Turn Spreadsheets Into Secure, Multi-User Web Apps

One shared spreadsheet, ten versions of the truth. Move that data into a real database, then put secure web and mobile apps over it, so everyone works from one source of truth and IT controls who can view, edit, and export each piece of data.

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Why Replace Spreadsheets With m-Power?

Replacing the spreadsheet that runs a process raises the same questions: Where does the data go? What happens to the formulas and layout people know? Can more than one person work in it at once without overwriting each other? Who can see and change what? m-Power answers each one: It moves your spreadsheet data into a real database, then builds secure web and mobile apps over it. Build it internally with m-Power, or have our consultants do it for you.

Real m-Power budgeting application with forecast versus actual figures and a sales comparison chart, built from a former spreadsheet
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Your data moves to a real database

Spreadsheet rows become records in a server database (SQL Server, Db2, MySQL, and more), in your environment.

  • No more version conflicts or stray copies
  • Real multi-user editing, no overwriting
  • Data validated on the way in
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Everyone works from the same data

Web and mobile apps over one database, so everyone sees the same data, on any device.

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Add security and an audit trail

Single sign-on, row-level permissions, and role-based access, with every change logged.

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Add workflows, dashboards, and alerts

Keep the data entry people know, then add approval workflows, live dashboards, and scheduled email alerts over the same data.

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Scale without user fees

Perpetual license, no per-user or distribution fees. Roll it out to everyone.

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Runs on-prem or in your cloud

Deploy m-Power in your environment and move between on-prem and cloud whenever you want.

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Our former unwieldy, Excel-based budgeting process involved much rekeying. Our new m-Power solution works at all the levels we require, complete with automated projections and comparisons year on year.

Simon Hiles, IT Manager, Carrington Workwear

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There is no need for countless spreadsheets, you can go straight to the information you need.

Richard Johnson, Finance Director, Hutchinsons

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All our critical reporting can now be delivered in real-time to our users' browsers with m-Power.

Andrew Rockey, Head of IT, Philip Dennis Foodservice

What Can You Build?

Start with the migration, then keep going. Whether your team builds with m-Power or our consultants build for you, here's what you can deliver:

01 · The Migration

From a Spreadsheet to a Working Web App

This walkthrough takes a spreadsheet, moves its data into a real database table, and builds a secure, multi-user web application over it. It's the whole process, start to finish, in a few minutes.

  • Move the sheet into a database table
  • Build a web form with validation and login
  • Let the whole team work in it at once
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02 · Beyond the Spreadsheet

Then Build Workflows, Dashboards, and Portals Over It

Once the data is in a real database, the same platform builds the rest over it: Approval workflows, dashboards, scheduled alerts, and customer portals. One license, unlimited apps and users.

  • Approval workflows with a full audit trail
  • Real-time dashboards and drill-down reports
  • Secure portals for customers and vendors
Your data, now in one real database Approval workflows Routed, with a full audit trail Dashboards and reports Real time, with drill-down Scheduled email alerts Sent the moment data changes Customer and vendor portals Each user sees only their own data

Spreadsheets Teams Move to the Web

A few of the most common spreadsheets teams turn into real apps. Build these yourself, or have our consultants build them for you:

Shared data entry

Multi-user entry screens that replace the sheet everyone was fighting over.

Approval tracking

Route requests for sign-off and keep a full audit trail of who did what.

Inventory and asset logs

Track stock, equipment, and assets in a real database instead of a tab.

Project trackers

Give the team a shared tracker with status, owners, and dates that stay in sync.

Budget sheets to apps

Turn budgeting and forecasting workbooks into a governed, multi-user app.

Calculators and quoting

Rebuild formula-heavy sheets as apps with the math locked down and consistent.

Multi-user forms

Data collection forms with validation that many people can use at once.

Dashboards

Real-time dashboards over data that used to live in a pivot table.

Set up a demo and we'll build something over your spreadsheet data, live.

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Enterprise-Grade Security on Your Data

Once your data is in a real database behind m-Power, you control access the way IT expects to.

Row-level permissions

Control which users see which rows and columns in an application.

Role-based access

Lock down application and data access per user role.

Single sign-on

Integrate with Active Directory, OAuth2, or SAML.

Audit trails

Full logging of user actions and logins.

Frequently asked questions

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What happens to my spreadsheet data?

m-Power, the low-code development platform from mrc, moves your spreadsheet data into a real relational database (SQL Server, Db2, MySQL, and more) in your environment. Your data lives in a proper multi-user database, and you build web and mobile apps over it. Nothing depends on the spreadsheet file anymore.

Your formulas become app logic and report calculations, and m-Power's template-driven build makes that fast. You also get validation, so the math stays consistent instead of breaking when someone edits the wrong cell. Or our consultants can rebuild it for you.

Yes. Moving the data off the file into a server database means everyone works from the same copy of the data at the same time, so version conflicts and overwrites stop happening.

Much more than in a spreadsheet. m-Power adds single sign-on, row- and column-level permissions, and role-based access on top of your existing authentication, with every change logged. You control exactly who can see and edit each piece of data.

Yes. m-Power apps are web-based and run in any browser, so the same data is available on desktop, tablet, and phone. Nobody needs the spreadsheet, or a spreadsheet program, installed.

Either. Deploy m-Power in your own environment, on-premise or in your cloud, and move between the two whenever you want. Your data stays where you put it.

m-Power is a one-time perpetual license with no per-user or distribution fees, so rolling the app out to more people doesn't raise the cost. See the pricing page for how licensing works.

Both. Your team can build with m-Power after a 5-day training, or our consultants can move and rebuild your spreadsheets for you. 96% of first-time services clients come back for another project.

Last updated: July 2026

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