Web Applications over Excel¶

Source: https://www.easasoftware.com/spreadsheets/why-you-should-turn-excel-spreadsheets-into-web-apps/ Source: https://blog.caspio.com/4-reasons-why-you-should-turn-excel-into-web-apps-now/ Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/finance-chiefs-are-still-trying-to-replace-excel-with-new-tools-11626859801

**Excel is an extremely valuable tool, but I think most companies, including us, put too much reliance into it.**

 -*Pure Cycle Chief Financial Officer Kevin McNeill*

Source: [WSJ](https://www.wsj.com/articles/finance-chiefs-are-still-trying-to-replace-excel-with-new-tools-11626859801)

Contents¶

Overview¶

Of all the software regularly used by businesses, Excel remains one of the most popular by far. Spreadsheets are essential tools for businesses to keep a whole host of their processes organized but, despite its benefits, there are many parts of Microsoft’s spreadsheet solution that are particularly inconvenient, and can even make life harder.

Web App development and software engineering offer a solution to the commonly-encountered issues enterprises find themselves having with Excel, and removes the risk of spreadsheet chaos. Additionally, a developer can leverage pre-existing excel models and continue to make use of the existing spreadsheets while eliminating the direct access that so often results in exposed IP, undesirable edits and version confusion.

This note discusses the main reasons why businesses would be best served by web-based products over Excel solutions.

Complacency Leads to Inefficiency
Excel is not Secure
Excel is Error-Prone
Excel Spreadsheets are Difficult to Keep Track of
Excel is difficult to scale
It’s easy to make mistakes in Excel
There is a constant risk of version confusion
Automation and integration is not easy
Web Apps produce less human errors
Accessible anytime and anywhere
Tracking Data becomes Easy
Safe and Secure
Scalable

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