Introducing the Databricks Excel Add-in for Business Users

Databricks has launched an Excel add-in designed for business users. This tool integrates Databricks' data processing capabilities directly into Excel spreadsheets. It simplifies data analysis and modeling for finance and business teams without needing advanced coding skills.

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PublishedTuesday, April 21, 2026 at 4:27 PMApr 21, 04:27 PM

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Now in public preview, the Databricks Excel Add-in brings governed lakehouse data into Excel, helping business users move from data to decisions faster.

Spreadsheets remain the backbone of day-to-day business analysis. Finance teams model forecasts in Excel. Operations teams track performance. Leaders rely on spreadsheets to answer questions quickly.

Yet, the most trusted and complete business data increasingly lives in a lakehouse. For many organizations, connecting that data to Excel today is complex, fragile, and inaccessible to business users. Manual ODBC configuration, multi-step setup guides, and ongoing IT support create friction that slows performance and adoption. Data duplication and multiple semantics layers introduce risks and limit who can actually use governed data.

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Introducing the Databricks Excel Add-in for Business Users

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