Estate360 vs Excel + WhatsApp
Most Indian builders start with an Excel inventory and a WhatsApp group per project. It works until two people sell the same unit in different edits of the file. These are the points where the spreadsheet stops being a tool and starts being a risk.
Keeps the unit inventory. Loses the audit trail.
- Who changed unit A-1204's HOLD status, and when?
- Excel + WhatsAppNobody knows. The last editor's change wins and the history is gone.
- Estate360Every stage change is logged as an activity with author, unit and cost sheet attached.
- What did the cost sheet quote before the discount?
- Excel + WhatsAppOverwritten in place. No history.
- Estate360Every cost sheet and stage change is an activity on the contact and deal timeline.
- Which milestone is overdue on the Singh booking?
- Excel + WhatsAppFound by scanning a collections sheet monthly.
- Estate360CLP milestones open automatically at booking; overdue ones surface on the morning Next Best Action list.
- Can broker A see broker B's allocations?
- Excel + WhatsAppYes — the same file goes around on WhatsApp.
- Estate360Channel partners see only their allocated units; commissions live in a separate ledger.
- Did the site visit actually happen?
- Excel + WhatsAppA typed note in the sheet. Could be anywhere.
Try it on your own data.
Fourteen days, no card. Import a real project and see whether the pipeline holds up.