Finally, a Spreadsheet That's Actually on Your Side

Your Friendly Helper for Any Spreadsheet Task

Think of Buddy as a patient expert sitting next to you. Just ask a question in plain English, and it does the hard work for you. No judgment, no confusing jargon.

• Get Help with Formulas: Simply ask, "How do I add up this column?" or "What's the percentage difference?" and Buddy provides the answer, no complex syntax required.
• Clean Up Messy Data: Have a messy sheet you inherited or downloaded? Click "Beautify Sheet," and Buddy will automatically fix formatting, remove errors, and make it easy to read.
• Bring Your Existing Work: You don't have to start from scratch. Upload your existing Excel files and let Buddy help you make sense of them.

A Simple Tool You Can Trust

We built Sum Buddy™ to be both easy to use and completely reliable for your most important tasks.

The Perfect Spreadsheet For Anyone Who's Ever Felt Stuck:

• The Reluctant User: For everyone who knows they *should* use a spreadsheet for their budget or small business, but finds the process intimidating and frustrating.
• Students & Parents: Managing school projects, family budgets, or event planning without needing to be a tech expert.
• Small Business Owners: Tracking sales, inventory, or expenses quickly and easily, so you can get back to running your business.
• Anyone with a Question: If you have data and a question, Sum Buddy™ is the fastest way to get a trustworthy answer.

Create Custom Planners That Work for You

Looking for a planner maker that's flexible and easy to customize? Sum Buddy™ is perfect for creating personalized planners, whether you need a daily planner, weekly planner, monthly planner, or yearly planner. Design meal planners, budget planners, goal planners, study planners, or work planners—all without the limitations of pre-made templates. With our intuitive spreadsheet interface and AI assistant, building a custom planner that fits your unique needs is simple. Track habits, plan projects, organize schedules, and manage your time your way. Sum Buddy™ gives you complete control to create the perfect planner for your lifestyle.

Simple Spreadsheet Software for Small Business Success

Running a small business means wearing many hats, and Sum Buddy™ is here to make your life easier. Our small business spreadsheet software helps you manage invoices, track inventory, monitor cash flow, and analyze sales data without the complexity of enterprise tools. Whether you're managing a small business budget, creating expense reports, tracking customer orders, or forecasting revenue, Sum Buddy™ makes financial management straightforward. Perfect for entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups, and small business owners who need powerful spreadsheet capabilities without the steep learning curve. From bookkeeping to business planning, Sum Buddy™ helps you make smart decisions and keep your small business organized and profitable.

Smart Budget Management for Business and Personal Finance

Whether you're managing a business budget or personal budget, Sum Buddy™ makes financial tracking simple and accurate. Create a monthly budget tracker, monitor cash flow, and track expenses without complicated formulas. Our budget calculator works for small business budgets, family budgets, household budgets, and everything in between. Track business expenses and revenue, manage personal spending and savings goals, or keep both your professional and personal finances organized in one place. Build custom budget templates, analyze spending patterns, forecast future expenses, and make data-driven financial decisions. From startup budgeting to home finance management, Sum Buddy™ gives you the clarity and control you need to stay on top of your money.

A Friendlier Alternative to Excel and Google Sheets

If you find Excel overwhelming or Google Sheets intimidating, Sum Buddy™ offers a refreshing alternative. We're a free online spreadsheet designed for real people, not spreadsheet experts. While Excel and Google Sheets pack in hundreds of complex features and menus, Sum Buddy™ focuses on being genuinely helpful and easy to understand. Our Buddy assistant is more approachable and conversational than other AI helpers—think of it as a patient friend who explains things clearly, not a technical manual. No downloads required, works entirely in your browser, and your work saves automatically. Whether you're looking for an Excel alternative for personal use, a simpler Google Sheets replacement for your team, or just want a spreadsheet that doesn't make you feel lost, Sum Buddy™ is built to be on your side.

Free Spreadsheet Templates and Easy Customization

Need a spreadsheet template but don't want to start from scratch? With Sum Buddy™, you can create custom templates for any purpose or modify existing spreadsheets to fit your needs. Build budget templates, invoice templates, expense tracker templates, timesheet templates, schedule templates, and more. Unlike rigid pre-made templates that lock you into someone else's structure, Sum Buddy™ lets you easily customize every aspect to match exactly how you work. Just ask Buddy to help you set up columns, add formulas, format cells, or reorganize data—no template design skills required. Whether you need free Excel templates, Google Sheets templates, or want to create your own reusable spreadsheet templates from scratch, Sum Buddy™ makes it simple and flexible.

Perfect Spreadsheet Tool for Students and Education

Students, Sum Buddy™ makes academic organization effortless. Create a homework tracker to manage assignments, build a grade calculator to monitor your GPA, organize research data for projects, or design a study planner to prepare for exams. Track assignment deadlines, calculate weighted grades, manage group project tasks, plan your class schedule, and analyze data for science projects—all without needing to master complex spreadsheet formulas. Whether you're in high school, college, or graduate school, Sum Buddy™ helps you stay organized and succeed academically. Teachers and parents can also use Sum Buddy™ to track student progress, plan lessons, manage classroom data, and create educational materials. Free for students, easy to learn, and powerful enough for serious academic work.

Event Planning and Project Management Made Simple

Planning a wedding, party, conference, or special event? Sum Buddy™ is the perfect event planning spreadsheet to keep everything organized. Create a wedding budget planner to track venue costs, catering, and vendor expenses. Build party planning checklists with guest lists, supply inventory, and task timelines. Manage conference planning with attendee tracking, schedule coordination, and budget monitoring. Track project milestones, team tasks, and deadlines for work or personal projects. From small gatherings to large events, Sum Buddy™ helps you stay on top of every detail. Create custom event templates, share with your planning team, monitor expenses in real-time, and ensure nothing falls through the cracks. Whether you're organizing a fundraiser, corporate event, birthday party, or community project, Sum Buddy™ makes event planning stress-free.

Boost Your Personal Productivity and Organization

Stay organized and achieve your goals with Sum Buddy™. Create a habit tracker to build better routines, design a goal tracker to monitor progress on your objectives, build a to-do list organizer to manage daily tasks, or develop a time management system to maximize productivity. Track fitness goals, reading lists, personal projects, household chores, or any area of life you want to improve. Build custom productivity dashboards that show what matters most to you. Whether you're working on self-improvement, time tracking, life organization, or personal accountability, Sum Buddy™ adapts to your unique productivity style. Simple enough for daily use, powerful enough to handle complex goal tracking and progress monitoring. Take control of your time and make consistent progress toward what matters.

Essential Business Tools: Timesheets, Schedules, and Payroll

Handle critical business operations with ease using Sum Buddy™. Create a timesheet tracker to log employee hours and calculate time worked. Build a work schedule maker to coordinate shifts and team availability. Design an employee schedule template to manage staffing needs across locations or departments. Calculate payroll with confidence, tracking hours, overtime, rates, and deductions. Generate timesheet calculators that automatically compute weekly and monthly totals. Manage contractor hours, freelance time tracking, and billable hours for client projects. Whether you're scheduling employees, calculating wages, managing shift coverage, or tracking project time, Sum Buddy™ gives you the accuracy and flexibility you need. Perfect for small businesses, managers, HR teams, and anyone responsible for workforce scheduling and payroll management.

Simple Data Visualization and Analysis Tools

Turn your data into insights with Sum Buddy™. Create charts and graphs to visualize trends, compare values, and present information clearly. Build bar charts, line graphs, pie charts, and more without wrestling with complex chart wizards. Our data visualization tools make it easy to spot patterns, identify outliers, and communicate findings effectively. Need to analyze data but don't know where to start? Just ask Buddy to help you summarize data, calculate statistics, find trends, or create the perfect chart for your needs. Whether you're analyzing sales data, survey results, website metrics, or research findings, Sum Buddy™ makes data analysis accessible to everyone. No statistics degree required—just clear, actionable insights from your data.