versus files passed around by email.

Different models fit different teams. If you'd rather have it built and managed for you, that's what we do.

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