Can I keep my spreadsheet layout?

The import reads any layout: it finds rooms, item names, quantities, units, prices and links, and you confirm the columns before anything is created. Export back to Excel is always available.

Will photos from my sheet be imported?

Yes. Images inside cells of Google Sheets and Excel are attached to the items of their rows; product links are parsed for photos, prices and dimensions.

Is it more expensive than a spreadsheet?

There is a free plan without a card: up to 20 items and 2 members. Pro removes the limits.

What if I need to edit many lines at once?

Select rows with Shift and change status, supplier, payment or room in bulk — like in a spreadsheet, but the totals and tasks update themselves.

ArchiBoard vs Excel and Google Sheets for interior estimates

Almost every designer starts with a spreadsheet: it is free, flexible and familiar. The trouble starts at the third project — copies of the estimate for the client, broken formulas, prices and delivery dates that live in chats.

For one small project a spreadsheet is enough. When you run several projects, buy for clients and earn on supplier discounts, ArchiBoard does the same work without formulas: it keeps one estimate, shows the client only the client price and tells you when to order.

Task by task

Task in a design project	ArchiBoard	Excel / Google Sheets
Add a product from any shop by link: photo, price, dimensions	Yes	No
Rooms, and one item split across several rooms	Yes	Manually
Quantity with waste allowance, rounded to whole packs	Yes	Manually
Supplier discount, markup and profit on every line	Yes	Manually
Client sees only the client price, never your cost	Yes	Manually
Client approval of items, with history	Yes	No
Order deadlines computed from the installation schedule	Yes	No
Delivery status and acceptance on site	Yes	Manually
Supplier payments, advances and balances	Yes	Manually
Tasks created automatically by item status	Yes	No
Change history per item and undo	Yes	Manually
Client portal with estimate, payments and timeline	Yes	Manually
Any structure and your own formulas	Manually	Yes
Works offline	No	Yes

Yes — works out of the box. Manually — possible, but you build and maintain it yourself (formulas, templates, copies). No — not available.

Stay with Excel / Google Sheets if

You have one or two projects at a time and do not buy for clients yourself.
You need a completely custom layout or calculations that have nothing to do with procurement.
You often work without internet.

Move to ArchiBoard if

You keep a separate copy of the estimate for the client so they do not see your discount.
Prices, photos and dimensions are copied from shop websites by hand.
You miss order dates and supplier payments because they live in chats and memory.

How to move from Excel / Google Sheets in one evening

Step 1
Import the sheet
Upload Excel or paste a Google Sheets link. Sections become rooms, a row with quantities per room becomes one item split across rooms.
Step 2
Check prices and units
Price stays per unit — m², pc or pack. Quantity is rounded to whole packs; you can still type the supplier's exact figure.
Step 3
Share with the client
Send a PDF, Excel or a portal link. The client sees the client price only; your cost and markup stay inside.

FAQ

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Try it on your current estimate

Free plan without a card. Import the spreadsheet you already have — rooms, items and quantities are recognised automatically — and compare in an hour.