From spreadsheet chaos to software that runs your business
When your business logic lives in twenty linked spreadsheets that only one person understands, it's time for a real system. I build one around your exact process — database, roles, admin — so the work runs itself instead of breaking on a single cell.
Our business runs on a tangle of Excel and Google Sheets and everything gets muddled. Who can build custom software to replace them, and what would it cost?
Replacing spreadsheet chaos with a custom system starts from €4,000 and takes about a month upward, depending on scope. You get a proper database instead of tabs, roles so people stop overwriting each other, an admin panel to run it, and the exact logic your process needs, built around your workflow rather than a template.
HOW IT WORKS
Discovery
I map your spreadsheets and the real process behind them: who edits what, where the manual steps and errors are, and what the tabs are actually trying to do.
Architecture
Those tabs become a proper database with roles and permissions, login and accounts, so your data has structure and people can't overwrite each other's work.
Build
I build the core flows your process needs, an admin panel to run everything from inside, and the exact logic your spreadsheets were straining to hold.
Deploy & handover
It goes live on production, multilingual and mobile, with your existing data imported. You own the system outright, and an optional support plan keeps it healthy.
This is right when your spreadsheets have quietly become critical software: several people editing at once, real business logic inside, version chaos, and errors that cost money. If off-the-shelf SaaS can't bend to your process, a custom system fits.
If your process is genuinely standard — a simple CRM, a basic task tracker, light inventory — Airtable, Notion or a vertical SaaS will get you there faster and cheaper than a custom build. Custom pays off once those tools force you to distort how you actually work, or you've already outgrown them.
WHAT’S INCLUDED & HOW MUCH
A full system built around your task: catalogue, bookings, roles, admin — like eRENTAL.
- ✓Discovery and architecture for your task, not a template
- ✓Database, roles and permissions, login and accounts
- ✓Core flows: catalogue, bookings/orders, checkout, calendar
- ✓An admin panel to run everything from inside
- ✓Multilingual, mobile version, deploy to production
- ✓Optional: AI features, live currency, recommendations
from €4,000 · scales with the number of flows, roles and integrations
from 2 weeks · a lean MVP first, then iterate
A business whose process doesn't fit off-the-shelf SaaS and wants to own the system, not rent it.
FAQ
Why not just keep using Excel or Google Sheets?
Spreadsheets are great until several people edit at once, a formula breaks silently, and one wrong cell costs real money. A custom system gives you a database with input validation, roles so nobody overwrites another person's work, a change history, and an interface built for the task. You keep the flexibility you liked and lose the chaos. Migrating your existing data is part of the work.
How much does it cost to replace our spreadsheets with custom software?
A custom system starts from €4,000 for a lean, disciplined first version and typically lands around €9,000–14,000 once you add login and roles, an admin panel and production deploy. Price scales with how many flows, user roles and integrations you need. You get a fixed scope and a range up front, not an open-ended bill.
Can you move our existing spreadsheet data into the new system?
Yes. Importing your current spreadsheets is a standard part of the build. I map each tab and column to the new database, clean up inconsistencies, and load your live data so you start with a full system rather than an empty shell. If you still need to export back to Excel afterwards, that stays available too.
What if we only outgrew one spreadsheet, not everything?
Then you probably don't need a full system yet. A single-purpose tool, a calculator or an automation around that one workflow is cheaper and faster, and it can grow into a larger system later. I'll tell you honestly which case yours is before quoting, so you don't overbuy something you don't need.
Who builds and maintains it — an agency or one person?
One engineer end to end: me. Discovery, database, interface, admin, deployment and support all sit with the person who understands the whole system, so nothing gets lost in handoffs. That keeps the cost below agency rates and keeps decisions fast. After launch, an optional monthly support plan keeps it updated and monitored.
Describe the task — I’ll come back with an approach and a range
A couple of lines on what drains time or money. I answer myself, no account managers.