mycalc compared to MS Excel: See why you should use the calculation system for your calculations!
Created : August 21, 2025 – updated November 2025 with pricing and new features
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In the construction industry, many people still calculate their projects in Excel. It's no wonder, the spreadsheet is familiar to most people, easy to use and costs nothing.
But in 2025, the requirements for calculation are completely different than before. Margins are smaller, projects are more complex – and customers expect precise quotes quickly.
Many entrepreneurs find that Excel is no longer keeping up. What used to work has become a bottleneck.
As a result, more and more people have switched to digital and cloud-based calculation tools that make the job easier, faster, and safer. This marks a clear shift in the industry: from manual spreadsheets to digital solutions that actually provide control and profitability.
Is Excel really profitable in the long run?
Excel requires time, manual follow-up and has little system support, which often leads to errors and shortcomings.
More and more contractors are therefore replacing the “familiar” spreadsheet and switching to more robust calculation tools .
The goal is simple: less time in front of the PC, and more time on the construction site.
In this review, we show how my calc from Buildit can replace Excel as your daily calculation tool.
You can also read the full comparison here:
my calc vs Excel – complete comparison
Excel: Easy to use - but easy to make mistakes
Excel has long been a favorite and something most people are familiar with. Yet it's easy to make small mistakes – which can be costly.
Some good reasons to reconsider calculation in Excel:
🗹 Little overview: A messy system without structure.
🗹 Time-consuming: Requires more time than you should spend on calculation.
🗹 High margin of error: One wrong formula can result in the wrong offer.
my calc vs Excel: What is the difference in practice?
Let's compare the most common features in Excel and my calc , point by point – so you can see what you get for using a modern, cloud-based calculation system .
mycalc vs Excel
See why more and more people in the construction industry are switching from manual spreadsheets to a cloud-based calculation tool.
| Function | mycalc | Excel |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud-based access | ✅ Yes – log in anywhere | ❌ No – local program |
| Updated price bank | ✅ Automatically updated | ❌ Manual update |
| Import of supplier prices | ✅ Supported (CSV, 5001, TXT) | ❌ Requires VBA or manual copying – high risk of error |
| NS standards | ✅ Supported | ❌ Not supported |
| Real-time collaboration | ✅ Multiple users at the same time | ❌ One user at a time |
| Automatic markups and margins | ✅ Yes – ready-made settings | ❌ Manual formulas |
| Offer reports (PDF w/logo) | ✅ One click from calculation | ❌ Hours of template building – no logo automation |
| Version history | ✅ Automatically saved | ❌ No history |
| Error checking | ✅ Automatic validation | ⚠️ High risk of formula errors |
| Documents /FDV | ✅ Yes, folders and files | ❌ No |
Conclusion: my calc is faster, safer and more professional, all in the cloud, without installation. Reduce calculation time by 70% – and errors by 90%.
More than just features – it's about profitability
The difference is not just about what you can do, but how much you earn by doing it right. Where Excel requires manual follow-up, my calc gives you control over the margins as you calculate. That means fewer errors, faster quotes and safer projects.
When everything is connected in one system, you don't have to spend time retrieving numbers, checking formulas, and updating files.
You don't just calculate faster – you calculate more accurately. And that's where the profitability lies.
See how you can easily improve your calculation skills:
What can my calc do – that Excel can't?
A cloud-based calculation program like my calc gives you:
🗹 Import of price files from your suppliers
🗹 Adjustment of hourly rates and material surcharges
🗹 Customization of discounts and own rates
🗹 Work in the browser – anywhere, anytime
🗹 Completed reports, NS standards and version history
🗹 Add images and documents, such as construction drawings, descriptions and quotations from subcontractors
Stig Jespersen, Moment Concrete AS
“The transition from Excel to build has been a big improvement. my calc provides efficient calculations and an updated price bank.” read the article here
Use system, get better control
Do you want to improve the calculation process?
Then it's time to put away the spreadsheet and upgrade to a system-based calculation program that does the work for you.
This way you get a better overview, security and more time to focus on customers and projects.
Saved time = saved money.
Replace your spreadsheets – get a system that works like you
Excel has been around for 30 years, but was never designed for modern entrepreneurs.
my calc, on the other hand, is developed for those of you who build, calculate and manage projects – right in the cloud.
Are you curious about how this works in practice?
Take a closer look at our product packages for my calc Light, Standard and Pro , developed for different needs in the construction industry.
How mycalc works
Are you a new business and don't know where to start?
Are you new to the industry, or have you just started out on your own? Then it's important to have a solid system to rely on. We expect that you also want to spend more time on the construction site, and less time in front of the PC.
See our calculation system , developed for construction.
We help you calculate correctly, save time and increase profitability – without any installation.