About Updog
Updog exists to take the pain out of getting real-world data into web apps. Any team can add a complete, trustworthy import flow instead of spending weeks building one.
Where Updog came from
Updog started from challenges seen on both sides of the data import problem. First from inside the industry that builds these tools, then from the teams that have to choose one.
The pattern repeated at company after company. An app needs to let its users bring their own data in. The file never matches the schema. Columns are named differently, dates are formatted differently, required values are missing. The work of importing turns into a project of its own, and it lands on the roadmap again and again.
Choosing a tool did not make it easier. In selection after selection, the decision came down to price, and the cheaper option won even when it was the less capable one. The strong tools were built for enterprises and priced for them. The affordable ones carried limits that were hard to live with. There was no comfortable middle.
Updog is an attempt at that middle. Modern browsers can do far more than most import tools ask of them. Built as client-side code, an importer can handle files of up to about a million rows, which leaves plenty of headroom for the far smaller imports most teams actually run. For those everyday files, the experience is quick and quiet. A million rows is a practical ceiling, not an unlimited claim, and it is more than enough for the work Updog is built for.
The aim, over time, is for Updog to become the obvious default, the tool a team reaches for without a second thought.
What Updog holds to
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Runs in the browser
Files are parsed, validated, and edited on the user's own machine. Nothing is uploaded, so there is no server to breach and no data processor to disclose.
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No feature gating
Updog is built in the browser, so there is no server processing or storage to pay for. Limiting what the product can do would be an artificial limit, and Updog does not play that game.
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Flat pricing
A flat price per production domain, the same at any volume. No per-import fees, no row caps. Local development stays free, along with the common preview and sandbox domains you use before launch.
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Restyling is free
Built to embed in your app and style fully with your own CSS. There is no Updog logo or badge, and no charge to remove one, on any plan.
About the name
It all started with a joke, but don't let the funny name fool you — the engineering behind it is pretty serious. But having fun building challenging products is the spirit of Updog.
A few other good tools share the name, including an application-monitoring dashboard and an open-source HTTP server. In the context of importing data into web apps, Updog is a CSV and Excel importer, and it is not related to any of them.
Who builds it
Updog Software Solutions FZCO is an official company registered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was founded and is run by Mikhail Kutateladze.
Try Updog for free
Install the package, add your columns, render the component. Free on localhost. Every feature included.