5 Reasons Google Sheets Beats Excel (For Most)

📬 Level up your spreadsheet skills (free newsletter) → https://gotsheet.xyz/c/gotsheet-youtube After 20 years in spreadsheets, I still reach for Google Sheets 90% of the time—and this video explains why. From real-time collaboration and Apps Script automations to smoother sharing and native integrations, Sheets is often the more practical choice for founders, marketers, and operators. Excel is still king for finance teams and power users, but most people don’t need all that muscle. Find out when to stick with Sheets and when Excel actually makes more sense. 🎬 Watch next: https://youtu.be/hzAlPwwKOAg ──────────────────── 💰 Deals & Tools • Convert PDFs and images to Excel - https://lido.app/link/eamonn • Connect Google Sheets or Excel directly to your business systems like CRMs, databases, and APIs - https://coefficient.io/?via=eamonn • 20% off Beehiiv (3 mo.): https://beehiiv.com/partners/got-sheet?via=eamonn • My full tech stack: https://gotsheet.xyz/c/business-tech-stack • My recommended gear: https://amzn.to/4l47CyW *Disclosure: affiliate links may earn me a small commission at no cost to you.* ──────────────────── ⌚ Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:20 Sheets vs Excel—disclaimer 00:35 Real-time collaboration 01:02 Apps Script vs VBA 01:47 Cloud access & version differences 02:35 Sharing & permissions 03:30 Integrations & automations 04:22 When Excel still wins 05:08 Final thoughts ──────────────────── 🌐 Site: https://eamonncottrell.com 📇 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/eamonncottrell 🐦 X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/EamonnCottrell