Snowflake Excel add-in for scheduled reporting

Coefficient is an Excel add-in that pulls any Snowflake table, view or SQL query into your workbook. Refresh it on a schedule and write changes back to Snowflake without leaving Excel.

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How to connect Snowflake to Excel

Install the Coefficient add-in, sign in to Snowflake, pick a table, view or query, and set it to refresh on a schedule.

1. Add Coefficient to Excel

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Install the Coefficient add-in from Office Add-ins or Microsoft AppSource, then open the Coefficient tab in Excel.

2. Connect Snowflake

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Sign in with your Snowflake account using key-pair authentication or Snowflake OAuth. Connect once, and anyone you share the connection with can start importing. See connection requirements.

3. Choose your data

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Pick a table or view, write your own SQL or ask the AI SQL Builder to write it for you.

4. Preview and import

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Check the preview, then import the results into your workbook.

5. Save and schedule auto-refresh

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Save the workbook to OneDrive, then set it to refresh hourly, daily or weekly.

Import Snowflake tables, views or SQL queries into Excel

Choose a table or view, or run your own SQL. The AI SQL Builder can write the query for you.

SheetsExcel

Same imports in Google Sheets and Excel

  • Tables

    Any table your Snowflake role can read.
  • Views

    Reporting views your data team prepared.
  • Semantic views

    Business metrics and dimensions defined in Snowflake.

Two-way sync

Write changes from Excel back to Snowflake

  • Add, update or delete Snowflake rows without leaving Excel
  • Each change is matched to its record ID, so nothing else is touched
  • Review your edited rows before you push them to Snowflake

AI Dashboards

Turn your Snowflake workbook into a live dashboard

  • Describe the dashboard and AI builds it from your workbook
  • Share a live link, no Snowflake login needed
  • Get Slack, Teams or email alerts when numbers change

150+ integrations

Combine Snowflake with 150+ other sources in Excel

  • Add Salesforce, HubSpot and NetSuite next to your Snowflake data
  • Build one model across warehouse, CRM and finance data
  • No ODBC drivers or extra pipelines to maintain

The realization that my spreadsheet could directly connect to our data warehouse was an absolute game-changer. It was like having my own instance of Snowflake I could pull data out of for my models.

Alexander Bugajski

Alexander Bugajski

Head of Go-to-Market Strategy, Miro

What teams build in Excel with Snowflake and Coefficient

Three-month revenue forecast

Revenue vs target dashboard

Month-end balance sheet tie-out

Customer usage dashboard

Historical snapshots

Keep a history of your Snowflake reports

  • Save a dated copy of any import on a schedule
  • Compare this month with last month in one workbook
  • Lock in period-end numbers before the live data changes

Coefficient vs. Snowflake ODBC vs. other Excel add‑ins

Compare import, refresh, writeback and setup for Snowflake reporting in Excel.

CoefficientExcel with Snowflake ODBCCData or Skyvia add-ins
Get Snowflake data into a workbookSet up a driver, then query with Excel’s data tools.A query builder or SQL inside each add-in.
Query without writing SQLPower Query’s navigator for tables and views.Visual query builders in both.
Keep reports up to dateRefresh settings set up in each workbook.CData can schedule refreshes. Skyvia refreshes in a couple of clicks.
Send edits back to SnowflakeNot possible.CData supports updates. Skyvia Query imports data only.
Get alerts when numbers changeNot available.No built-in alerts in either add-in.
Use it in Google Sheets tooExcel only.Yes, each has a Google Sheets add-on.
PricingFree driver, installed on each computer.Free tiers, with paid plans for more usage.

Connect with the access controls your data team manages

Security, compliance, and control - without the enterprise sales cycle.

SSO & access control

Your identity provider. Your rules.

  • SSO: Okta, Azure AD, Google Workspace, OneLogin
  • Roles: Admin, Editor, Viewer
  • Permissions: Control who accesses which data sources
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Coefficient Snowflake connector capabilities at a glance

Import Snowflake tables, views or SQL results into Excel, with or without writing SQL.

What Coefficient supports
Tables and views
Custom SQL
Scheduled refresh
Writeback
Cloud pivots
Team reporting
Cost

Snowflake Excel add-in FAQs

Install the Coefficient Excel add-in, connect Snowflake using an approved OAuth or key-pair connection, then choose a table, view or custom SQL query. Preview the results and import them into the workbook. Save the workbook to OneDrive if you want scheduled refresh. You do not need to download a CSV or install an ODBC driver for this Coefficient workflow.

Snowflake and Coefficient

Snowflake stores and processes your business data. Coefficient connects Snowflake data to Excel for reporting and models, with Google Sheets also supported.