Name
Workbook Connect
Primary URL
https://www.workbookconnect.com
Documentation URL
https://www.workbookconnect.com/guide
Source repository URL
No response
Description
Excel add-in that loads database tables into a worksheet and writes inserts, updates, and deletes back to Fabric SQL Database, Fabric Warehouse, SQL Server, and Azure SQL.
Category
databases
Type
extension
Tags
excel, data-entry, master-data, validation, databricks
Pricing
freemium
Source
proprietary
Maintainer
vendor
Author
Plainsight
Primary language
C#
Status
ga
Submitter notes
Workbook Connect is a Windows Excel add-in built by Plainsight BV. It connects to a table in Fabric SQL Database, Fabric Warehouse, Databricks SQL Warehouse, SQL Server, or Azure SQL, loads the rows into a worksheet, and writes changes back as generated INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE statements, with optimistic concurrency, foreign-key lookups as Excel dropdowns, column-type enforcement, and authored per-column validation rules. It creates nothing server-side and honours the signed-in login's database permissions.
Why it meets the criteria:
- Directly useful to Fabric development: Fabric SQL Database and Fabric Warehouse are supported targets, and the typical job is maintaining master data, mappings, and budget tables that feed Fabric models.
- Publicly accessible: free download from the site, no NDA or private agreement.
- It is a tool (a desktop add-in), not learning material.
A note on type: I picked extension because it runs inside Excel rather than as a standalone application, but desktop-app may suit your taxonomy better. Either is fine by me.
Pricing is freemium: a free tier, with Pro at EUR 8 per user / month. Documentation is the user guide at https://www.workbookconnect.com/guide. There is no public source repository (proprietary).
Author is Plainsight (Plainsight BV, Belgium), https://plainsight.pro. I am the maintainer, so happy to answer anything or adjust the wording.
Confirmation
Name
Workbook Connect
Primary URL
https://www.workbookconnect.com
Documentation URL
https://www.workbookconnect.com/guide
Source repository URL
No response
Description
Excel add-in that loads database tables into a worksheet and writes inserts, updates, and deletes back to Fabric SQL Database, Fabric Warehouse, SQL Server, and Azure SQL.
Category
databases
Type
extension
Tags
excel, data-entry, master-data, validation, databricks
Pricing
freemium
Source
proprietary
Maintainer
vendor
Author
Plainsight
Primary language
C#
Status
ga
Submitter notes
Workbook Connect is a Windows Excel add-in built by Plainsight BV. It connects to a table in Fabric SQL Database, Fabric Warehouse, Databricks SQL Warehouse, SQL Server, or Azure SQL, loads the rows into a worksheet, and writes changes back as generated INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE statements, with optimistic concurrency, foreign-key lookups as Excel dropdowns, column-type enforcement, and authored per-column validation rules. It creates nothing server-side and honours the signed-in login's database permissions.
Why it meets the criteria:
A note on
type: I pickedextensionbecause it runs inside Excel rather than as a standalone application, butdesktop-appmay suit your taxonomy better. Either is fine by me.Pricing is freemium: a free tier, with Pro at EUR 8 per user / month. Documentation is the user guide at https://www.workbookconnect.com/guide. There is no public source repository (proprietary).
Author is Plainsight (Plainsight BV, Belgium), https://plainsight.pro. I am the maintainer, so happy to answer anything or adjust the wording.
Confirmation