Yes, both Microsoft Excel and RationalPlan offer a Free Trial.
Microsoft Excel is designed for Individuals, Large Enterprises, Medium Business and Small Business.
RationalPlan is designed for Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Medium Business and Small Business.
Pricing for Microsoft Excel Starts at $5 whereas for RationalPlan Starts at $4/User/Month when Billed Yearly.
Some top alternatives to Microsoft Excel includes SpreadsheetWEB, Apple Numbers, Zoho Sheet, Google Sheets, Retable, Rows, LibreOffice, iWork and Sheet2APi.
Some top alternatives to RationalPlan includes Quickbase , Smartsheet, ClickUp, Zoho Projects, Microsoft PPM, Wrike, monday.com, Teamwork, ProjectManager.com, Microsoft Project, Projectworks, Trackboard, TaskBranch, ProgressBoard, Quick Base and Project Insight.