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X-Author for Excel by Conga is a Salesforce Excel Connector which can update opportunities, assign leads, create quotes, upload data & more. Users have the power of Microsoft Office inside Salesforce. Admins drive toward 100% Salesforce adoption.
| Metric | Outlook Integration for Emails and Calendars - Revenue Grid | Conga X-Author for Excel | Microsoft Office & Excel Connector |
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| Rating | ★ 4.8 ★ | 4.7 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 512 | 45 |
| Free plan | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing | freemium | paid |
| Pricing tiers | 1 tier | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 3 | 3 |
| Languages | 9 supported | 2 supported |
| Listed since | Sep 2015 | Jun 2014 |
Outlook Integration for Emails and Calendars - Revenue Grid and Conga X-Author for Excel | Microsoft Office & Excel Connector are evenly matched on rating (4.8★ vs 4.7★) — the differentiator comes down to pricing fit, feature breadth, and which app's interaction pattern suits your team's workflow.
On pricing, Outlook Integration for Emails and Calendars - Revenue Grid offers a free tier (freemium) while Conga X-Author for Excel | Microsoft Office & Excel Connector starts at paid. For early-stage teams validating fit, the free-tier path lets you run the app on real workloads before committing budget.
Outlook Integration for Emails and Calendars - Revenue Grid has the larger user base (512 reviews vs 45), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Conga X-Author for Excel | Microsoft Office & Excel Connector's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended evaluation path: install both apps' free tiers (where available) and run them in parallel on a small cohort for 7-14 days before committing. The data tables below show the per-feature breakdown — for most admins the deciding factor will be a single integration or workflow detail that's hard to compare from listing pages alone.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Salesforce AppExchange listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Outlook Integration for Emails and Calendars - Revenue Grid audit • Conga X-Author for Excel | Microsoft Office & Excel Connector audit
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Outlook Integration for Emails and Calendars - Revenue Grid is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (freemium). Conga X-Author for Excel | Microsoft Office & Excel Connector starts at paid. Both publish their pricing on the Salesforce AppExchange; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.
Outlook Integration for Emails and Calendars - Revenue Grid (4.8★, 512 reviews) and Conga X-Author for Excel | Microsoft Office & Excel Connector (4.7★, 45 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
Outlook Integration for Emails and Calendars - Revenue Grid holds the higher average rating (4.8★ vs 4.7★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Salesforce AppExchange. Outlook Integration for Emails and Calendars - Revenue Grid has the deeper published review base (512 vs 45), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Outlook Integration for Emails and Calendars - Revenue Grid typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (512 reviews). Conga X-Author for Excel | Microsoft Office & Excel Connector typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (45 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Outlook Integration for Emails and Calendars - Revenue Grid and Conga X-Author for Excel | Microsoft Office & Excel Connector both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Conga X-Author for Excel | Microsoft Office & Excel Connector" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.