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Spreadsheets, a generic add-on for your ERP, or Zerqano. Here is how they differ, by category, not by brand.
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| Question | Spreadsheets | Generic ERP add-ons | Zerqano |
|---|---|---|---|
| What you need to start | A copy of your sales and stock data, and someone to build the formulas. | The ERP it plugs into. Setup happens inside that ERP. | A CSV or Excel export of sales and stock. |
| Who writes the reorder logic | You do, and you keep it working when people or products change. | The add-on’s vendor, configured inside your ERP. | Zerqano fits each product to a reorder rule from its sales. You can see and edit every rule. |
| How often the plan updates | When someone refreshes the data. | Depends on the add-on and how often your ERP data syncs. | Every night, from the data you have loaded. Each screen says when it was last updated. |
| Why a number is what it is | Readable only if you can follow the formulas. | Depends on what the vendor shows. | Each proposal carries its reason and a Proof panel. A missing input shows as a dash with what to add. |
| Who approves an order | Whoever sends the email. No record unless you keep one. | Your ERP’s own approval settings. | Every draft waits on the Approvals page. Nothing is sent until a person approves it. |
| Trying it first | Already on your computer. | Arranged with the vendor or your ERP partner. | A sample plan and an X-ray of your own file, no account. Then 14 days of full access, no card. |
| Cost | Software you probably own already. The cost is staff time. | Priced by the vendor, on top of the ERP you already pay for. | Free up to 150 SKUs. Paid plans from $99 a month. |
Honest fit
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Use this page when the debate is still about whether spreadsheet-led planning can support the speed, control, and connected workflows your business now needs.
Use this page when the problem is no longer spreadsheets alone, but a stack of disconnected systems that still leaves the operating handoff manual.
Use this page when the team already has reporting, but decisions still stall because insight stops at the dashboard.
No. Small, low-change teams can still operate with spreadsheets. The case for software gets much stronger when the business depends on daily prioritization, messy document intake, and controlled handoff into execution.
We only publish facts we can check on a vendor’s own public site, and we have not published a named comparison yet. The questions in the table work for any product: ask each vendor the same ones.
No. Zerqano reads exports from the systems you already use and drafts decisions for a person to approve. Your ERP or accounting system stays where it is.
Yes. Zerqano reads a copy of your data; nothing in your spreadsheet changes. X-ray your own file runs in your browser without an account.
The Restock plan is built from the stock and sales data you load, and says when it was last updated. It is only as fresh as that data.
The free plan covers up to 150 SKUs. Paid plans start at $99 a month. The pricing page lists every plan’s limits.
The same rows as the table: what you need to start, who writes the reorder logic, how often the plan updates, whether you can see why a number is what it is, who approves an order, and what it costs on top of the ERP.
X-ray a sales export and a stock count without an account, or start free and load your catalog. Either way you see your own products, not a sample.
The X-ray reads your export in your browser. No account.