What most units use today
Fabric Inspection Software vs Paper + Excel
A printed inspection sheet at the frame, typed into Excel in the office. Free to start, but the maths is redone by hand, photos live on WhatsApp, buyer formats are retyped and failed rolls are rarely claimed.
Verdict: Paper and Excel are free and fine for a handful of rolls with one buyer. Once you have several buyers, limits or inspectors, Fabric Inspection Software saves the retyping and recalculation and keeps the photo evidence needed to win mill claims.
Choose Fabric Inspection Software if…
- You want the report sent before lunch, not next week
- You have lost a claim because the evidence was a torn sheet
- Different buyers have different limits and formats
- Inspectors should not need to know the formula
Choose Paper + Excel if…
- You inspect fewer than 20 rolls a month
- You have one buyer, one format and one inspector
- There is no Android device on the floor at all
Side by side
| Capability | Fabric Inspection Software | Paper + Excel |
|---|---|---|
| Built for mills and exporters, not brands | ✓ | ✓ |
| 4-point maths and pass/fail built in | ✓ | Manual |
| Visual roll map per roll | ✓ | — |
| Voice logging in Tamil and Hindi | Device-dependent | — |
| Buyer standards library (many buyers) | ✓ | — |
| Auto debit note to the supplying mill | ✓ | Manual |
| Offline on budget Android tablets | ✓ (tap logging) | ✓ |
| Photo per defect in the report | ✓ | — |
| Roll QR labels and printing | ✓ | — |
| Excel export and ERP API | CSV + API | Excel |
| Public ₹ pricing | ✓ | Free |
| Entry price / month | ₹4,999 | ₹0 |
Pricing and feature notes come from public pages as of October 2026; confirm with each vendor before deciding.
Frequently asked questions
Can I keep my existing Excel format?
Partly. Fabric Inspection Software exports rolls as CSV with fixed columns; a one-time Excel template with lookups maps them to your current sheet, and custom export layouts are set up on request.
Switching from Paper + Excel?
We migrate your data free and run both in parallel until your team is comfortable.