The Finance Sector’s Trusted Choice: Why Teams Choose Macabacus Over UpSlide

The Only Solution Built for the Desk and for the Enterprise

Finance professionals operate in a high-stakes environment that demands precision, efficiency, and seamless integration across Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. Macabacus elevates M365 to meet these demands, equipping teams with the capabilities to work faster, reduce errors, and maintain brand integrity.

Macabacus was built by investment bankers to meet the exacting standards of the industry—and we’ve continued to raise the bar ever since. Macabacus delivers a powerful, end-to-end workflow across Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, driving productivity, precision, and brand consistency at every level of the organization. Enterprise-grade security, support, and services ensure Macabacus meets the rigorous demands of organizations of any size.

Key Advantages of Macabacus

  • Unmatched Excel Power – Designed to meet the rigorous demands of finance professionals, with best-in-class financial modeling, advanced auditing and error detection, and fully dynamic charting capabilities.
  • Seamless Excel-to-PowerPoint Linking – Reliable linking eliminates manual updates and errors.
  • Original, Full-Featured, Thoughtful Tools – First-to-market innovations shaped by real customer needs, not competitive pressure. Every tool is carefully developed and refined to optimize user experiences, ensuring reliability and practicality over rushed feature releases.
  • Flexible & Easy Deployment – Full-service onboarding, configuration, and customization are available but never required. Designated administrators can make configuration adjustments without our support or extra fees, ensuring smooth, scalable deployment for global teams. Macabacus has a quick setup and straightforward configuration with no hidden fees.
  • Long-Term Partnership and Continuous Support – Experience ongoing success with personalized training sessions and dedicated customer support from our experts, ensuring your team maximizes the value of Macabacus.
  • Compelling ROI – More productivity across M365 with automation that saves time and reduces errors.

Core Capabilities at a Glance

Advanced Excel Functionality
✔ Best-in-class financial modeling, auditing, and charting capabilities.

Seamless Excel-to-PowerPoint Linking
✔ Reliable linking without manual work and repetition.

Dynamic, Formula-Driven Charting
✔ Dynamic, formula-driven charting add-ons.

Presentation & Brand Compliance
✔ Automated formatting, templates, proofing, and Corporate Dictionary integration.

Flexible Deployment & Easy Setup
✔ Self-directed trials, easy implementation, and fast configuration.

Cost Transparency & ROI
✔ Full suite access with no excessive or hidden customization fees.

Why Finance Professionals Choose Macabacus

Excel: The Right Solution for Serious Financial Modeling

  • Advanced formula auditing, error detection, and tracing capabilities to support high-stakes financial modeling.
  • Built for finance teams that rely on Excel for critical analysis—enabling speed, accuracy, and efficiency in high-stakes workflows.
  • Dynamic, formula-driven charting capabilities that automatically update with data changes—ensuring flexibility, accuracy, and no reliance on hardcoded elements or proprietary formats that lock you into a single vendor.

PowerPoint & Word: Automate & Standardize with Confidence

  • Build pitch books, investor decks, and reports faster with powerful automation capabilities.
  • Standardize branded assets and enforce brand guidelines across all documents.
  • Ensure firm-wide consistency in terminology with Corporate Dictionary integration, eliminating inconsistencies and reinforcing preferred language.
  • Customizable auditing capabilities catch inconsistencies, errors, and off-brand content before they reach clients.

Simple to Try, Buy & Deploy

  • Hassle-free setup – Get started in minutes with self-directed trials and easy configuration.
  • Transparent pricing – No hidden fees or required service packages to make basic adjustments.
  • Flexibility without friction – Make configuration changes anytime at the admin level without outside intervention or additional charges. We’re always available to help, but our support isn’t required to configure Macabacus.

Enterprise-Ready Productivity with Maximum ROI

  • Get more out of M365 – Powerful Excel, PowerPoint, and Word solutions that maximize productivity across your workflows.
  • Designed for efficiency at scale – Automation and brand compliance capabilities that drive measurable time savings across the firm.
  • Trusted by industry leaders – Used by 80,000+ professionals and 3,000+ enterprise firms, including leading investment banks, asset managers, PE firms, and Fortune 500 companies.
  • Built for diverse financial workflows – Trusted by investment banking, private equity, asset management, consulting, and corporate finance teams to streamline everything from financial modeling and due diligence to investor reporting and brand compliance.
  • Seamless adoption & expert support – Our in-house onboarding and customer success teams ensure your organization realizes efficiency gains from day one.
  • Continuous innovation – Built by finance professionals who understand the demands of the industry firsthand. Our commitment to regular updates and client feedback ensures Macabacus evolves with your business needs and provides a superior user experience.

Experience Macabacus Today

Discover how Macabacus can transform your financial workflows and enhance productivity across your organization.