Apexloop

Numbers you know

Excel is costing your company 2 hours every day

A team of 8 people spends 10 hours a week on manual spreadsheet work. Move your data to databases and get that time back.

Where it hurts

Six problems Excel will never solve.

File versions_FINAL_v3_copy. Nobody knows which one is current.
Simultaneous editingTwo people write at once, one overwrites the other.
Broken VLOOKUPsMove a row → half your formulas break instantly.
No permissionsSalaries and margins visible to anyone who opens the file.
One viewJust a table. No Kanban, no calendar.
Doesn't scaleWorks fine for 3 people. Falls apart at 10.

It costs time

Two hours wasted every day.

08:00

Morning update

You re-enter yesterday's data from emails into the spreadsheet.

-30 min

10:00

Version conflict

Jana overwrote your morning entry.

-20 min

14:00

Broken formulas

You added a row — VLOOKUP broke.

-40 min

16:30

Export for the boss

Copy, format, send. Every Friday.

-30 min

Total lost today — just because of Excel

2 hours = wasted productivity

Import

Upload your data

Apexloop recognises dates, numbers and categories automatically. Replace VLOOKUP with a relation in one click.

Columns from Excel
Columns in Apexloop
Record detail

Every row is a full record.

In Excel a row is just cells. In Apexloop every record has a detail view with relations, history and attachments.

What you can build

Your spreadsheets become a real tool.

A database is the foundation. Pick a template and have a complete solution for your process within an hour.

CRMContacts, pipeline
InventoryStock, movements
ProjectsTasks, milestones
InvoicingOrders, PDF
HROnboarding, checklists
ApprovalsWorkflow, expenses

Every template ready to import your data from Excel.

Permissions

Everyone sees only what they should.

Set access at the column level — who reads, who edits, who sees nothing at all.

PK

Paul Kratochvil

Sales rep

Customer nameEdit
Order statusEdit
MarginHidden
Contact salaryHidden
JM

Jane Small

Manager

Customer nameEdit
Order statusEdit
MarginRead only
Contact salaryHidden
TN

Tom Novak

Director

Customer nameEdit
Order statusEdit
MarginEdit
Contact salaryEdit

Ready to say goodbye to messy spreadsheets?

  • No credit card required
  • Your data stays fully yours
  • Czech support

Detailed comparison

Feature by feature.

FunkceApexloopMicrosoft Excel
Data and tables
Number crunching and formulasAdvanced JS formulasBest in class
Pivot tables and chartsViews and Chart viewNative, very powerful
Column types (date, select, files…)15+ types including relations, people, addressesLimited cell formatting
Versioning and change historyOneDrive versions only
Databases and relations
Relations between tablesSelect, Multiselect, Record linksVLOOKUP / Power Query
Multiple databases in one workspaceCRM, inventory, HR, projects…Separate files
Rollup / aggregation across relationsMacros and Power Query
Column-level access permissions
9 views (Kanban, Calendar, Gantt…)
Automation
Node-based automationtriggers, branching, conditions
Scheduled automationrecurring, time-based triggers
Macros and scriptsJS formulas + automationVBA / Office Scripts
Webhooks and HTTP requestsSlack, Teams, external APIs
Trigger on record change
Forms and data collection
Public forms for data collectionMicrosoft Forms (separate)
Anonymous forms without loginYes, but a separate tool
Form data goes straight to databaseManual connection
Documents and PDFs
PDF templates with placeholdersinvoices, quotes, contractsWord + manual export
Print directly from record data
Rich text editor in records
Emails and communication
Send emails from the systemOutlook (separate)
Newsletters and bulk emails
Email templates from customer data
Track incoming emails in DB
Collaboration and workspace
Simultaneous editing by multiple usersOnline version, with limits
Chat and comments on records
Permission and group managementFile sharing
Mobile accessWeb, PWANative iOS/Android
Comparison

Apexloop vs Excel. An honest comparison.

Excel is a great tool for numbers and tables. Apexloop is an operational platform — it adds relations between data, automation, forms, PDF templates and an email module. If a shared spreadsheet is no longer enough, here's the difference.

Apexloop logoApexloop
Relational database without SQLConnect customers, projects, orders — natively and without macros
Automation and workflowNode editor for triggers, conditions and actions — without VBA
PDF templates and printingInvoices, quotes, contracts directly from data — without Word
Forms, emails and sharingData collection, newsletters and communication in one workspace
vs
Microsoft Excel logoMicrosoft Excel
Powerful number crunchingFormulas, pivot tables, charts — unrivalled for data analysis
Wide knowledge and availabilityEveryone knows it, included in Microsoft 365
No relations or automationData connections only via macros and VBA — fragile and hard to maintain
Collaboration and growth have limitsConcurrent editing, versioning and access control are quickly outgrown