Databases versus Spreadsheets

This page is intended for information about the pros and cons of different methods of managing data.

Method

Pros

Cons

Spreadsheets

Easy to use

Relatively inexpensive

Creates lots of files to manage

Databases

Less duplication of data

Data is all in one file (centralized)

Harder to learn than spreadsheets

Some are very expensive

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