Chandoo Excel School review

Chandoo's Excel School is a one-payment program aimed at managers and analysts who spend their day turning data into reports. The base plan, $147 in November 2026 (regular $199), has 6 modules of advanced lessons with 60 videos, 40+ example workbooks, a formula cheat sheet and a shortcuts poster. The curriculum starts with data: Power Query for clean-up and reshaping, tables and structured references, relationships and data models. It then moves to formulas such as IFS, COUNTIFS, SUMIFS, VLOOKUP and INDEX+MATCH, and to pivot tables with slicers and timelines. The $247 Excel School Dashboards plan (regular $399) adds a dashboards module, for 70 videos and 50+ workbooks in total. Videos can be downloaded in HD, and a 30-day money-back guarantee applies. The instructor says he has taught more than 20,000 people. Access lasts 2 years rather than life, and the page does not mention a certificate.

Who it is for

workers who build reports and dashboards

Price

Excel School $147 one-time (regular $199); Excel School + Dashboards $247 (regular $399); 2 years of access.

Excel School online + download access $ 199 $ 147
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 13, 2026.

Key features

• 6 modules of advanced Excel lessons plus an optional Dashboards module
• 60 lesson videos and 40+ example workbooks in the base plan
• Power Query, tables, relationships, formulas and pivot tables
• Downloadable HD videos, formula cheat sheet and shortcuts poster
• 2 years of online access

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: One payment of $147, no subscription
• Strength: 30-day money-back guarantee
• Strength: Dashboards module adds 70 lesson videos and 50+ workbooks in total
• Weakness: Access lasts 2 years, not for life
• Weakness: No certificate is mentioned on the sales page
• Weakness: Taught by one instructor, with no live sessions listed

Key facts

• Excel School: $147 (regular $199)
• With Dashboards: $247 (regular $399)
• Access: 2 years
• Guarantee: 30-day money-back
• Instructor: Chandoo, trainer to 20,000+ people

Where it ranks

Chandoo Excel School is No. 5 in our Best Online Excel Courses verdict.