Your business has outgrown its spreadsheets
If you're ready to replace spreadsheets with software but don't know where to start, start here. We work with owners who aren't technical and explain every step in plain English.
The signs you've outgrown them
If two or more of these are true, it's costing you more than you think.
- More time goes on checking the spreadsheet than using it.
- People are afraid to change a cell in case something breaks.
- You can't answer a simple question, like how busy next month is, without an afternoon of work.
- Hiring another person feels like the only way to keep up with the admin.
- Your customers expect more than a PDF by email.
What owners worry about, and what we do about it
"I'm not technical."
Most of our clients aren't. You tell us how the business works. We handle the technology and explain each decision in plain English before you make it.
"I've been burned before."
You'll get a fixed price in writing before we start, working screens within weeks and the same team after launch. No open-ended day rates.
"We can't stop to change systems."
We run the new system alongside the old one until you're confident. Nobody has to switch over on a Monday morning and hope.
What is the spreadsheet costing you?
Hours spent copying, checking and fixing add up week after week. Our calculator turns them into a yearly figure in pounds, with the working shown, so you can decide with real numbers.
Where growing businesses usually start
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.
Questions we are asked most
How do I know if I need custom software or an off-the-shelf product?
If an off-the-shelf product fits how you work, use it, and Cube Purple will tell you so. Custom software makes sense when your process is what sets you apart, or when you are paying for several tools and still using spreadsheets to fill the gaps.
What does it cost to replace a spreadsheet with software?
It depends on what the spreadsheet does and how many people use it. Cube Purple agrees a fixed price in writing before any work starts. The spreadsheet cost calculator on this site shows what the current way of working costs you each year.
How long does it take?
A first version usually goes live within a few months, released in stages so your team starts using it within weeks.
What happens to our existing data?
Cube Purple moves it into the new system, checks it with you and runs both side by side until you are happy to switch.
Tell us what's broken
Thirty minutes, no sales pitch. You'll come away knowing whether software is the answer, and roughly what it would take.