§ Compare
ArcStat vsExcel / Google Sheets
ArcStat vs Excel — Excel is free and infinitely flexible; ArcStat is built for the league workflow. The honest comparison.
Competitor details come from Excel / Google Sheets’s public information. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we’ll fix it.
- ArcStat wins
- 6
- Even
- 1
- Excel wins
- 2
ArcStat takes 6 of 9 matchups.
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.
01 · Side-by-side
Feature by feature
| Feature | ArcStat | Excel / Google Sheets |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ArcStat₱0–7,999/yr | Excel / Google SheetsExcel / Google Sheets has the edge: Free (or ₱300/mo for Microsoft 365) |
| Flexibility | ArcStatOpinionated league workflow | Excel / Google SheetsExcel / Google Sheets has the edge: Build literally anything |
| Auto standings | ArcStatArcStat has the edge: Recompute the moment a box score is approved | Excel / Google SheetsYou wrote the formulas; you debug them |
| Public league page | ArcStatArcStat has the edge: arcstat.app/league/your-slug, no login | Excel / Google SheetsShare a Google Sheet link — fans hate it |
| Mobile box-score entry | ArcStatArcStat has the edge: Coaches submit from courtside | Excel / Google SheetsCell-fiddling on a phone keyboard |
| Roles + permissions | ArcStatArcStat has the edge: Owner, co-admin, team manager, scorer with granular permissions | Excel / Google SheetsSheet-level share, all-or-nothing |
| Photos + branding | ArcStatArcStat has the edge: Player photos, team logos, custom league logo (Elite) | Excel / Google SheetsInsert image — you handle alignment |
| Historical data ownershipEven | ArcStatCSV export anytime | Excel / Google SheetsIt’s already a CSV |
| Setup speed | ArcStatArcStat has the edge: League live in 30 minutes | Excel / Google SheetsHours, depending on how fancy you go |
Filled check = that side has the edge on the row. Rows marked Even are a different job, not a tie on quality.
§ 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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