The analyst's
layer for Excel.
Audit a model, trace a number back through forty tabs, format a range to standard. Each one a keystroke, inside the workbook you already have open.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operating model | FY23A | FY24A | FY25A | FY26E | FY27E |
| 2 | Software sales | 840.0 | 972.3 | 1,115.4 | 1,265.7 | 1,415.3 |
| 3 | Product sales | 400.0 | 416.7 | 455.6 | 492.2 | 536.0 |
| 4 | Total revenue | 1,240.0 | 1,389.0 | 1,571.0 | 1,757.9 | 1,951.3 |
| 5 | Cost of goods sold | (458.8) | (506.0) | (565.6) | (632.8) | (702.5) |
| 6 | Gross margin | 781.2 | 883.0 | 1,005.4 | 1,125.1 | 1,248.8 |
| 7 | % margin | 63.0% | 63.6% | 64.0% | 64.0% | 64.0% |
| 8 | Operating expenses | (330.0) | (370.0) | (412.0) | (455.0) | (505.0) |
| 9 | G&A | (141.2) | (151.9) | (177.1) | (195.5) | (216.9) |
| 10 | EBITDA | 310.0 | 361.1 | 416.3 | 474.6 | 526.9 |
| 11 | % margin | 25.0% | 26.0% | 26.5% | 27.0% | 27.0% |
The problem
The work that takes the time isn't the analysis.
The hours go somewhere other than the thinking: colouring inputs, chasing a number back through forty tabs, rebuilding the same format again.
None of it is hard. All of it is slow, and all of it has to be right: the first person to spot a broken link is usually the last one you want spotting it.
ExcelSurge does that work at a keystroke, then gets out of the way.
Core features
The core, done properly.
The ones you reach for daily, without leaving the keyboard. The ribbon holds plenty more.
- 01Ctrl+Alt+3
Robust model audit
A health score over hardcodes, broken links, circular references and inconsistent rows. Each one carries a one-click fix.
- 02Ctrl+Alt+[
Fast tracing
Precedents and dependents across sheets, in a tree that expands like a file browser.
- 03Ctrl+Alt+P
Effortless shortcut mapping
Remap anything, including Excel's own defaults, from a visual manager. No XML.
- 04Ctrl+Alt+1
Seamless formatting
Colour a selection, set its number format and add borders in one keystroke. The palette is yours to edit.
- 05Compare
Instant version compare
Diff two versions and see exactly which inputs moved, with row shifts tracked.
- 06Ctrl+Shift+X
Easy PowerPoint linking
Send ranges and charts to a deck as live links, then refresh when the model moves.
Everything runs on your machine. Read how the data stays there, or see it against the alternatives.
Everything you actually use from the competition, minus the bloat, for less.
All are native Windows add-ins for desktop Excel. Where a competitor has a feature but does it worse, we say "Limited" rather than pretending they don't have it.
Simple pricing. Cancel anytime.
One $20/month subscription covers both ExcelSurge (Excel) and SlideSurge (PowerPoint), a third less than Macabacus Pro, none of the bloat.
Individual
About the cost of a coffee per week, for both add-ins.
- Two add-ins, one price: ExcelSurge (Excel) + SlideSurge (PowerPoint)
- Formula Audit: hardcode highlighting & inconsistency detection
- Workbook Audit: 0–100 score with prioritized findings
- Trace Formulas Across 40+ Tabs: clickable dependency tree
- Formatting Suite: one-keystroke colours, number formats, borders
- Command Palette with fuzzy search across every tool
- Easy custom keyboard shortcuts: remap any key combo
- Runs 100% locally: no data ever leaves your machine
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Enterprise
For teams that need centralized deployment and management.
- Everything in the Individual plan
- Team management dashboard
- Shared shortcut profiles across your team
- SSO & centralized deployment
- Volume licensing
- Dedicated account manager
- Custom onboarding for your team
- Invoice billing
What the time is worth
Your numbersMove the sliders to your own team. Nothing here is a claim about your results. It is arithmetic on the assumptions you set.
Assumes 46 working weeks a year. An estimate based on the figures you set, not a guarantee.
Questions? Answered.
A note from the desk
Less clicking.
More conviction.
automated checks the audit runs before a reviewer does
bytes of your workbook uploaded, ever
subscription, covering both Excel and PowerPoint