CueFlow compared with spreadsheet scheduling
CueFlow editorial team ·
In short
A spreadsheet is quick to set up and familiar to many. Without formulas of your own, though, it does not check whether a date is already taken, and it reminds nobody of deadlines. CueFlow checks every request against existing bookings, reminds people of reply deadlines and creates the invoice from the booking. For a few fixed dates a spreadsheet can be enough.
What a spreadsheet does well
If you already have the software, a spreadsheet costs nothing extra. It is set up in minutes and can be shaped freely. For a small team with few, fixed dates it is often sufficient.
Where the spreadsheet reaches its limits
The spreadsheet does not know what is in e-mails, phone calls and the freelancers' calendars. Whether a date is already taken has to be checked by hand or built with your own formulas. Several versions of the same file, missing reminders and invoices written separately cost time.
What CueFlow takes over
Requests with a reply deadline and reminder, holds that expire by themselves, a check against existing bookings (as long as the freelancer does not allow multiple bookings), synchronisation with CalDAV calendars and, on paid plans, directly with Google and Outlook, call sheets as PDF and the invoice from the booking as a PDF with ZUGFeRD data and as an XRechnung.
When switching pays off
As soon as several people plan, freelancers are requested at short notice or dates often move, a shared calendar replaces a lot of back-and-forth by phone and e-mail. Getting started is free; the pricing page shows what each plan includes.