Yes, both Microsoft Excel and Smartsheet offer a Free Trial.
Microsoft Excel is designed for Individuals, Large Enterprises, Medium Business and Small Business.
Smartsheet is designed for Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Medium Business and Small Business.
Pricing for Microsoft Excel Starts at $5 whereas for Smartsheet Starts at $9/month when 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 Smartsheet includes ClickUp, Miro, Process Street, Wrike, Notion, HubSpot CRM, Jira, Microsoft PPM, Trello, TeamGantt, monday.com, Asana, Teamwork, ProjectManager.com, Microsoft Project and Airtable.