Lasso vs Microsoft Copilot
Copilot makes Excel smarter. But your product data problem isn't an Excel problem.
Microsoft Copilot can add columns, generate formulas, and summarize data inside your Excel file. For working within a single spreadsheet, it's genuinely useful.
But product data for e-commerce doesn't live in one file. It arrives from multiple suppliers in different formats and languages. It needs a schema. It needs AI enrichment, not just formulas. And it needs to end up in your store, not in another .xlsx. Copilot helps you work faster inside Excel. Lasso replaces the need for Excel in this workflow entirely.
The Microsoft Copilot workflow, step by step
You know this routine. Maybe you're doing it right now.
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The result:
You spent hours doing what should take minutes. And next month, when the supplier sends an updated catalog, you start from scratch.
Same task, two ways
The task: Consolidate product data from 8 suppliers with different column names, languages, and units into one store-ready schema. Repeat monthly.
With Microsoft Copilot
- 1.Open the first supplier file in Excel
- 2.Ask Copilot to add and fill new columns
- 3.Paste the second supplier's data into a new sheet
- 4.Manually tell Copilot which columns map to which
- 5.Repeat for 6 more suppliers
- 6.Build a Power Query or macro to merge everything
- 7.Debug the macro when a supplier changes their format
- 8.Save the workbook, email it to your colleague, hope they don't break it
With Lasso
- 1.Upload the supplier file (CSV, Excel, PDF, XML, plain text)
- 2.Select or create a schema (your store's product structure)
- 3.Lasso extracts and enriches all 200 rows using AI agents
- 4.Review in a spreadsheet-style workspace. Fix exceptions inline.
- 5.Export in your store's format, or push directly to Shopify.
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What makes Lasso different
Your product structure, defined once
Create a schema that matches your store's exact requirements. Column types, attribute names, validation rules. Every extraction uses it. Every supplier maps to it. Change it once, it applies everywhere.
Microsoft Copilot has no concept of a persistent schema. Every conversation starts blank.
AI agents, not chat prompts
Lasso runs specialized AI agents across your entire table. Not one product at a time. Hundreds or thousands of products, processed in parallel. Each column can have its own prompt, auto-generated based on context. You control what runs and when.
Microsoft Copilot processes one prompt at a time in a single conversation thread.
A workspace, not a chat window
See all your products in a spreadsheet-style table. Filter, sort, search, multi-select. Edit cells inline. Track what's been processed, what failed, what needs review. Work with your team in real time with live collaborative editing.
Microsoft Copilot gives you a conversation. You're responsible for organizing the output.
Export that matches your store
Export to CSV in your store's exact format using configurable export keys. Push to Shopify directly. Or import into your product catalog with built-in deduplication. Shadow fields let you include computed data without cluttering your main view.
Microsoft Copilot gives you text. Getting it into your store is your problem.
When Microsoft Copilot is the right choice
This page isn't about Microsoft Copilot being bad. It's about using the right tool for the job.
Use Microsoft Copilot when:
- You're already working in Excel and need quick in-cell AI help
- You need to generate formulas or summarize data in a single file
- Your product data lives in one spreadsheet and doesn't need a schema
- You're doing a one-time cleanup, not a recurring workflow
Use Lasso when:
- You process supplier data regularly (weekly, monthly, per new catalog)
- You need consistent output across hundreds or thousands of products
- Multiple people touch the product data
- Your output needs to match a specific store format or feed spec
- You want the extraction to be repeatable without re-prompting every time