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Power Query vs VBA: Which Should You Use?
Power Query is often best for data transformation, while VBA is useful for workflow automation and custom Excel behaviour.
Businesses still rely heavily on Excel because it is flexible, familiar and already embedded in everyday operations. The challenge is that manual spreadsheet processes can becous slow, fragile and difficult to maintain.
Good Excel automation starts with understanding the business process first. The right solution might involve Excel formulas, Power Query, VBA, AI-assisted development, Power BI, or a combination of these tools.
Where automation helps most
- Recurring management reports
- Data cleansing and consolidation
- Repeated copy-and-paste processes
- Legacy spreadsheets that need support
- Workbooks that are too slow, complex or error-prone
Why expert review matters
AI tools can help generate formulas, VBA and ideas quickly, but business-critical spreadsheets need proper validation, testing, error handling and documentation.