Free. All of It.
Risk score, full issue breakdown, cell-level locations and audit-ready PDF reports โ no signup, no credit card, no limits.
Analysis
- Risk score (0-100)
- Full issue breakdown
- Cell-level locations
- 50+ validation rules
- Unlimited analyses
- No signup required
- No credit card needed
Documentation
- Everything in free analysis
- Executive summary
- Fix recommendations
- Audit-ready formatting
- Shareable PDF document
- No subscription
- Download as many as you like
Why Free Analysis?
We believe spreadsheet validation should be accessible to everyone.
Excel Risk Check started as an internal tool to solve a problem we faced ourselves: validating spreadsheets before they went into production. We found that existing tools were either expensive, complicated, or locked behind enterprise sales processes.
We decided to make the core analysis completely free because basic spreadsheet risk assessment shouldn't require a procurement process or a budget line item. Every finance team, every risk analyst, every data professional should be able to check their work before it causes problems.
What the PDF Adds
The PDF report is for when you need formal documentation โ sharing results with stakeholders, attaching to audit files, or presenting findings to leadership. It is free, like everything else here, and there is no limit on how many you generate.
So How Is This Paid For?
The web tool is free and stays free. What we charge for is automation: if you want the same analysis running inside your own systems โ a nightly check over a folder of models, a validation step in a data pipeline, a pre-flight check before a report goes out โ that is the API, and it is a paid plan.
It is the same engine and the same findings you get here. You are paying for it to run without a person uploading a file.
Excel Risk Check API
The same analysis engine, callable from your own code.
Useful when the checking should happen without anyone remembering to do it:
- Validate models on a schedule instead of before a deadline
- Gate a reporting pipeline on a risk score
- Check every spreadsheet committed to a repository
- Screen files received from clients or suppliers automatically
JSON responses with the full issue list, exact cell locations and category scores โ identical to what the web tool shows. Files up to 20MB.
Need custom validation rules, SSO or a volume plan? Talk to us.
Everything You Need to Find Issues โ Free
No feature gating on analysis. You get the complete validation toolkit at no cost.
Formula Validation
Complete error detection, circular reference identification, volatile function flagging, and complexity scoring.
Data Quality
Empty row detection, mixed type warnings, duplicate identification, and range validation.
Structural Analysis
File size warnings, hidden element inventory, external link cataloging, and named range tracking.
Risk Templates
Built-in validation rules, pattern detection, and baseline checks for common spreadsheet risks โ all included.
Risk Scoring
Deterministic 0-100 scoring with weighted category breakdowns and severity-based penalties.
PDF Reports
Professional PDF reports with executive summaries and fix recommendations โ free whenever you need formal documentation.
Compare to Alternatives
See how Excel Risk Check stacks up against other spreadsheet validation options.
| Feature | Excel Risk Check | Enterprise Tools | Manual Review |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | $500-5,000+/yr | Staff time |
| Signup Required | โ No | Yes + Sales | N/A |
| Time to First Result | 30 seconds | Days-weeks | Hours-days |
| Formula Validation | โ | โ | Partial |
| Circular Ref Detection | โ | โ | Difficult |
| Risk Templates | โ | โ | Manual |
| Risk Scoring | โ 0-100 | Varies | Subjective |