Profynix vs spreadsheets and WhatsApp
Most businesses start here, and it works until it doesn't. Orders get lost in chats, debts live in someone's head and nobody remembers to follow up.
Spreadsheets and WhatsApp are free and familiar, but records end up scattered and follow-up depends on memory. Profynix keeps customers, sales, money and staff in one system and its agents do the follow-up for you. Keep WhatsApp for talking to customers; let Profynix keep the records and chase what's owed.
| Spreadsheets & WhatsApp | Profynix | |
|---|---|---|
| Records | Scattered across chats, notebooks and sheets | One system with every customer, sale and staff member |
| Follow-ups | Whoever remembers | Agents follow up on schedule and tell you what's done |
| Getting paid | Share an account number, check every transfer | Invoices with payment links; receipts and books update themselves |
| Reports | Tally it up at month-end | Daily, weekly and monthly reports written for you |
| Cost to start | Free | Free plan, and paid plans priced for your market |
You make a handful of sales a month and nobody else needs to see the records.
You have staff, regular customers or money owed to you, and things are starting to slip.
Keep WhatsApp for talking to customers. Let Profynix keep the records and do the follow-up.
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Profynix or Spreadsheets & WhatsApp?
Is Profynix a Spreadsheets & WhatsApp alternative?
Spreadsheets and WhatsApp are free and familiar, but records end up scattered and follow-up depends on memory. Profynix keeps customers, sales, money and staff in one system and its agents do the follow-up for you. Keep WhatsApp for talking to customers; let Profynix keep the records and chase what's owed.
When is Spreadsheets & WhatsApp the better choice?
You make a handful of sales a month and nobody else needs to see the records. In that case Spreadsheets & WhatsApp may suit you better.
When is Profynix the better choice?
You have staff, regular customers or money owed to you, and things are starting to slip.
How much does Profynix cost?
There is a free plan. Paid plans start at ₦7,500 a month in Nigeria and at $19 a month in the US and UK, with lower prices in many other countries. A year costs ten months.
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