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DomainBook Pro vs Spreadsheets

The domain spreadsheet, finally done for you

A Google Sheet or Excel file is how almost every broker starts — free, flexible, and yours. It also quietly costs you: a missed renewal, a broken formula, no alerts. DomainBook Pro keeps the flexibility and does the upkeep automatically.

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For a dozen names, a spreadsheet is perfect. The trouble starts as the portfolio grows. The expiration column doesn't warn you — you have to remember to look. The ROI formula breaks the day someone sorts the wrong range. And there's always that question of which copy is the current one.

DomainBook Pro is the same idea — one row per domain — except the columns calculate themselves, the dates raise their hand before they lapse, and the file can't be corrupted by a stray paste. And if you ever want the raw grid back, it exports to Excel or CSV in one click.

Side by side

DomainBook Pro vs a spreadsheet

FeatureDomainBook ProGoogle Sheets / Excel
SetupPurpose-built, ready instantlyBuild & maintain your own columns
Expiration alerts (30/60/90)Automatic countdownsManual reminders you set
Live RDAP / WHOIS expiry refreshYesNo
Cost basis & ROI mathCalculated for youFormulas you build — and that break
Multi-registrar ledgerStructured & validatedManual entry
Portfolio health & benchmarksYesNo
Data integrityValidated fieldsOne bad paste corrupts it
One source of truthAlways currentWhich copy is the latest?
Export to Excel / CSVOne clickIt is a spreadsheet
Two-factor + automatic backupsYesWhatever your drive does
Why brokers switch

Keep the grid, lose the busywork

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No formulas to babysit

Cost basis, net profit, ROI and annualized ROI are computed automatically — nothing to wire up, nothing that breaks on a re-sort.

Alerts, not surprises

Every domain shows a live 30/60/90-day countdown, so a valuable name never lapses because no one happened to scroll to it.

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It scales past 50 names

Where a sheet gets unwieldy, DomainBook Pro stays fast — search, filter by category or tier, and run a quarterly review in seconds.

When a spreadsheet is the better pick: for a handful of names, or a quick scratchpad, a Google Sheet is free and perfectly fine — and DomainBook Pro exports back to one any time. The math flips once you're holding enough domains that a single missed renewal costs more than a whole year of subscription.
Questions

Spreadsheet alternative FAQ

Can I import my existing spreadsheet?

Yes — CSV import maps your existing columns into the ledger, so you keep your history without re-typing anything.

Can I still export to Excel or CSV?

Always. One click exports your whole portfolio to Excel or CSV whenever you want — your data is never locked in.

What does it do that my sheet can't?

Automatic expiration countdowns, live RDAP refresh, cost-basis and ROI math, portfolio benchmarks and a quarterly review — all without you maintaining a single formula.

Retire the domain spreadsheet

Same idea, none of the upkeep. Free for 14 days, then a flat $20/month — unlimited domains.

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