Comparison
Hovera vs Excel
Excel is free, but it doesn't scale past 20 horses. You lose an hour a day to manual entry, clients can't see their passes, invoices are issued separately. Hovera costs €19–€119/mo — pays for itself in the first week.
Hovera
Excel
Cost
Free / €19–€119 / mo
€0 (apparent)
Booking conflicts
Auto-detection
Your problem
Passes
Auto-deduction after ride
Manual -1 in a cell
Invoices
Auto + e-invoicing
Word or separate tool
EU e-invoicing (mandatory 2026+)
Built-in
Bolt-on
Client sees their pass
Portal + push
Sends an SMS
Mobile / offline
App
Desktop only
Multi-user
Roles + permissions
OneDrive with conflicts
Backup + security
Daily + GDPR
Your responsibility
Entry time
~5 sec / ride
~30 sec + errors
Choose Hovera if
- You have more than 5 horses
- You issue invoices (e-invoicing is mandatory in many EU countries from 2026)
- Clients call you 'how many rides do I have left?'
- Sometimes you forget to bill and lose money
- You work in the barn and don't carry a laptop
- You want to sleep instead of remembering vaccinations
Choose Excel if
- 1-3 horses for hobby
- You don't issue invoices
- Clients are family and friends
- You enjoy spreadsheet management
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