# Excel-based solutions: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/excel-based-solutions

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [CRM data quality and deduplication](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/revops/crm-data-quality-and-deduplication/index.md) | 0% | 106 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Free Manual Tools (OpenRefine, Excel-based solutions) ... Only treat symptoms, not root causes" (Kimi K2, CRM data quality)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Excel-based solutions, from 1 of the 1 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- alignedup.com: 1
- alium.io: 1
- authencio.com: 1
- capterra.com: 1
- coffee.ai: 1
- cognism.com: 1
- databar.ai: 1
- experian.co.uk: 1
- findymail.com: 1
- g2.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://alignedup.com/guides/crm-data-cleansing-tools-workflows-best-practices: 1
- https://alium.io/research/top-complaints-crm: 1
- https://authencio.com/blog/avoiding-common-crm-data-pitfalls-a-sales-professionals-guide-to-clean-data-better-deals: 1
- https://capterra.com/p/158696/Apollo/reviews: 1
- https://capterra.com/p/198383/Lusha/reviews: 1
- https://capterra.com/p/220017/DemandTools: 1
- https://coffee.ai/articles/free-crm-data-cleanup-tool: 1
- https://cognism.com/blog/data-cleansing-tools: 1

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.