Alternatives to Excel: what should you use at work?

What can I use instead of Excel?

It depends on what you need to manage. For calculations and analysis, a spreadsheet may be the right tool. If you use Excel to track customers, orders, deadlines or support requests, you could consider a CRM, a business management system or a custom web application. The choice starts with the work to be done, the people involved and the information to share.

Which alternative should you choose for business use?

• Customers and sales activities: a CRM can bring contacts, appointments and opportunities together in a shared environment.
• Orders, products and operations: a business management system can organise data and process steps according to defined rules.
• Support and requests: a ticketing system lets you assign tasks and track their status. You can explore our support management demo.
• Company-specific processes: a custom web application can bring forms, checks, permissions and documents together in one tool.

When is it worth replacing an Excel spreadsheet?

Consider an alternative when there are many copies of the same file, data is repeatedly copied by hand or it is difficult to tell who should handle a task. Before changing tools, distinguish the analysis that works well in spreadsheets from the processes that need shared management.

Do I have to abandon all my Excel files?

Not necessarily. A gradual transition can keep useful spreadsheets while considering data imports and exports. Compatibility, formulas, macros and information quality need to be assessed before migration: not every file transfers automatically without adjustments.

An alternative to Excel built around the way you work

Bit Company designs custom business software and web applications. We start with the spreadsheets and tasks you use every day to define the features you need and the steps that can be simplified. Tell us what you currently manage with Excel: we will assess the project together.