Spreadsheets are the most successful business software ever made. They are flexible, free, and everyone already knows how to use them. That is exactly why so many critical processes live in them far longer than they should.
The warning signs are familiar: version conflicts, broken formulas, copy-paste errors that cost real money, and one person who is the only one who truly understands 'the master sheet'. When a spreadsheet becomes a single point of failure, it has outgrown its job.
Purpose-built software replaces fragile cells with validated inputs, permissions, an audit trail, and automation. The goal is not to remove spreadsheets entirely — it is to move the parts that your business depends on into something durable.
