Hi,
I'm designing a simplified business performance/reporting system aimed at small to medium businesses. I've got a solid prototype for this currently in Microsoft Excel. But my question is this:
Is it better to keep it in Excel or make it an Executable/standalone desktop application? Since there are many business owners etc on here- what would you prefer? I'd personally prefer excel slightly more since it'd keep things more bug free and mostly safe from being broken. It also plays nice with MS Office, which makes achieving app objectives easier. But, would a separate application feel more exclusive and make you feel at ease justifying the price? Assuming it looked good and was friendly to use.
I'm not sure what to do, since either an app or Excel will ultimately both complete the same task. Coding would be less advantageous since I want to keep things safe from breaking and future proof, and then there's the issue of how to get data if things aren't in excel. Any and all feedback is welcome!
I'm designing a simplified business performance/reporting system aimed at small to medium businesses. I've got a solid prototype for this currently in Microsoft Excel. But my question is this:
Is it better to keep it in Excel or make it an Executable/standalone desktop application? Since there are many business owners etc on here- what would you prefer? I'd personally prefer excel slightly more since it'd keep things more bug free and mostly safe from being broken. It also plays nice with MS Office, which makes achieving app objectives easier. But, would a separate application feel more exclusive and make you feel at ease justifying the price? Assuming it looked good and was friendly to use.
I'm not sure what to do, since either an app or Excel will ultimately both complete the same task. Coding would be less advantageous since I want to keep things safe from breaking and future proof, and then there's the issue of how to get data if things aren't in excel. Any and all feedback is welcome!
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