Manual records

The moment your spreadsheet becomes a liability

Spreadsheets are operational tools. Certexi is an evidence infrastructure. The difference matters the moment an auditor, regulator, or opposing attorney asks: "Can you prove that?"

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Certexi is best for

Operations teams that need their records to survive audits, disputes, and regulatory inspections — where the integrity and traceability of data matters as much as the data itself.

Spreadsheets (Excel/Google Sheets) is best for

Small teams needing quick data capture with flexible structure and zero implementation cost.

Certexi vs Spreadsheets (Excel/Google Sheets)

An honest comparison across dimensions that matter for operational evidence.

Dimension
Certexi
Spreadsheets (Excel/Google Sheets)
Record immutability
Every record cryptographically sealed at creation — post-event modification is detectable
Any row can be edited at any time with no audit trail of changes
Audit trail
Complete event log: who created, modified, viewed, and approved every record with timestamps
No native audit trail; version history available but incomplete and easily bypassed
Photo evidence
Photo evidence captured in-workflow, linked to records at the moment of capture
Photos stored separately, linked by manual cross-reference that breaks down in practice
Offline capability
Full offline operation for up to 60 days, automatic sync when connectivity returns
Google Sheets requires connectivity; Excel files create version conflicts in shared environments
Data sovereignty
Deployed on your infrastructure; data never leaves your environment
Google Sheets: data on Google servers. Excel: files on personal and shared drives outside IT control
Implementation cost
Requires setup, training, and license cost
Zero cost; already in use everywhere
Flexibility
Configurable templates with structured data types and workflow automation
Completely flexible — any structure, any formula, any layout
Regulatory admissibility
Evidence designed to satisfy regulatory and legal standards of admissibility
Not designed as evidence; contested in disputes and regulatory proceedings

Why teams choose Certexi

What Certexi does differently

  • Records cannot be modified after creation without detection — critical for audit and dispute defense
  • Photo and sensor evidence captured in-workflow, linked at the moment of capture not retrospectively
  • Complete chain of custody: every action timestamped and attributed to an authenticated user
  • Structured workflows prevent the data quality degradation that spreadsheets accumulate over time
  • Data stays on your infrastructure — not on personal drives, cloud services, or departed employees' laptops

Spreadsheets (Excel/Google Sheets) strengths (honest assessment)

Where Spreadsheets (Excel/Google Sheets) excels

  • Zero cost and zero implementation time
  • Maximum flexibility for ad-hoc data capture
  • Every operations person already knows how to use it
  • Excellent for analysis and reporting on top of structured data

When to make the switch

You are using spreadsheets to track compliance records and have received an audit finding, failed a regulatory inspection, or lost a dispute because your records were questioned. Certexi converts those same workflows into evidence-grade records.

PRECIOS

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El precio depende del alcance del despliegue, no del número de usuarios. Tus datos. Tu infraestructura. Tus reglas.

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Piloto

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Personalizado

5 lugares por trimestre

  • Despliegue completo de plataforma
  • Soporte de configuración
  • Capacitación e incorporación
  • Acceso directo al equipo de producto
  • Iteración basada en retroalimentación
  • Período de evaluación de 8 semanas

Estándar

Operaciones de una ubicación

Desde $2,500

por mes, facturado anualmente

  • Todas las capacidades centrales
  • Biblioteca de plantillas estándar
  • Despliegue privado incluido
  • Soporte por email (respuesta 24h)
  • Actualizaciones trimestrales
  • Usuarios ilimitados

Enterprise

Multi-ubicación, alto cumplimiento

Personalizado

Basado en alcance del despliegue

  • Todo lo de Estándar
  • Desarrollo de plantillas personalizadas
  • Ingeniero de soporte dedicado
  • Garantías SLA
  • Integraciones avanzadas
  • Opción de despliegue air-gapped

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Cada plan incluye despliegue completo en tu infraestructura — Nextcloud, servidores Linux, Docker, Kubernetes o entornos air-gapped. Tu información nunca sale de tu control.

Spreadsheets capture data. Certexi generates evidence.

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