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Sidwell

Backbone for Corporate Financial Enterprises

Link a client’s database, then ask in plain English. Sidwell calculates and provides the answer.

Works with
PostgreSQLMySQLCSVExcel
Rows copied
0
With every number
A receipt
Your data
Private to your firm

Sidwell moves the grind to the machine.

Finance teams face endless manual data tasks. Sidwell takes them on, so your team can focus on the answers.

  1. Ask

    Plain English. No formulas.

    Your question

    What's driving the variance in Engineering vs budget?

  2. Sidwell calculates

    It checks your columns, then runs the maths in their database.

    Run in their database28ms
    SELECT d.department_name,
           SUM(t.actual_amount) - SUM(b.budget_amount) AS variance
    FROM transactions t
    JOIN budgets b ON t.dept_id = b.dept_id
    WHERE t.date BETWEEN '2026-04-01' AND '2026-06-30'
    GROUP BY d.department_name;
  3. Open the receipt

    See the calculation, the data used, and a reference to quote.

    The receiptSample data, shown for illustration.
    The data usedtransactions, budgets
    Rows sent back5 summary rows
    Rows copied0
    Reference to quotetr-8f92-eng-q2
Where the data goes

Nowhere. It stays put.

The maths runs in their database. Only totals come back.

Inside your client’s walls

Your client’s database

The maths runs in their database.

Crosses the line

Only totals

Rows returned
5
Rows copied
0
Sent to their database6 lines
SELECT department,
       SUM(actual_amount) - SUM(budget_amount) AS variance
FROM   department_spend
WHERE  period BETWEEN '2026-04-01' AND '2026-06-30'
GROUP BY department
ORDER BY variance DESC;
5 rows returned0 rows copied
  1. Check

    Every field you ask about must exist.

  2. Run

    In their database. Uploads stay private to your firm.

  3. Return

    A few summary rows. Never the table.

Sample performance statement

Sample data, shown for illustration.

Outstanding Invoices

On track
$86,500
Overdue (>30d)
$12,400

Largest balance labelled. Bars start at zero.

Tax Reserve Status

Burn deceleration
$84,200
Target runway
88% funded
88%100%

Funded share of the target. Bar starts at zero.

Revenue Growth

$1,284,000+12.4% QoQ
JanMarMayJulSep
Core features

What you get.

Four things, working together.

Note 1
Ask in plain English
Get the answer, the chart and the calculation.Learn more
Note 2
Connect a database
PostgreSQL or MySQL, in minutes.Learn more
Note 3
Or a spreadsheet
Drop in a CSV or Excel file. Ask straight away.
Note 4
Private to your firm
Your data is walled off from every other firm.Learn more
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We’ll answer it live, on your numbers.

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