AskExcel

AskExcel is an AI spreadsheet generator tool. AskExcel answers questions about CSV and XLSX files in plain language, returning written findings and charts. It covers correlation, exploratory analysis, KPI tracking, sentiment and text extraction, with a free tier and a Plus plan at $7 per month or $70 per year.

AskExcel is a web tool that lets you query CSV and XLSX files with natural language questions instead of formulas. You upload a spreadsheet, type something like which salesperson performed best, and the system returns a written answer plus a chart or file where relevant. The homepage demo walks through exactly that case: a sales records file produces a ranked answer naming the top performer and a top ten chart. The pitch is aimed at people who work with spreadsheets but do not want to hand-build pivot tables or nested formulas every time a question comes up. The feature list leans toward analysis rather than formula generation. Correlation analysis finds relationships between columns, exploratory analysis surfaces patterns, trends and anomalies, KPI tracking follows metrics over time, and sentiment analysis and text extraction pull meaning out of text fields. A web and media analysis option is also listed for measuring trends and media impact. In practice this makes AskExcel closest to an AI data analyst or a chat-with-your-data tool, competing with general assistants that accept file uploads rather than with spreadsheet add-ins. Anyone expecting it to write formulas inside Excel itself should note the workflow is upload first, ask second. Pricing is split three ways: a free tier with the core AI, shared compute and a 10MB file ceiling, then a Plus plan billed at $70 per year or $7 per month. Plus unlocks unlimited messages, advanced analysis, priority and dedicated compute, premium models, 50MB files, chart and file downloads, and what the site calls VIP support. Larger workbooks are therefore gated, and the file size limit is the clearest practical constraint for anyone with real operational data. The site states a free start rather than a trial period, and the FAQ answers on plan changes, trials and data security are headings without visible answers on the page. AskExcel suits analysts, founders and operations staff who want quick answers from exported files, and beginners get the most from the plain-language approach. Teams that need governance detail or audited answers will want to confirm the security position before uploading sensitive data.