63% of sales teams still rely on spreadsheets to manage deals. But here’s the problem: spreadsheets don’t sync with your CRM. They don’t trigger actions in your ERP. And they definitely don’t scale with your team. If you’re copy-pasting data across tools, chasing updates in Slack, and rechecking pipeline forecasts before every review, you’re not alone. But high-performing sales teams? They’ve already moved on.
Looking for a Better Alternative to Sales Spreadsheets?
In growing organizations, spreadsheets often become the duct tape between systems. Sales enters deals in one sheet, finance uses another to track revenue, and updates live in Slack or inboxes. This kind of setup quickly becomes fragile—and hard to scale.
Spreadsheets weren’t built to track dynamic data across systems like your CRM, ERP, and finance tools. They don’t alert teams when deals move. They don’t sync data automatically. And they certainly don’t help your team collaborate in real time.
The outcome? Slower sales cycles, siloed data, and more time spent managing information than closing deals. Your spreadsheet might look clean. But underneath, it’s slowing you down.
How High-Performing Teams Are Automating Sales Workflows
Top sales teams are replacing static spreadsheets with integrated workflows that update automatically, reflect real-time activity, and connect departments from the first lead to final invoice.
For example, imagine this: a rep closes a deal in Salesforce. Instead of manually exporting the data to send to finance, the system automatically creates a sales order in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. The customer profile is synced. Invoices are triggered. No one has to ask, “Did we send that to finance yet?”
That’s not a dream setup. It’s how top teams use no-code platforms to turn manual steps into automated flows.
What’s the best alternative to spreadsheets for sales teams?
That kind of integration is easier than you think.
Many high-performing teams use tools like Aonflow to automate sales and finance workflows without involving developers. Aonflow is an iPaaS (Integration Platform as a Service), a platform that connects your existing business applications like Salesforce, HubSpot, Business Central, QuickBooks, and WooCommerce through prebuilt, no-code workflows.
With Aonflow, you can:
- Sync leads, opportunities, and customer data across systems
- Trigger invoicing or order creation as soon as deals close
- Keep sales and finance aligned in near real-time
- Build automated processes with a drag-and-drop interface
You don’t need a dev team. You just need a workflow.
A Real-World Example: WooCommerce and Business Central Case Study”
A mid-sized eCommerce retailer using WooCommerce for online sales and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for back-end operations relied on manual exports, spreadsheets, and data entry to keep systems aligned. This led to delays, inventory mismatches, and occasional errors in customer records.
To solve these challenges, the team implemented a prebuilt, no-code WooCommerce ↔ Business Central connector, enabling fully automated bidirectional synchronization. With this integration, online customer accounts—including billing, shipping, and contact details—were automatically added or updated in Business Central. WooCommerce orders, including guest checkouts, were instantly transformed into sales orders in Business Central. Stock levels and product listings from Business Central were synchronized with WooCommerce in real time, ensuring accurate product availability. Shipment details and invoice statuses from Business Central were also pushed back to WooCommerce, allowing customers to track their orders seamlessly.
This transformation demonstrates how manual processes between WooCommerce and ERP systems often force businesses to rely on spreadsheets as a “bridge” between platforms. By automating these workflows, the connector eliminated the need for manual data handling, reduced errors, and significantly improved operational efficiency.
Why Aonflow Is Built for Growing Teams
There are plenty of integration tools out there. But many are designed for developers or built for one-off automations. Aonflow focuses on repeatable, business-critical workflows that connect the tools your team already uses without custom coding.
Whether you’re syncing Salesforce to Business Central, WooCommerce to QuickBooks, or any combination in between, Aonflow gives your team control over the process without relying on IT.
More importantly, it scales with your business. As your systems evolve, your workflows can too, with just a few clicks.
Ready to Stop Managing Sales in Spreadsheets?
You don’t need a full digital transformation to get started. Start small and connect your CRM to your ERP. Automate your quote-to-cash process. From there, build workflows that align sales, finance, and operations.
Each connection replaces another manual task. Each workflow eliminates a bottleneck. Before you know it, your teams are working smarter, your data is always up to date, and your sales process feels seamless.
Your spreadsheet got you this far. Now it’s time for something better.
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