Excel to inventory software
Upload the inventory spreadsheet you already have and keep working the same way — only now your phone scans barcodes, stock levels update themselves and you get an email before a best-seller runs out. From $6.99 a month.
14-day free trial · No credit card · Export back to CSV any time
| What you deal with | StockSimple | Excel / Google Sheets |
|---|---|---|
| Set-up cost | From $6.99 / month, 14-day free trial | Free, but hours of upkeep |
| Stock updates on the shop floor | Scan a barcode with your phone camera | Type into a cell and hope it saves |
| Who changed what | Every movement logged with user, reason and time | Version history at best |
| Accidental overwrites | Role permissions per staff member | Anyone can delete a column |
| Low-stock warnings | Automatic daily email before you run out | Conditional formatting you have to look at |
| Broken formulas | No formulas to break | One bad paste breaks the sheet |
| Stock valuation | One-click report, PDF and CSV export | Manual pivot tables |
| Stock counts | Count mode on a phone, variances applied as adjustments | Printed sheet and re-typing |
| Purchase orders & receiving | Built in, receiving updates stock automatically | A second spreadsheet |
| Multiple locations | Per-location stock and approved transfers | A tab per location |
| Works offline in a shed | Needs a connection | Works offline |
Save your current sheet as .xlsx or .csv. No cleaning up required — errors get flagged for you.
Columns are matched automatically. You see exactly what will be created or updated, with duplicate SKUs highlighted, before you confirm.
Print barcode labels from your product list, scan them with your phone camera and let stock levels update themselves.
Fourteen days, every feature, no card. If it is not faster than your sheet, walk away.