Commabot vs Array Assistant

Commabot is a browser-based Excel alternative for CSV work: you upload a file and handle analysis, cleaning, and transformation in a chat interface instead of writing spreadsheet formulas. The homepage frames it as a conversational CSV editor for sales reports, survey results, financial records, and other tabular files.

The About page also describes specialized contact list prep workflows: deduplicating contacts, standardizing phone numbers to E.164, removing unsubscribes, merging multiple lists, and formatting exports for HubSpot or Salesforce import. That gives the product both open-ended CSV chat and CRM-ready contact cleanup paths.

You sign in with Google to upload files. Commabot runs on Google Cloud infrastructure and processes uploads in memory unless you explicitly save them to your account.

Array Assistant is a Microsoft Excel add-in that puts nine AI helpers inside your workbook. You install the plugin, open a sheet, and run tools for formula writing, data cleanup, summaries, list building, trend spotting, and text drafting without leaving Excel.

Most spreadsheet add-ins charge from day one or hide everything behind one chat box. Array Assistant splits work into named tools like Formula Generator, Data Cleaner, and Trend Analyzer, each tuned to a spreadsheet task. The Basic plan stays free at 200 requests per month, and the site publishes solution pages for investment banking, private equity, accounting, venture capital, consulting, real estate, and insurance teams rather than pitching a generic assistant.

The plugin suits analysts, students, and business professionals who live in Excel and want faster formula work, cleaner columns, and quick text inside cells. Corporate teams can request custom pricing when they need unlimited usage across employees.