When the spreadsheet has become the business
Bespoke business software replaces the spreadsheets, Access databases and shared folders your business has come to rely on over the years, with one system that everyone can trust.
You'll recognise at least one of these
These problems rarely arrive as one big failure. They cost a few hours here and a wrong number there, every week, until they feel normal.
- One spreadsheet runs a key process, and only one person understands it.
- There are three versions of the same file, and nobody is sure which is current.
- A formula breaks and nobody notices for a month.
- You can't let more people use it without something going wrong.
One system everyone can trust
We take what your spreadsheet does, including the rules only one person knows, and build it into a proper system with logins, permissions, history and reports.
We capture the hidden rules
Spreadsheets are full of knowledge nobody wrote down. We find it, check it with you and build it in, so it no longer lives in one head.
Everyone sees the same numbers
One database, one version of the truth, and a record of who changed what and when.
It grows with you
More users, more sites, more work. A proper system copes where a spreadsheet slows down and breaks.
What we typically replace
Not sure your problem fits? Ask. We'll tell you on the first call, before any price is agreed, and we'll say so if we're not the right people.
- Master spreadsheets for jobs, stock or pricing
- Microsoft Access databases
- Shared folders used as a filing system
- Paper registers and logbooks
- Several small tools that do parts of one job
Four steps, and you approve each one
You always know what is being built, what it costs and what happens next.
A free call about the problem
Thirty minutes, no sales deck. We ask what's broken, what it costs you and what good would look like. If software isn't the answer, we'll tell you.
A fixed scope and a fixed price
You get a written plan in plain English: what we'll build, in what order, and what it costs. No open-ended day rates.
Working software early
We build in stages, so you see and use real screens within weeks, not a big reveal at the end.
We stay after launch
Support, hosting and the next phase of the roadmap. The team that built it is the team you call.
In-house systems: common questions
What is bespoke business software?
Bespoke business software is a system built for one business and the way it works, rather than a general product sold to many businesses. It fits your process instead of making you change it.
Can you import the data from our spreadsheets?
Yes. Cube Purple moves your existing data into the new system, checks it with you and runs both side by side until you are confident.
Is bespoke software more expensive than a subscription?
At first, often yes. Over several years it can cost less, because you stop paying for unused features and stop losing hours to workarounds. Cube Purple shows you both sides before you decide.
What if the person who knows the spreadsheet leaves?
That is one of the most common reasons businesses come to Cube Purple. Building their knowledge into a system means the business no longer depends on one person.
Related problems we solve
Which spreadsheet would you most like to retire?
Send it to us or show us on a call. We'll tell you what it would take to turn it into a proper system.