--- description: Review of SQL Spreads Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: SQL Spreads | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Data Management Software](/directory/4230/data-management/software) > [SQL Spreads](/software/419643/sql-spreads) # SQL Spreads Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/419643/sql-spreads Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/419643/sql-spreads?page=2) > SQL Spreads is an Excel Add-In to let your end-users insert data in SQL Server from within the well-known data tool everyone loves - Excel. A SQL Spreads Excel document is created by a Designer and sent through to a Data Editor license holder to start editing and saving changes back to the database. A benefit is that it can all be setup within 5 minutes from the well-known Excel interface with no coding required. There are key aspects that ensure the data integrity is kept intact such as automatic data validation, key look-ups with drop down lists, change tracking and Tree Filters. There is also an excellent Support Team structure in place to guide you through using SQL Spreads. > > Verdict: Rated **4.9/5** by 13 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.9/5** | 13 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Obnex Technologies ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$468.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: The pricing is based on a Designer license which is required as a minimum to create and setup the SQL Spreads documents. Data Editor licenses for your end users are also available at cheaper prices available on our website. - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Algeria, American Samoa, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia and 157 more ## Features - Access Controls/Permissions - Audit Trail - Collaboration Tools - Data Capture and Transfer - Data Cleansing - Data Import/Export - Data Integration - Data Migration - Data Quality Control - Data Security - Data Verification - Information Governance - Master Data Management ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Data Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4230/data-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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This saved us a ton of time during the company's liminal space between start-up models and heavy-duty planning software. > > **Cons**: Licensing took a bit of time to figure out, but customer support was helpful. > > SQL Spreads was the perfect tool for our use case. As a rapidly growing company, we found ourselves outgrowing Excel alone but not quite large enough to justify a heavy-duty planning software. We knew the critical dimensions we wanted to plan on, and designed the SQL structure around this. SQL Spreads was the final puzzle piece to build the lightweight planning infrastructure we needed to remain agile yet institutionalize our plans. ----- ### "Lightning solution to get data in and managed effectively without a whole load of development time" — 5.0/5 > **Phil** | *27 July 2023* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: SQL Spreads makes it easy to create data entry and management screens at the speed of lightning - practically instant forms. And when you want more advanced tuning, their support is very dedicated. > > **Cons**: If many Tables/Views are being managed (more than 10), using the Excel Tabs for each one can be a little clunky. But that's rarely the case for any one user's workbook, and the licence allows any number of them. > > Pleasantly surprised at such an obvious solution - use Excel grids for data entry and management (with Primary Key as link). It worked nicely, integrated well with Excel and support was great when needed. Job done, with many opportunities for data maintenance. ----- ### "SQL Spreads a Lifesaver" — 5.0/5 > **Wally** | *19 February 2025* | Renewables & Environment | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: SQL Spreads was an essential solution for our team to have non-technical users interact directly with a central database. They were able to do so in a comfortable and controlled manner using careful design of SQLSpreads workbooks and using an Excel worksheet format they they were already familiar with. > > **Cons**: Would have been nice to be able to easily limit the options for input to a table where our users select from a drop down based upon another SQL Table > > Was a critical tool for an early stage startup to collect and control input of data from a non digital source like farming records and surveys. ----- ### "A Simple Solution That Works Wonders\!" — 5.0/5 > **Mary Anne** | *16 September 2024* | Automotive | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I love this product and the support I receive. It's amazing. As a SQL programmer, it makes my job a lot easier. Using Excel for user interfaces is great because the learning curve for end-users is minimal. I also use it to edit my SQL tables through Excel instead of writing update queries. With SQL Spreads, I can spend my time programming instead of creating and managing user interfaces through inefficient programs that aren't user friendly. > > **Cons**: The only thing I don't like about SQL Spreads is that I didn't find it sooner. > > Customer service in this company is amazing. You get to deal with real people. I even get emails asking how things are going and if there is anything they can do to help. When you need help, they are very responsive and the first person you talk to solves the problem. ----- ### "SQL Spreads is a game changer\!" — 5.0/5 > **Brandy** | *14 May 2024* | Utilities | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: SQL Spreads is easy to install, easy to configure, and works very well with SQL Server. My end users love it because it acts like a normal excel spreadsheet for them. The toolbar and tree filters are easy to use and understand, and are not intimidating to users who have no database experience. > > **Cons**: I did have to set up some views to best format dimensions to work in the tree filters. But it was easy to do and not overly burdensome. > > I wish I knew about this tool years ago. We were able to get a complete budget process up and running in a matter of weeks using just SQL Spreads and our existing data warehouse in SQL Server. ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/419643/sql-spreads?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/419643/sql-spreads) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data