Only if you want to work with it...

The advantage of Excel lies in its ease and speed of modification. Almost anyone, even without technical background knowledge, can create a spreadsheet in a matter of seconds and customize it to meet current needs. Adding a new column, applying custom formulas, or creating charts does not require programming knowledge. This can be especially useful for individuals, small teams, or short-term projects when simplicity and immediate results matter. However, Excel's limitations quickly become apparent. As business processes become more complex – for example, when multiple users work simultaneously, complex business logic is required, or large amounts of data are processed – the spreadsheet is often no longer able to meet the needs at all, or not at all, or not at all able to meet the needs efficiently.

Custom software, on the other hand, can be tailored precisely to the needs of a given organization. Such solutions can not only handle business logic efficiently, not only create an intuitive user interface, not only increase data management security, but also integrate with other systems and scale in the long term. If a company has unique processes that cannot be standardized in a spreadsheet, custom software can automate them smoothly. However, the price of customization here is development time and cost. While in the case of Excel, the user usually makes the modifications themselves, in the case of custom software, these require development work, which can make changes slower and more expensive.

The decision therefore depends on the needs and priorities of the organization. Excel can be a quickly deployable and flexible tool for simpler tasks, while custom development provides a more reliable solution for complex, long-term needs.