Does Excel count as a database?

Is Excel the same as database?

Database is actually very similar to Excel workbook. Databases store data in table (worksheet) and tables have records (rows) and fields (columns). But worksheet in an Excel workbook can only store one million rows where tables in database can store billion, trillion... records.

Why is Excel not considered a database?

Businesses that try to use Excel as a database often struggle with the disconnect between text-based information and visual media. Excel isn't designed to support high-resolution images and videos, and the only point of connection you have between product information and related media is a URL.

What kind of database is Excel?

Spreadsheet, meet relational database There are many different kinds of databases, but the specific type of database SQL can communicate with is known as a relational database. Just as an Excel workbook is composed of spreadsheets, a relational database is composed of tables, like the one below.