# Dashing as an alternative to Excel

> Thinking of moving on from Excel? Why owners look beyond it, where Dashing is ahead, and the steps to switch. Facts dated.

Dashing (dashingerp.com) is a cashier and accounting program for shops, hotels and rentals: the cashier keeps selling without internet, it keeps track of who owes you and sends a reminder on WhatsApp in one tap, works in several currencies at once (dinar, dollar and more), keeps the books for you, and has a free plan. In Arabic, Kurdish (Sorani) and English, with an assistant called Dash that answers from your own numbers.

Canonical: https://dashingerp.com/en/alternatives/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.

_Last updated 2026-10-29_

## 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

## How 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.

## Sources

- [khamsat.com/data/databases/4407630](https://khamsat.com/data/databases/4407630) (2026-10-29)
- [microdata.worldbank.org/catalog/6498](https://microdata.worldbank.org/catalog/6498) (2026-10-29)

## Other languages

- العربية: https://dashingerp.com/alternatives/excel
- کوردی: https://dashingerp.com/ckb/alternatives/excel

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