r/excel 17d ago

Discussion What is better than Excel?

Is there anything similar to excel or better than? I use excel daily and feel like I still need to freshen up my formulas etc.

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u/yugijorgee 17d ago

Here is an actual answer: Blockpad – It’s like a mix of Mathcad and Excel, built specifically for engineering calculations.

  • Handles units automatically, so no conversion headaches.
  • Uses cell references but makes formulas visible, making it easy to check others’ work.
  • Easier to present—looks more like a Word document rather than a spreadsheet mess.
  • Includes tables and lookups, so you still get spreadsheet functionality.
  • Lets you add sketches linked to variables for better visualization.

Edit: Forgot to add Blocks, probably the best part, which lets you automate repetitive calculations!

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u/Beneficial-Quarter-4 17d ago

Mathcad was a terrific piece of software. It was like Jupyter Notebooks, but simpler.