Yes, both Microsoft Project and Microsoft Excel offer a Free Trial.
Microsoft Project is designed for Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Medium Business and Small Business.
Microsoft Excel is designed for Individuals, Large Enterprises, Medium Business and Small Business.
Pricing for Microsoft Project Starts at $10/User/Month whereas for Microsoft Excel Starts at $5.
Some top alternatives to Microsoft Project includes Quickbase , Smartsheet, ClickUp, Freshbooks, Jira, Basecamp, Microsoft PPM, Trello, Wrike, Zoho Projects, monday.com, Asana, ProjectManager.com, Worksuite, Projectworks, RationalPlan, Quick Base, Resource Guru and Resource Management by Smartsheet.
Some top alternatives to Microsoft Excel includes SpreadsheetWEB, Apple Numbers, Zoho Sheet, Google Sheets, Retable, Rows, LibreOffice, iWork and Sheet2APi.