Bricks vs XcelAI
Bricks
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| Figure | Bricks | XcelAI |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $17.50/mo | $7.42/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 4 |
| Spec score · AI Spreadsheet Tools | 9.2 (#1) | 8.3 (#19) |
| Spec score · Spreadsheet apps | 9.1 (#5) | 8.8 (#8) |
| Spreadsheet analysis | Yes | Yes |
| Documentation depth | The documentation index covers dashboards, boards, charts, org charts, AI prompting, grids, formulas, pivot tables, importing, exporting, sharing and billing. | Public support documentation consists of installation guidance, plan FAQs, troubleshooting and privacy and billing information rather than an API reference. |
| Formula generation | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Primary platform | standalone | microsoft_excel |
| Support | Support is offered through in-app chat, Discord and [email protected]. | XcelAI says email questions, bugs and billing requests receive replies within 24 hours. |
| Table transformation | Yes | Yes |
| What it does | Bricks is an AI-powered workspace for organizing data, building dashboards, creating slides and collaborating. | XcelAI is a SaaS Microsoft Excel add-in that uses natural-language requests to generate formulas, clean data, create charts and analyze spreadsheets. |
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In their own words
Bricks
Bricks is a web-based AI data analyst that turns imported data into dashboards and reports. It can generate charts, KPIs, insights, and tables, while its spreadsheet tools assist with calculations, lookups, data cleaning, formatting, visualization, and analysis through natural-language requests. Users can modify dashboards with AI prompts or manual controls, then share them by link, present them in Bricks, or export them. Uploads can include CSV, XLSX, PDF, and PNG files; Bricks can also import data from Google Sheets or databases. The product is aimed at small to medium-sized everyday datasets, including spreadsheet, CRM, sales, marketing, financial, survey, and operational data. The free plan includes 20 AI messages per month and supports up to 3 people. Premium costs $25 per user per month, or $17.50 per user per month with annual billing; it supports up to 200 people. Pro costs $100 per user per month, or $70 per user per month with annual billing, and includes unlimited AI messages and up to 10 team members. When the monthly AI message limit is reached, AI features pause until reset or upgrade, while manual editing remains available.
XcelAI
XcelAI is an AI-powered Microsoft Excel add-in for creating formulas, transforming tables, cleaning data, generating charts, and analyzing spreadsheets through natural-language requests. In the Formula Assistant, users describe a need in plain English; XcelAI writes an Excel formula and inserts it into the sheet. Analyze & Clean can answer questions about data, highlight patterns, find duplicates, correct formatting issues, and provide insights. Smart Charts analyzes data structure and creates a chart with summarized data, while One-Click Reports produces executive reports with metrics, salesperson rankings, regional analysis, and data-quality checks. Forecasting creates monthly projections, growth rates, and confidence levels in a new forecast sheet; these three capabilities are Pro features. XcelAI runs on the web as an Excel add-in installed through Excel Online’s add-ins menu. Free includes 200 requests monthly, a 50-row limit, and five Pro-feature trials. Pro costs $9 a month or $89 a year.