Tusk vs. spreadsheets
A spreadsheet costs nothing and can track anything. It also depends entirely on someone remembering to open it. Here’s an honest, feature-by-feature comparison — including where a spreadsheet genuinely wins.
| Spreadsheet | Tusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free (if you already have one) | $49/mo flat, unlimited properties |
| Reminds you before a deadline | Only if you remember to check it | Automatic email reminders at 90, 30, 14, and 7 days out |
| Escalates when something goes overdue | No | Overdue records escalate to admins automatically |
| Audit trail of who renewed what, and when | Manual, if anyone remembers to log it | Every renewal logged automatically with old and new dates |
| Shared across a team without version conflicts | Risk of overwritten edits or an out-of-date copy | Everyone sees the same live data |
| One-click report for an inspection or audit | Manual reformatting each time | Filter and export a clean CSV in one click |
| Flexibility to track anything, in any format | Fully flexible — this is a real advantage | Purpose-built for permits, licenses, inspections, and insurance specifically |
If your portfolio is small and one person owns every renewal date from memory, a spreadsheet may be all you need for now. Tusk is built for the point where that stops being reliable.
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