Hugo vs spreadsheet

Keep the control.
Lose the spreadsheet maintenance.

A spreadsheet can store your numbers. Hugo is built to explain what those numbers mean across your entire financial life.

Start free One update a month The whole picture Built for clarity
HBuilt for understandingHugo
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The familiar alternativeSpreadsheet
What matters

Complete net worth

Financial and physical assets, liabilities

Hugo
Structured by design

Every account, asset and liability has a clear place from day one.

Spreadsheet
You build the structure

The model is only as complete and consistent as the system you create.

What matters

Historical calculations

FX, inflation and shrinkflation

Hugo
Calculated automatically

Your historical progress stays comparable without maintaining external data.

Spreadsheet
Formulas and data upkeep

Rates, inflation data and formulas all become another spreadsheet to-do.

What matters

Investment performance

Separate returns from contributions

Hugo
Built in

Deposits and withdrawals are separated from the return your portfolio earned.

Spreadsheet
Advanced custom model

Accurate contribution-aware returns require careful formulas and clean inputs.

What matters

Monthly reflection

Drivers, progress, risks and wins

Hugo
Monthly CFO Review

The biggest drivers, risks and wins are translated into a concise briefing.

Spreadsheet
You interpret it yourself

The chart is ready, but the explanation and next question still depend on you.

What matters

Maintenance

Formulas, formatting, new metrics

Hugo
Hugo maintains the model

New metrics and methodology improvements arrive without rebuilding your system.

Spreadsheet
You maintain everything

Every new account, formula and broken reference becomes your responsibility.

A spreadsheet remains flexible and powerful. Hugo is for people who want that control without continuously building and auditing the system behind it.

From record to reflection

The real cost of a spreadsheet is not the monthly input.

It is the formulas, data sources, consistency checks and interpretation required to keep the picture useful for years.

01

A model that stays consistent.

Every monthly close uses the same structure, currencies and methodology.

02

History that remains comparable.

Historical exchange rates and real-term views keep old snapshots meaningful.

03

Metrics without another tab.

Financial health, FIRE, performance, concentration and runway live in one system.

04

Your data remains portable.

Export your complete financial history to CSV whenever you want.

The difference is clarity.

Your spreadsheet captured the numbers. Hugo gives them a financial story.

Keep the thoughtful monthly habit while leaving the formulas and interpretation to a system designed for it.

Try Hugo for free