Spreadsheet Track Changes

Track changes,
but for spreadsheets.

Word has it. Google Docs has it. Your financial models never did — until now. See exactly what changed between any two versions, sessions, or users.

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Rockhopper Excel add-in showing cell-level change tracking with user attribution
Cell-level Diff across any two versions
Per-user Every edit attributed
Threshold Filter by materiality
Audit-ready Timestamped & compliant

Use cases

Built for teams where every number has a consequence.

The same feature, different stakes. Here's how FP&A and Capital Markets teams put cell-level tracking to work.

FP&A

Budget cycles, operating models, board decks

“Who changed the revenue assumption before I sent the board deck?”

Situation

CFO review in 2 hours. Revenue is $8M lower than the version you presented last week. You need the answer in 30 seconds, not 30 minutes of Excel forensics.

What Rockhopper shows

Rockhopper's Microsoft Excel Add-in highlights every changed cell directly inside your spreadsheet and surfaces a full change log with quantitative impact — so you see both where it changed and what it cost you.

Capital Markets

Deal models, investor materials, live transactions

“Did anyone touch the model after I locked it for the management presentation?”

Situation

Your LBO model was locked Monday evening. The management presentation is Tuesday at 9am. You need certainty that no analyst touched the returns table overnight — before it goes in front of the CEO and the sponsor.

What Rockhopper shows

Rockhopper's Microsoft Excel Add-in flags every post-lock edit in red directly on the returns table and surfaces the full change log — including the analyst who made the edit, the exact cells touched, and the IRR impact — before anyone distributes the deck.

Core features

Four capabilities. One complete picture. Every feature in cell-level tracking exists to answer the same question finance teams ask a hundred times a year: exactly what happened to this number?

01 — Full Edit History

Every change, preserved indefinitely

Every change to every cell, preserved indefinitely. Compare any two versions side by side. Never lose a prior assumption, a corrected formula, or an overridden input.

Side-by-side compare Infinite retention Cell-level diff
02 — User Attribution

Every edit tagged to its author

Every edit is tagged to the person who made it — not the file, not the session. Know immediately whether a change came from the Controller, a junior analyst, or an AI agent.

Per-user tracking Role visibility Agent attribution
03 — Materiality Filters

See only what moves your numbers

Set your own dollar or percentage threshold. Filter your change log to show only what crosses it. Stop reviewing every cell. Start reviewing the changes that actually require sign-off.

Dollar threshold Percentage filter Sign-off routing
04 — Timestamp Logging

Reconstruct how a model evolved

Every change carries a precise timestamp — date, time, and sequence order. Reconstruct exactly how a model evolved from first draft to final sign-off. Essential for audit trails.

Precise timestamps Sequence order Audit trail
Full edit history in depth

Every cell. Every version. Side by side.

Rockhopper captures a complete cell-level diff every time a version is created — so you can compare any two points in a model's history without opening both files.

  • Compare any two versions side by side with changes highlighted inline
  • Every changed cell shows the old value, new value, and percentage impact
  • Changes are grouped by sheet and section for fast navigation
  • Filter by user to see exactly what each contributor touched
  • Full version timeline with descriptions and commit context
Rockhopper web app showing cell-level changes across multiple sheets with user attribution
Materiality filters in depth

Filter by what matters. Ignore what doesn't.

Not every change deserves a review. Set your materiality threshold — by dollar amount or percentage — and Rockhopper surfaces only the changes that cross it.

  • Set thresholds by dollar amount, percentage, or both
  • Filter by team member to isolate specific contributors' changes
  • Changes below threshold are hidden — not deleted — and always recoverable
  • Apply filters to any version comparison, not just the latest
  • Export filtered change logs for audit review and sign-off documentation
Rockhopper materiality filter panel showing team member and threshold controls
Side-by-side comparison

Two versions. One screen. Every difference highlighted.

Rockhopper's split view puts two versions of your spreadsheet next to each other with every change highlighted — so you can verify edits in context without switching between files.

  • Side-by-side view of any two versions with inline change markers
  • Edit history panel shows the author, timestamp, and cell-level impact for each change
  • Navigate between changed cells with a single click
  • Works with multi-tab workbooks — every sheet comparison in one view
  • Highlighted changes maintain the original spreadsheet formatting and structure
Rockhopper split view showing two versions of a spreadsheet side by side with highlighted changes

“I cannot wait for my teams to start using these features so we can save time and focus on what really matters.”

Dan Carlin

Director Of Finance

VISE

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Just know.

Rockhopper gives every number in your model a complete, attributed, timestamped history — from first draft to final sign-off. Trust your spreadsheets.

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