The file everything runs on has outgrown itself.
It started as a spreadsheet. It quietly became the system the business depends on. Drop it in and we will read it — here, on your own machine — and tell you plainly what it is carrying, and what could carry it instead.
You already know which file this is.
It has a tab nobody dares touch, a column somebody added in a hurry, and one person who really understands it. It has also kept the business running for years, which is more than most software manages.
“If Susan takes two weeks off in August, nobody knows how to invoice the European accounts.”
Heard in 80% of businesses operating between 5 and 50 staffWhat the spreadsheet needs on it
Use the workbook the business already runs on. One header row, with a name on each column, and the lists you already keep. A messy file is fine. There is no special template.
Who you work for
Customers, clients, patients, tenants, or donors. A name on each row is enough to start.
The work
Jobs, orders, matters, bookings, or cases. Use the word your business already uses.
The money
Invoices, payments, what you are owed, and what you owe. Dates help.
Who does it
The person responsible, if that list lives in the same file.
Three steps, about a minute.
Drop the file
Drag in the workbook the business actually runs on. It needs a header row and the lists you already keep: customers, the work, and the money. It stays on your machine — there is no upload.
We read it here
Sheets, formulas, dates, the shape of the thing. All of it happens inside your browser tab.
See what you would gain
A plain read of what the file is carrying today, and what could be carrying it for you instead.
The manual parts stop being manual.
Nothing is taken away and nothing is thrown out. Your spreadsheet keeps working exactly as it does now. The difference is what stops landing on your desk.
The read is free and always will be. Paid plans start at $29 a month, cancel anytime.
The Spreadsheet X-ray
A read of the workbook your business already runs on, in your own browser.
- The file you already use: customers, the work, and the money
- A header row is enough. A messy file is fine
- Runs entirely on your machine
- Nothing uploaded, nothing stored
- What the file is carrying, in plain English
The Monday Number
The five figures that matter, in plain English, every Monday at 7am. From your accounts, or from this sheet.
- Cash, owed to you, owed by you
- Sales in the last seven days
- What falls due this week
- Each figure comes with one sentence of what it means
The Spine
The same spreadsheet becomes the system the whole team works in. The spreadsheet keeps working.
- One version, with a record of who changed what
- Jobs on a board, forms, and reminders
- Starter $49 · 3 sheets
- Standard $99 · 10 sheets
- Full $199 · unlimited sheets, Ask Your Business included
- Unlimited users on every plan
Ask Your Business
Ask a question about your own figures. The answer is short, and it says where it came from.
- $19 a month on its own
- Included with Spine Full
- It says which records the answer came from
- If it cannot tell from your data, it says so
Also part of Outgrown
These are part of the product. The price for each one is set when it goes on sale. Early access gets you in first.
Business Report
A written note each month on what changed in the numbers, and why it matters.
Get early accessRun the business
Customers, jobs, quotes, invoices, time and documents, in the same system as the spreadsheet.
Get early accessInbox assistant
Reads the mailbox and drafts replies. You approve them, and you send them. Nothing goes out until you send it.
Get early accessPaid plans open soon. Early access gets you in first. Prices in US dollars; South African customers pay the rand price shown at checkout. Any sales tax is added by Paddle at checkout. See our refund policy.
Questions people ask first
Is my spreadsheet uploaded anywhere?
No. The file is read by code running inside your own browser tab. It never travels to us, we never store it, and we could not show it to anyone if we wanted to. The only thing that can cross the network is a short summary you choose to send us — counts and totals, never your data.
What kinds of files can it read?
Excel workbooks (.xlsx, .xlsm), older .xls files, and CSVs. Large files are fine; the read happens on your own machine, so the limit is your computer, not our server.
What does the spreadsheet need on it?
The workbook you already run the business on. One header row, then the lists you keep: who you work for, the work itself (jobs, orders, matters, bookings), and the money (invoices, payments, what you are owed). Add who does the work if that list is in the same file. A messy file is fine. There is no template to fill in.
Do I have to stop using my spreadsheet?
No, and we would not suggest it. Your spreadsheet keeps working exactly as it does today. Anything built afterwards sits alongside it and takes over the parts that are costing you time.
Is this an audit? Will it tell me what I did wrong?
No. It is a read, not a verdict. That file got the business to where it is, which is the opposite of a mistake. We show what it is carrying now that it was never built to carry.
Who is it for?
Owners and office managers of businesses with roughly five to eighty people — law firms, medical practices, builders, wholesalers, transport companies — where one spreadsheet has quietly become the system of record.
What does it cost?
The X-ray is free. The Monday Number is $29 a month. The Spine is $49, $99 or $199 a month depending on how many sheets it runs, with unlimited users on every plan. Ask Your Business is $19 a month, and it is included with Spine Full. The Business Report, Run the business, and the Inbox assistant are part of Outgrown; the price for each is set when it goes on sale. Cancel anytime. Paid plans open soon — early access gets you in first.
What do the paid products actually do?
The Monday Number sends five figures every Monday: cash, owed to you, owed by you, sales in the last seven days, and what falls due this week, each with one sentence of what it means. The Spine turns the same spreadsheet into one shared system: who changed what, jobs on a board, forms and reminders, while the spreadsheet keeps working. Ask Your Business answers a question about your own figures and says where the answer came from. The Business Report is the monthly written note. Run the business is customers, jobs, quotes, invoices, time and documents. The Inbox assistant drafts replies for you to approve and send yourself.
Give us the file the business runs on.
The whole read runs on your machine rather than on a server.