Dashing as an alternative to Excel
Excel and Google Sheets are spreadsheets. Owners who look for an alternative usually compare invoicing / VAT, inventory and accounting depth. This page shows where Dashing is ahead and how to switch.
Why owners look beyond Excel
- Invoicing / VAT: By hand or by template; no receipts from a scanner (2026-10)
- Inventory: You build it; no stock deduction on sale (2026-10)
- Accounting depth: Whatever you build; no audit trail, no real double entry unless hand-built (2026-10)
Where Dashing is ahead
- Invoicing / VAT: Invoices and receipts, WhatsApp link, optional VAT and tax return
- Inventory: Stock drops on every sale; units, batches, counts, CSV import
- Accounting depth: Double entry behind every sale: income statement, balance sheet, trial balance, month close; nothing is deleted, only reversed
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Start freeHow to switch to Dashing
- Export your item list from the current tool as a CSV or Excel file. Dashing reads headings in Arabic or English; the name and the sale price are the minimum.
- Open Inventory, then Import. A dry run shows what is ready and which rows have errors before anything is saved. The import creates new items only; a code or barcode already in your shop is skipped.
- Save your customers as a CSV with a Debt column, then open Customers and Import. Each debt becomes an opening balance and the customer shows in the reminder list at once. Upload each file once: a second upload adds the names again.
- What does not move: old invoices and supplier balances; only one balance per customer comes across. Keep your old records until you are sure.
A direct comparison
If the question is Dashing against Excel specifically, there is a comparison page with a full table.
Common questions
Can I move my items and customers from Excel to Dashing?
Yes, if you can export a list from it as a CSV or Excel file: items come in through Inventory, then Import, and customers through a CSV with a Debt column. Old invoices and supplier balances do not move.
What does Dashing cost if I move from Excel?
Free for one branch with no card and no end date; the yearly plan is 420,000 IQD in Iraq or about 300 USD elsewhere and adds a second branch.
How do I move an Excel file into a cashier program?
In Dashing you upload the items sheet as an xlsx or csv file as it is: it reads Arabic or English headings, and if it does not recognise them you pick which column holds the name and which the price. Quantities in the file become opening stock.
Facts checked 2026-10-29. Facts about the other product: the sources listed below. Dashing: /free, /pricing, /features/offline, /help/switch-from-another-app. Prices change; check each product's own page before you decide.
Sources
- khamsat.com/data/databases/4407630 (accessed 2026-10-29)
- microdata.worldbank.org/catalog/6498 (accessed 2026-10-29)
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The free plan: the whole shop for one branch, an offline cashier with stock, debts and accounting, with a daily limit on invoices, expenses and purchase orders. What it includes