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ArcStat vs
Excel / Google Sheets
ArcStat vs Excel — Excel is free and infinitely flexible; ArcStat is built for the league workflow. The honest comparison.
ArcStatis for
Commissioners who care more about running the league than maintaining the spreadsheet. Public URL, automatic standings, mobile coach submissions — included.
Excelis for
Spreadsheet wizards who want total control, don’t need a public page, and are happy to maintain formulas across 20+ tabs every season.
Side-by-side
6ArcStat wins
1Even
2Excel wins
CostExcel
ArcStat
₱0–7,999/yr
Excel / Google Sheets
Free (or ₱300/mo for Microsoft 365)
FlexibilityExcel
ArcStat
Opinionated league workflow
Excel / Google Sheets
Build literally anything
Auto standingsArcStat
ArcStat
Recompute the moment a box score is approved
Excel / Google Sheets
You wrote the formulas; you debug them
Public league pageArcStat
ArcStat
arcstat.app/league/your-slug, no login
Excel / Google Sheets
Share a Google Sheet link — fans hate it
Mobile box-score entryArcStat
ArcStat
Coaches submit from courtside
Excel / Google Sheets
Cell-fiddling on a phone keyboard
Roles + permissionsArcStat
ArcStat
Owner, co-admin, team manager, scorer with granular permissions
Excel / Google Sheets
Sheet-level share, all-or-nothing
Photos + brandingArcStat
ArcStat
Player photos, team logos, custom league logo (Elite)
Excel / Google Sheets
Insert image — you handle alignment
Historical data ownershipEven
ArcStat
CSV export anytime
Excel / Google Sheets
It’s already a CSV
Setup speedArcStat
ArcStat
League live in 30 minutes
Excel / Google Sheets
Hours, depending on how fancy you go
§ Verdict
Excel wins on flexibility and price-of-entry. ArcStat wins everywhere else — standings, public sharing, mobile workflow, roles, photos. Most leagues that try to scale beyond their commissioner’s personal Excel hit a wall in season two; that’s typically when they switch.
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