Alternative to Excel for Service Reports

Many teams in Switzerland and beyond still track services in Excel. That works until corrections, versions and approvals become messy. Timefolio solves that structurally.

Typical Excel problems

Why well-meaning teams still end up in chaos.

Version chaos

Multiple spreadsheet versions appear in parallel and nobody knows which one is the current file.

No approval trail

Approval emails are hard to find and rarely create a structured record.

Manual totals

Adding hours, applying corrections and checking totals all stay manual.

No real-time overview

You only know who booked what after someone consolidates everything.

What Timefolio does differently

One system for tracking, approval and billing without Excel workarounds.

Structured capture

Hours are booked directly to projects and clients in a clear structure without formulas.

Automatic reports

Timefolio generates the report automatically from the recorded entries.

Digital client approval

Clients approve by link with a timestamped and traceable history.

Personal monthly PDFs for employees

Each team member can review their own monthly services in the profile, filter by year and export the result as a PDF.

Straight to billing

Approved reports become your billing basis without manual transfer.

Switch in four steps

No IT project and no lengthy onboarding.

    01

    Import existing data

    Clients, projects and historical data can be brought over.

    02

    Onboard the team

    Employees start booking in Timefolio without installation or major training.

    03

    Send the first report

    At the end of the period, generate the report and send it by link.

    04

    Close the spreadsheet

    No more checking formulas, managing versions or searching approval emails.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is the concrete problem with Excel service reports?

    Excel-based reports are manual, error-prone and not audit-ready. Versions are sent around and approvals get buried in email.

  • Do I need to rebuild everything when switching from Excel?

    No. Timefolio includes import options so existing data can be brought in.

  • Can my clients still receive PDFs?

    Yes. Approved reports can still be exported as PDFs or shared by link.

  • Can employees export their own monthly services?

    Yes. The profile includes a personal monthly overview with detail view and a PDF export per month.

Leave Excel behind

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Alternative to Excel for Service Reports – Why Teams Switch | Timefolio