Excel to Charik migration

Move from Excel to a real CRM

Keep the simplicity of Excel, gain the power of a modern CRM. A simple migration, and we walk you through it.

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Excel was not built to manage customers

You made it work for as long as you could, but Excel is showing its limits

Files lost or overwritten

Several versions of the file are going around and nobody knows which one is current.

Endless manual entry

Copying and pasting data from LinkedIn, Google and elsewhere. A colossal waste of time.

You cannot find anything

Hunting for a customer across 50 tabs with filters that never quite work.

Chaotic teamwork

Who called this prospect? Which version of the quote went out? Anyone's guess.

Reporting done by hand

Hours spent rebuilding charts for the management meeting, month after month.

No automation

Follow-ups, reminders and chasers all have to be done by hand. And they often are not.

Everything Excel cannot do

Automatic enrichment

Type a company name and Charik fills in the registration number, address, revenue and headcount.

A single source of truth

Everyone works on the same database, in real time, with no risk of overwriting.

Complete history

Emails, calls and notes are all tied to the contact. You always know where things stand.

Automatic reporting

Live dashboards. No more rebuilding Excel charts every month.

Smart reminders

Charik reminds you to follow up at the right moment. Never miss a chaser again.

Smooth collaboration

Assign prospects, share notes and work as a team without friction.

We handle it for you

A fast, safe migration, with support along the way

1

Import your Excel file

Send us your Excel file. We clean it, structure the data and import it into Charik. (1 day)

2

Automatic enrichment

Charik automatically enriches your contacts with up-to-date data: registration numbers, emails, phone numbers. (Automatic)

3

Team training

We train your team over video. In an hour, everyone is up and running on Charik. (1 hour)

Successful migration, guaranteed

If Charik is not right for your team after 30 days, we refund you and help you move back to Excel.

Excel vs Charik

Feature Excel Charik
Centralised database
Automatic enrichment
Interaction history
Automatic reminders
Live reporting
Mobile app Limited
Real-time collaboration Basic
Monthly cost Free From 17 EUR excl. VAT / user
Time saved per week - Around 8 hours

Frequently asked questions

How do I import Excel contacts into a CRM?

In four steps. First, export or tidy your Excel file (one row per contact, one column per piece of information: first name, last name, email, company, phone). Second, import the file into Charik, which recognises the columns and asks you to confirm them. Third, duplicates are detected and merged during the import. Fourth, every company imported is enriched automatically from public data (registration number, address, headcount, activity). The whole thing takes a few minutes, even for a file with several thousand rows.

Which columns should I prepare in the Excel file before importing?

Six columns cover the essentials: first name, last name, email, company, phone and job title. Any extra column (city, notes, lead source) can be mapped to a CRM field during the import. There is no need to aim for perfection: automatic enrichment then fills in the missing company details and contact information.

Are duplicates in my Excel file detected during the import?

Yes. Charik detects duplicates on the email address and on the company during the import and offers to merge them, so you do not end up with three records for the same customer. That is one of the first benefits of moving from Excel to a CRM: a clean database that stays clean.

How long does a migration from Excel take?

The import itself takes a few minutes. A full migration (tidying the file, importing, checking, getting the team up to speed) is usually done in under a day for a small or mid-sized company. The Charik team supports the migration, and the 7-day free trial lets you validate it with no commitment.

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