Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet application developed by Microsoft for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS. It features calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications. It has been a very widely applied spreadsheet for these platforms, especially since version 5 in 1993, and it has replaced Lotus 1-2-3 as the industry standard for spreadsheets. Excel forms part of Microsoft Office
Tally is a very good accounting and inventory software developed by Tally Solutions, Bangalore, India.
It is trusted by Chartered Accountants, Government Departments and Business alike. One point data entry and all your books and financial statements are ready according to government norms. It is very configurable.