What is an alternative tool to excel for analyzing data?

I need to analyze 25 million rows of data. The analysis isn't complex, but the quantity makes excel a non-option. What are some others that won't break the bank?What is an alternative tool to excel for analyzing data?
I am expert in large data analysis i have dealt with over 8M rows of data and have produced reports using excel, if you provide with me with some detail about your analysis and type of data you dealing with, i will be able to help you.What is an alternative tool to excel for analyzing data?
For robust statistical analysis, R:

http://www.r-project.org/



For simple relational set-based operations, try a free RDBMS like MySQL:

http://www.mysql.com/

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