what is new feature of Excel Online vs excel services? - excel

What is new feature of Excel online (part of office online server) vs excel services?
I read some article like excel web apps vs excel services but i cant find some article to compare Excel Online and excel services

Excel Online is a newer version of Excel web app, but it's not available on premise, only in the cloud. It has limitations compared to desktop Excel, but Excel Online is continually updated with new features, whereas Excel web app on your local server will only get updates if there is a service pack or similar. Excel Online integrates seamlessly with Office 365 and SharePoint online.
Excel Online, for example, supports simultaneous editing by multiple users.
Update: In November 2016, the on-premise version of Excel Services received significant step change in SharePoint Server 2016. Office Online can now run on-premise. Details: https://blogs.office.com/2016/11/21/updates-for-excel-services-and-bi-in-sharepoint-2016-on-premises/

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I have tested the same - sample Excel add-in generated by Yeoman - in different environment too: O365 and SharePoint Online (developer tenant). It works, manifest is added to Apps for Office in AppCatalog and server works on https://localhost. I can see task pane of add-in in the browser. I can also debug both: desktop and web.
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I saw Excel add-in working in Internet Explorer on environment also with SharePoint 2016 and Office Online Server (/Office Web Apps). However, I do not have more details about that environment and how this add-in has been installed.

How to deploy officeJS addin on office online on-premise server?

I have written a small officeJS addin for excel which run perfectly on desktop excel client. Also office online from onedrive gives an option of installing the addin from the ribbon menu. I want to use this officeJS addin to run on either of the following configuration:
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Set-OfficeWebAppsFarm - OfficeAddinEnabled:$true
You probably have to be logged in as a farm administrator.
There is some documentation here: Set-OfficeWebAppsFarm

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http://www.layer2solutions.com/en/solutions/Pages/excel-services-odata-data-integration-synchronization.aspx
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I installed Office 2007 and I no longer can create a data source using Data Retrieval Services. I reinstalled Microsoft Office 2003 Web Components, but I still do not have the option to create a report based on a data source pointing to a SharePoint list.
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