Lane MonkeyLane Monkey vs Spreadsheets
Still tracking deploys in a Google Sheet? We get it.
It started as a quick way to track deploys. Then someone added columns for environments, build status, and “last updated by.” Now it's 47 rows deep, half the data is stale, and nobody remembers whose job it is to update it. Sound familiar? Lane Monkey replaces that spreadsheet with real-time, automatic CI/CD monitoring.
What spreadsheets do well (honestly)
Look, there's a reason your team started with a spreadsheet. They're not a bad tool — they're just the wrong tool for real-time CI/CD monitoring.
- Literally everyone knows how to use a spreadsheet — zero learning curve for the entire team
- Completely flexible — you can track whatever you want, however you want, with no schema constraints
- Free (or close to it) — Google Sheets costs nothing and Excel comes with most office subscriptions
- Easy to share — just send a link and anyone can view or edit
Where it falls short for CI/CD monitoring
The fundamental problem: spreadsheets require humans to update them. And humans have better things to do than manually logging build statuses.
- Manual updates mean the data is stale the moment someone forgets to update a row — and someone always forgets
- No real-time status — you’re looking at what someone typed 3 hours ago, not what’s actually happening right now
- Zero integrations — your spreadsheet doesn’t talk to GitHub, Vercel, or Sentry, so every entry is a copy-paste from another tab
- Error-prone — typos, wrong dates, accidentally deleted rows, someone sorting column A without selecting the rest of the data
| Service | Status | Updated By | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| api-service | Deployed | Alex | 3 days ago |
| web-app | Building? | ??? | 1 week ago |
| auth-service | Passed | Jordan | yesterday |
| worker | Failed (maybe?) | Sam | 2 weeks ago |
How Lane Monkey is different
Replace your spreadsheet with something that actually updates itself. Same visibility your team wanted from the sheet — but automatic, real-time, and integrated with your actual tools.
Automatic, real-time data
Lane Monkey pulls directly from your CI/CD tools. No manual updates, no copy-pasting, no “can someone update the sheet?” messages.
Integrated with your actual tools
Connect GitHub, Vercel, Sentry, and 10+ other services. Every pipeline run, deployment, and error shows up automatically.
Zero manual entry
Nobody has to remember to update anything. The board stays current because it’s pulling live data, not relying on human memory.
Always up to date
Real-time polling means your board refreshes every 30 seconds. The data you see is the data that’s real — not what was real yesterday.
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How Lane Monkey and your trusty spreadsheet stack up for CI/CD pipeline monitoring. (Spoiler: the spreadsheet never stood a chance.)
| Feature | Spreadsheet | Lane Monkey |
|---|---|---|
| Real-time updates | ||
| Automatic data | ||
| CI/CD integration | ||
| Team visibility | ||
| Mobile access | ||
| Zero maintenance | ||
| Completely free option |
Make the switch in under a minute.
Free to start, Pro when your team grows. Your spreadsheet served you well. Now let it rest. It's earned it.