ProFormaGen vs Grist vs Macabacus vs Microsoft Copilot in Excel

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

Your tool
ProFormaGen
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Competitor 1
Grist
Competitor 2
Macabacus
Competitor 3
Microsoft Copilot in Excel
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool ProFormaGen
proformagen.io
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Competitor Grist
getgrist.com
Spreadsheets meet databases in Grist, and the result sits somewhere between Excel and a full database system
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Competitor Macabacus
macabacus.com
An investment banking analyst builds a valuation model in Excel with dozens of assumptions scattered across worksheets
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Competitor Microsoft Copilot in Excel
microsoft.com
Instead of hunting for the right function, you describe the change you want in plain language and the assistant edits formulas, tables and formatting for you, while you review each change and stay ...
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
58visits/mo
213Kvisits/mo
134.9Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
▼ 77.1%
▲ 3.5%
▼ 5.1%
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6-month growth
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+29.0%
-27.9%
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Global rank web
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#184,784
#316,413
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Avg. last 3 months
238
208.6K
137.9K
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Bounce rate lower is better
40%
43%
45%
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Pages / visit
1.1
3.4
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Visit duration
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1m 43s
46s
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Traffic sources
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● Direct 74% · ● Referral 22%
● Direct 75% · ● Referral 17%
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ProFormaGenGristMacabacusMicrosoft Copilot in Excel
053.3K106.5K159.8K213KProFormaGen · 76ProFormaGen · 405ProFormaGen · 253ProFormaGen · 58Grist · 196.3KGrist · 208.7KGrist · 165.1KGrist · 183.4KGrist · 203.4KGrist · 207KGrist · 205.8KGrist · 213KMacabacus · 152.5KMacabacus · 199.3KMacabacus · 187.2KMacabacus · 184.9KMacabacus · 148.5KMacabacus · 136.6KMacabacus · 142.1KMacabacus · 134.9K101001K10K100K1MProFormaGen · 76ProFormaGen · 405ProFormaGen · 253ProFormaGen · 58Grist · 196.3KGrist · 208.7KGrist · 165.1KGrist · 183.4KGrist · 203.4KGrist · 207KGrist · 205.8KGrist · 213KMacabacus · 152.5KMacabacus · 199.3KMacabacus · 187.2KMacabacus · 184.9KMacabacus · 148.5KMacabacus · 136.6KMacabacus · 142.1KMacabacus · 134.9KDec '25Jan '26FebMarAprMayJunJul
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
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Starting price
$9.99per month · free tier available
$8per month · free tier available
$16.67per month
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Plans
Free FreePro $9.99/moEnterprise $49.99/moSingle Model $19.99
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Basic $200/yrProfessional $360/yrEnterprise Custom
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Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
DataText
DataDocumentsText
DataText
Output
Data
AppsData
CodeText
CodeData
Skill level
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Research & AnalyticsAI For Finance
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI SpreadsheetNo-Code & Low-Code
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI For FinanceAI Spreadsheet
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI For Data AnalyticsAI Spreadsheet
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Spreadsheets
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Excel formulas
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Financial modeling
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Excel
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Formulas
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Business forecasting
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Cash flow analysis
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Databases
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Excel data analysis
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Finance
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Financial planning
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Forecasting
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