Excel or software: what does it save you?
A spreadsheet costs nothing, but keeping it up, retyping and checking takes time. Fill in how much time that costs you, and see whether software pays for itself.
Result
Keeping a spreadsheet costs you about 260 hours a year, which is € 11,700 in time. If software saves 50% of that, it gains you € 5,850 a year.
The cheapest package that fits costs € 0 a year (Shiftbase, € 0 per month). Software then gains you about € 5,850 a year.
Plan Shiftbase Free: up to 15 employees, with manual time registration
Hours: employees × minutes per week × 52 weeks. Software: the cheapest plan that fits from the matching calculator. Setup and training are not counted.
When is Excel enough?
With a few people and a fixed way of working, a well set-up spreadsheet is often enough. Software pays off when several people work in the same file at once, when you retype data into your invoices or payroll, or when mistakes cost you money. Read more in time tracking: Excel or an app? and CRM in Excel.