BeaverERP

Instead of Excel,
an ERP built as you use it

Start from the Excel files you already keep, and say one line in the chat when something gets in the way. Today, and next month too. The Beaver plan is $360 a month, and the first month is an unpaid trial.

Any industry. If your company runs on a few spreadsheets and one person can say what they want, that’s enough.

This is all you say.

Not a spec. One line, right where it got in the way.

Can we bring over the order sheet we already use?
Beaver
Yes. Send the file and I’ll build the screen with the same column names and move the values. No need to tidy it first
Show late deliveries in red
Beaver
Past-due ones now show “Late” in red. I moved them to the top of the list too
The billing file we send at month end — I want it in the same shape as our sheet
Beaver
Added “Download as Excel” to the billing screen. Column order matches the sheet you use
Field staff should only see their own
Beaver
Field accounts see only what they own. Editing stays with the office
Why doesn’t this total match
Beaver
A cancelled order was in the total. Took it out and recalculated August as well
Show remaining vacation days per person
Beaver
Done. Each person sees the days left this year, and a request takes them off right there

You don’t need to know what you can ask for. Say what’s in the way — Beaver finds a way, and says no when it can’t.

Not everything at once.

Building a whole ERP in one go is heavy, and it usually fails. Start with the one thing that hurts most, then add one at a time as you use it.

Month 1One orders screenStart with the order sheetFrom a spreadsheet
Month 2Stock, with status badgesLet’s see stock tooFrom a spreadsheet
Month 3Invoices and clientsMonth-end billing and overdue as wellNobody was writing it down
Month 5Attendance, and the phoneInstead of “I’m in” messagesFrom the group chat
After thatA dashboard, and on it goesLet me see it all at once

The first month is one screen — the one you open most. The next one gets decided as you use it.

This is how it runs.

Once you subscribe, it goes like this.

  1. 1

    You work on a server only your company uses

    One server and one database per company. Nothing is shared with anyone else, and it’s backed up daily. HTTPS only, hosted on AWS.

  2. 2

    You say it right where it gets in the way

    One line in the chat next to the ERP screen. “Add an owner column.” No spec, no limit on how many.

  3. 3

    Beaver fixes it and puts it live

    A column the same day, a new screen in a week or two. When it’s up, the reply lands in the chat. Operations, security patches and outages are Beaver’s job too. Invoices and payment live in your portal.

One current customer’s first three days with the chat open
6Mon
19Tue
3Wed

28 requests were made,

24 were closed as “done” by the person who asked,

16 minutes to the first reply, at the median. Half were faster.

Beaver plan

$360 a month

Server, operations and development included. No limit on change requests.

  • Each company gets its own serverNothing mixes with other companies. The data is yours, and you take all of it with you if you leave.
  • The first month isn’t billedYou decide after seeing the first screen.
  • You can stop any timeNo penalty.