{"id":23654,"date":"2026-01-23T09:45:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T08:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.synerpy.com\/cm\/?p=23654"},"modified":"2026-01-23T10:04:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T09:04:31","slug":"why-excel-is-not-a-replacement-for-an-erp-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.synerpy.com\/cm\/en\/blog\/why-excel-is-not-a-replacement-for-an-erp-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Excel is not a replacement for an ERP system"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23654\" class=\"elementor elementor-23654 elementor-23631\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b876b01 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b876b01\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a55bd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a55bd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Almost every company is familiar with this: when it comes to <strong>managing orders, inventory, or finances<\/strong>, many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) start with <strong>Microsoft Excel<\/strong>. At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.synerpy.com\/cm\/en\/\">SYNERPY<\/a>, we know the problem all too well \u2013 <strong>countless lists and tables<\/strong>, and over the years, despite good organization, you slowly but surely lose track and reach the limits of your business. This is precisely what then leads to <strong>problems within the company&#8217;s structure<\/strong>. In this article, we&#8217;ll show you <strong>why Excel cannot replace ERP software<\/strong>, what risks arise, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.synerpy.com\/cm\/en\/downloads\/\">why a solution like AvERP is the better choice<\/a><\/strong>.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b694843 elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"b694843\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.synerpy.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SYNERPY_AvERP_1920-x-1200-px.png);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"SYNERPY_AvERP_(1920 x 1200 px)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAre you looking for a new ERP system?\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload AvERP for free and get started!\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\" href=\"https:\/\/www.synerpy.com\/cm\/downloads\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3716a79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3716a79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Excel \u2013 and what is an ERP system?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63df1e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63df1e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Excel is a spreadsheet program<\/strong> \u2013 ideal for flexible calculations, spreadsheets, lists, and simple analyses. <strong>An ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system is integrated business software<\/strong> that digitally maps all business processes: from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.synerpy.com\/cm\/en\/blog\/accounting-with-erp-software-advantages-and-information\/\">accounting <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.synerpy.com\/cm\/en\/blog\/erp-vs-inventory-management-what-is-the-difference\/\">inventory management<\/a> to CRM, HR, and production. Everything is interconnected and interdependent. Therefore, there is a significant difference.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3f9b9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b3f9b9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.synerpy.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SYNERPY_GmbH_AvERP-Maske_BAUF-Angebot.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"SYNERPY_GmbH_AvERP-Maske_BAUF-Angebot\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjM2MzQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuc3luZXJweS5jb21cL2NtXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI2XC8wMVwvU1lORVJQWV9HbWJIX0F2RVJQLU1hc2tlX0JBVUYtQW5nZWJvdC5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synerpy.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SYNERPY_GmbH_AvERP-Maske_BAUF-Angebot-1024x547.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-wobble-horizontal attachment-large size-large wp-image-23634\" alt=\"AvERP Maske: BAUF - Angebots- u. Auftragsverwaltung inkl. Angebot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.synerpy.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SYNERPY_GmbH_AvERP-Maske_BAUF-Angebot-1024x547.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.synerpy.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SYNERPY_GmbH_AvERP-Maske_BAUF-Angebot-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.synerpy.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SYNERPY_GmbH_AvERP-Maske_BAUF-Angebot-768x410.png 768w, https:\/\/www.synerpy.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SYNERPY_GmbH_AvERP-Maske_BAUF-Angebot-1536x820.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.synerpy.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SYNERPY_GmbH_AvERP-Maske_BAUF-Angebot.png 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e63e61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e63e61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Excel reaches its limits<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f005296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f005296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Excel is often a good starting point, but as companies grow and their data sets become larger, it becomes <strong>complicated to maintain an overview and structure<\/strong>. We have listed some essential points that particularly well illustrate Excel&#8217;s weaknesses: <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-708534a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"708534a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dbd89d elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-carousel\" data-id=\"1dbd89d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;carousel_items&quot;:[{&quot;slide_title&quot;:&quot;Slide 1&quot;,&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;6518f6d&quot;},{&quot;slide_title&quot;:&quot;Slide 2&quot;,&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;9655a68&quot;},{&quot;slide_title&quot;:&quot;Folie 3&quot;,&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;377eb3f&quot;},{&quot;slide_title&quot;:&quot;Folie 4&quot;,&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;3ae4162&quot;},{&quot;slide_title&quot;:&quot;Folie 5&quot;,&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;ec77fb3&quot;}],&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;image_spacing_custom&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;offset_sides&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;arrows&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;image_spacing_custom_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_spacing_custom_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-carousel swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Karussell\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"1\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ba80c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65ba80c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-387b05a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"387b05a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7ce33f elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"d7ce33f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-wobble-horizontal\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-database\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M448 73.143v45.714C448 159.143 347.667 192 224 192S0 159.143 0 118.857V73.143C0 32.857 100.333 0 224 0s224 32.857 224 73.143zM448 176v102.857C448 319.143 347.667 352 224 352S0 319.143 0 278.857V176c48.125 33.143 136.208 48.572 224 48.572S399.874 209.143 448 176zm0 160v102.857C448 479.143 347.667 512 224 512S0 479.143 0 438.857V336c48.125 33.143 136.208 48.572 224 48.572S399.874 369.143 448 336z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b123045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b123045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">1. No central database<\/h3><p>Excel files are often stored in a decentralized manner, on multiple computers or servers. <strong>Maintaining a consistent and up-to-date data set is hardly possible<\/strong> \u2013 this increases the potential for errors and slows down decision-making. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"2\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1169ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1169ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30cc99e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30cc99e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d6b4be elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"2d6b4be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-wobble-horizontal\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-project-diagram\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M384 320H256c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v128c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h128c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V352c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32zM192 32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32H32C14.33 0 0 14.33 0 32v128c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h95.72l73.16 128.04C211.98 300.98 232.4 288 256 288h.28L192 175.51V128h224V64H192V32zM608 0H480c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v128c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h128c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b391438 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b391438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">2. No process automation<\/h3><p>Using Excel requires <strong>processes to be initiated and maintained manually<\/strong>. This is <strong>time-consuming and prone to errors<\/strong> \u2013 especially as complexity increases. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"3\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31e8e79 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31e8e79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af1b6e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af1b6e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-677d576 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"677d576\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-wobble-horizontal\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-times-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8zm0 448c-110.5 0-200-89.5-200-200S145.5 56 256 56s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200zm101.8-262.2L295.6 256l62.2 62.2c4.7 4.7 4.7 12.3 0 17l-22.6 22.6c-4.7 4.7-12.3 4.7-17 0L256 295.6l-62.2 62.2c-4.7 4.7-12.3 4.7-17 0l-22.6-22.6c-4.7-4.7-4.7-12.3 0-17l62.2-62.2-62.2-62.2c-4.7-4.7-4.7-12.3 0-17l22.6-22.6c4.7-4.7 12.3-4.7 17 0l62.2 62.2 62.2-62.2c4.7-4.7 12.3-4.7 17 0l22.6 22.6c4.7 4.7 4.7 12.3 0 17z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1d48c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1d48c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">3. Lack of scalability<\/h3><p>Excel is suitable for <strong>smaller tasks, but not for growing companies<\/strong> with multiple departments, users, or even locations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"4\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd64267 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd64267\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95a46de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"95a46de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e4bcb2 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"0e4bcb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-wobble-horizontal\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-fingerprint\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256.12 245.96c-13.25 0-24 10.74-24 24 1.14 72.25-8.14 141.9-27.7 211.55-2.73 9.72 2.15 30.49 23.12 30.49 10.48 0 20.11-6.92 23.09-17.52 13.53-47.91 31.04-125.41 29.48-224.52.01-13.25-10.73-24-23.99-24zm-.86-81.73C194 164.16 151.25 211.3 152.1 265.32c.75 47.94-3.75 95.91-13.37 142.55-2.69 12.98 5.67 25.69 18.64 28.36 13.05 2.67 25.67-5.66 28.36-18.64 10.34-50.09 15.17-101.58 14.37-153.02-.41-25.95 19.92-52.49 54.45-52.34 31.31.47 57.15 25.34 57.62 55.47.77 48.05-2.81 96.33-10.61 143.55-2.17 13.06 6.69 25.42 19.76 27.58 19.97 3.33 26.81-15.1 27.58-19.77 8.28-50.03 12.06-101.21 11.27-152.11-.88-55.8-47.94-101.88-104.91-102.72zm-110.69-19.78c-10.3-8.34-25.37-6.8-33.76 3.48-25.62 31.5-39.39 71.28-38.75 112 .59 37.58-2.47 75.27-9.11 112.05-2.34 13.05 6.31 25.53 19.36 27.89 20.11 3.5 27.07-14.81 27.89-19.36 7.19-39.84 10.5-80.66 9.86-121.33-.47-29.88 9.2-57.88 28-80.97 8.35-10.28 6.79-25.39-3.49-33.76zm109.47-62.33c-15.41-.41-30.87 1.44-45.78 4.97-12.89 3.06-20.87 15.98-17.83 28.89 3.06 12.89 16 20.83 28.89 17.83 11.05-2.61 22.47-3.77 34-3.69 75.43 1.13 137.73 61.5 138.88 134.58.59 37.88-1.28 76.11-5.58 113.63-1.5 13.17 7.95 25.08 21.11 26.58 16.72 1.95 25.51-11.88 26.58-21.11a929.06 929.06 0 0 0 5.89-119.85c-1.56-98.75-85.07-180.33-186.16-181.83zm252.07 121.45c-2.86-12.92-15.51-21.2-28.61-18.27-12.94 2.86-21.12 15.66-18.26 28.61 4.71 21.41 4.91 37.41 4.7 61.6-.11 13.27 10.55 24.09 23.8 24.2h.2c13.17 0 23.89-10.61 24-23.8.18-22.18.4-44.11-5.83-72.34zm-40.12-90.72C417.29 43.46 337.6 1.29 252.81.02 183.02-.82 118.47 24.91 70.46 72.94 24.09 119.37-.9 181.04.14 246.65l-.12 21.47c-.39 13.25 10.03 24.31 23.28 24.69.23.02.48.02.72.02 12.92 0 23.59-10.3 23.97-23.3l.16-23.64c-.83-52.5 19.16-101.86 56.28-139 38.76-38.8 91.34-59.67 147.68-58.86 69.45 1.03 134.73 35.56 174.62 92.39 7.61 10.86 22.56 13.45 33.42 5.86 10.84-7.62 13.46-22.59 5.84-33.43z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e67877d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e67877d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">4. Lack of security &amp; compliance<\/h3><p>Excel offers no integrated user rights, logging, or legally compliant archiving \u2013 <strong>risks including those related to GDPR and GoBD<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"5\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-711ab14 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"711ab14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4151db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4151db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b9c11 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"b2b9c11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-wobble-horizontal\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-clock\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8zm0 448c-110.5 0-200-89.5-200-200S145.5 56 256 56s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200zm61.8-104.4l-84.9-61.7c-3.1-2.3-4.9-5.9-4.9-9.7V116c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h32c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v141.7l66.8 48.6c5.4 3.9 6.5 11.4 2.6 16.8L334.6 349c-3.9 5.3-11.4 6.5-16.8 2.6z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b84fc36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b84fc36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">5. No real-time analysis<\/h3><p>Reports have to be <strong>created and maintained manually<\/strong> \u2013 which unfortunately is often not the case. An ERP system delivers up-to-date dashboards with just one click. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M646 125C629 125 613 133 604 142L308 442C296 454 292 471 292 487 292 504 296 521 308 533L604 854C617 867 629 875 646 875 663 875 679 871 692 858 704 846 713 829 713 812 713 796 708 779 692 767L438 487 692 225C700 217 708 204 708 187 708 171 704 154 692 142 675 129 663 125 646 125Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Next\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M696 533C708 521 713 504 713 487 713 471 708 454 696 446L400 146C388 133 375 125 354 125 338 125 325 129 313 142 300 154 292 171 292 187 292 204 296 221 308 233L563 492 304 771C292 783 288 800 288 817 288 833 296 850 308 863 321 871 338 875 354 875 371 875 388 867 400 854L696 533Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea386f8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ea386f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-030eff7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"030eff7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The solution: An ERP system like AvERP<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b47cede elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b47cede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The optimal and probably <strong>best solution is an ERP system<\/strong> that is maintained and kept up-to-date by individual users (employees). <strong>Data maintenance<\/strong> is <strong>still crucial<\/strong> here \u2013 but less prone to errors than in Excel.<br>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.synerpy.com\/cm\/en\/averp\/\"><strong>AvERP<\/strong><\/a>, we offer you <strong>professional, free, and open-source ERP software<\/strong>, specifically designed for medium-sized businesses \u2013 an ERP system made in Germany with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.synerpy.com\/cm\/en\/nicht-kategorisiert\/25-years-of-synerpy-25-years-of-averp\/\">over 25 years of experience<\/a><\/strong>. AvERP provides companies with a tool that grows with them, optimizes processes, and promotes digital transformation \u2013 all without license fees. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7e44a1 elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"b7e44a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.synerpy.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SYNERPY_AvERP_1920-x-1200-px.png);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"SYNERPY_AvERP_(1920 x 1200 px)\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAre you looking for a new ERP system?\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload AvERP for free and get started!\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\" href=\"https:\/\/www.synerpy.com\/cm\/downloads\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e2cd6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e2cd6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion: Excel is a tool \u2013 AvERP is a system<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b82b7b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b82b7b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Excel is fine for calculations<\/strong>, but not for business management. Anyone who prioritizes <strong>sustainable growth, security, and efficiency<\/strong> cannot do without an <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.synerpy.com\/cm\/en\/averp\/\">ERP system like AvERP<\/a><\/strong>. It&#8217;s an investment in your company&#8217;s digital future. In a rapidly changing world, you should be ideally positioned to keep pace with change and remain competitive.   <\/p><p>Would you like to learn more about AvERP? <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.synerpy.com\/cm\/en\/contact-us\/\">We would be happy to advise you on the many advantages of the system in a free initial consultation<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p><p>Your SYNERPY Team<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almost every company is familiar with this: when it comes to managing orders, inventory, or finances, many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) start with Microsoft Excel. At SYNERPY, we know the problem all too well \u2013 countless lists and tables, and over the years, despite good organization, you slowly but surely lose track and reach the limits of your business. This is precisely what then leads to problems within the company&#8217;s structure. 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