Data & spreadsheets
20 scored tools, ranked by overall score. Last checked on 25 October 2026. Refine with the Finder →
The three to remember
The native choice if you live in Microsoft 365.
- · Utility 9/10, best of the selection
- · Paid, from €15.6
- · No known security caveat
The Swiss Army knife; listed under write/translate for transcreation.
- · Utility 9/10
- · Free tier to get started
- · One security caveat, see the card
The best free option: everything stays on your machine.
- · Utility 8/10
- · Free, no limits
- · No known security caveat
| Tool | Price | Score | Sec. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Docling (IBM)RisingLocal PDF and document parsing, tables and layout included. | Free | 9.0 | Security: nothing to flag |
| Copilot dans ExcelNative AI in Excel: formulas, pivot tables, data cleaning, analysis. | Paid · from 15.6 € | 8.2 | Security: nothing to flag |
| Gemini dans SheetsNative AI in Google Sheets: formulas, =AI(), pivots, analysis. | Paid · from 12 € | 8.2 | Security: nothing to flag |
| ChatGPTGeneralist AI assistant: writing, data analysis, learning. | Freemium · from 23 € | 8.0 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| ClaudeAI assistant strong in reasoning, long-form writing, and analysis. | Freemium · from 18 € | 8.0 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| OCR (Mistral)Structured reading of scanned documents in 170 languages, with positions and confidence scores. | Paid · from 4 € | 8.0 | Security: nothing to flag |
| LlamaParseComplex document parsing for RAG. | Freemium | 7.7 | Security: nothing to flag |
| UnstructuredDocument chunking and extraction across all formats. | Freemium | 7.7 | Security: nothing to flag |
| Claude for Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)Official Claude panel in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, with shared context across all three. | Paid · from 18 € | 7.6 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| Claude for ExcelClaude add-in reading multi-tab workbooks with cell citations. | Paid · from 18 € | 7.4 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| Julius AIData analyst by chat: file upload, charts, and forecasts. | Freemium · from 26 € | 7.3 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| Excel Labs (Microsoft)Experimental Microsoft add-in featuring the LABS.GENERATIVEAI function directly in cells. | Free | 7.1 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| Formula BotGenerates and explains Excel and Sheets formulas from a plain sentence. | Freemium | 7.1 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| Formula Bot (complément)The Formula Bot add-in directly inside Excel and Sheets. | Freemium | 7.1 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| RowsOnline spreadsheet with a built-in AI analyst and data connections. | Freemium | 7.1 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| SheetAISHEETAI functions in Google Sheets to generate, classify, and extract. | Freemium | 7.1 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| Numerous.aiAI functions in cells: classify, extract, and write in bulk. | Freemium | 6.9 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| GPT for Sheets and DocsExtension that calls GPT, Claude or Gemini from a formula. | Freemium | 6.7 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| AjelixFormula, VBA, and script generator powered by AI. | Freemium | 6.6 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
| Airtable AIAI fields and agents inside Airtable bases. | Paid | 6.3 | Security: one caveat, see the card |
App : A product you use directly · Tool : A precise action the AI can call · MCP : Standardises the connection between an AI application and systems that expose tools or data · Built-in mode : A feature to switch on inside an assistant you already use (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini): nothing to install · Skill : A reusable method: instructions, procedures, sometimes scripts or templates · Plugin : A set of capabilities installed into an AI application or a host
Method
Overall score = utility (rated by the editorial team), reliability (GitHub activity, official publisher, reachable site), security (where data goes, permissions, known incidents) and accessibility (install, required level, price), weighted per category. A tool inactive for over six months is flagged and leaves the recommendations. No ranking is sold.
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