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Excel alternative for trade businesses

Five Excel spreadsheets. Zero overview.

Orders, capacity and materials in one system — so you plan instead of searching.

  • One status for everyone instead of five spreadsheets
  • Simpler than your spreadsheet: drag orders instead of maintaining cells
  • Employees, items and customers come along via CSV, no retyping
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  • 14 days free, no obligation
  • No credit card, ends automatically
  • Set up with us: 20 minutes, free
  • Then from €49/month plus VAT
  • Servers in Frankfurt

All orders on one planning board

Five spreadsheets, five versions of the truth.

  • Your order planning lives in an Excel spreadsheet only you understand.

  • When you're out sick, no one can find the current version.

  • Materials sit in a different spreadsheet than the orders — if at all.

  • Working hours: every employee keeps a different slip of paper.

  • “Which order has priority?” — that's decided by whoever shouts the loudest.

From Excel to Gantway. In three steps.

Import your Excel data

CSV import for employees, items, customers, stations and workplaces. Orders you create in Gantway — templates make that quick.

  • CSV import for employees, items, customers, stations and workplaces
  • Orders you create in Gantway, with templates
  • We help you set everything up

Import your Excel data

Plan at a glance

Board and schedule instead of spreadsheets. You drag orders instead of copying cells. Everyone sees the same thing.

  • Board and schedule instead of spreadsheets
  • Drag orders instead of copying cells
  • Everyone sees the same status, also on the phone

Plan at a glance

Deadlines move along, double bookings surface

If a work step shifts, the dependent deadlines recalculate themselves. And Gantway warns about overload, material shortages and double bookings. Excel does neither.

  • Dependent deadlines recalculate themselves
  • Warning on overload, material shortages and double bookings
  • Excel does neither

Deadlines move along, double bookings surface

Excel is a brilliant tool — just not for planning.

  • Tables and calculations

    Excel
    yes
    Gantway
    yes

  • Real-time planning across several employees

    Excel
    no
    Gantway
    yes

  • Automatic warning on conflicts

    Excel
    no
    Gantway
    yes

  • Link materials to orders

    Excel
    no
    Gantway
    yes

  • Drag and drop onto a workshop schedule

    Excel
    no
    Gantway
    yes

  • Time clock on the employee's phone

    Excel
    no
    Gantway
    yes

  • Everyone sees the same status at the same time

    Excel
    no
    Gantway
    yes

The problem isn't that you're using Excel wrong. The problem is that Excel isn't a planning system.

But what if…

  • “...my employees don't want to learn a new system?”

    If they can use a smartphone, they can use Gantway. Drag and drop, no training needed.

  • “...the switch is too much work?”

    CSV import, signup in a few minutes, sample data to get started right away. You plan with your own orders as soon as they're entered.

  • “...I'm not sure it's really better than my Excel?”

    Try it for 14 days with your real orders, no credit card. If Excel was better, export your orders and master data as CSV and simply go back. Or let us show you Gantway in 30 minutes first.

Gantway does more. When you're ready.

Start with what's pressing today. Add the rest when it suits you, in the same system with the same data.

  • Quotes & costing

    Cost line items, keep an eye on margin, PDF on your letterhead.

  • Customer portal

    The customer accepts the quote online, and the order is created automatically.

  • Materials & purchasing

    Requirements per order, a purchase list from open requirements, goods receipt.

  • Time tracking

    Time clock following the Working Hours Act, a timer on every task, time account.

  • Vacation & absence

    Before approving, you see which tasks are affected.

  • Post-costing Premium plan

    Plan against actual per order and line item, down to the hour and euro.

All of this is included in the 14-day trial. See all features →

See it with your own orders.

Free and with no obligation: 14 days, no credit card, access ends automatically. If you like, we set Gantway up together with you in 20 minutes.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I bring my Excel data with me?

Yes, your master data — CSV import for employees, items and materials, customers, stations and workplaces. Orders you create in Gantway. We guide you through setup so nothing gets lost.

What does Gantway cost?

Three plans: Business from 49 €, Pro from 109 €, Premium from 199 € per month (plus VAT, billed annually). Employees who are only scheduled cost nothing. Try it free for 14 days — no credit card — or start with a 30-minute demo.

Which plan do I get to try?

The Premium plan, so every feature: deadlines that move along on their own, warnings for double bookings and overload, workload per employee, plus maintenance contracts, post-calculation and the control room with your workshop in 3D. It includes one owner seat, two planner seats and twelve employee apps. After the trial you choose Business, Pro or Premium.

What happens after the 14 days?

The trial ends automatically and there is no payment obligation. Your data stays stored so you can continue seamlessly on a plan. If you'd rather not, export orders, master data and working times as CSV — and we delete the account on your request.

Does Gantway run on a tablet in the workshop?

Yes. Gantway runs in the browser — on PC, tablet and smartphone, no installation. Employees see their tasks and clock in on their phone.

What if I want to go back to Excel?

Possible anytime. Orders, master data and working times export as CSV. No contract, no notice period, no vendor lock-in.

Ready to send Excel into retirement?

Start with your own orders: 14 days free, no credit card. If Excel was better after all, export your orders and master data as CSV and go back.

Start your 14-day free trial or book a demo