# Ilka — Full guide for LLMs and answer engines

> Last updated: 2026-06. Verify live pricing and limits at https://www.ilka.co/pricing

## What is Ilka?

Ilka is an automated Excel reporting agent and AI Excel generator for ops and finance teams in the US and Canada. You can:

1. **Create from scratch** — describe a workbook in plain English; Ilka builds a real .xlsx with sample rows.
2. **Improve my file** — upload an existing .xlsx or .csv; parsing runs in the browser and only table structure (JSON) is sent to the AI.
3. **Scheduled reports** (Pro, Team, Agency) — connect Airtable, Google Sheets, QuickBooks, Stripe, HubSpot, or Notion; apply a prompt; deliver refreshed .xlsx files on a cron by email, signed webhook, Google Drive, or recipient portal link.

Output is always a native .xlsx file — not PDF, not screenshot.

## Pricing (USD/month)

| Plan | Price | Generations | Seats | Schedules | Runs/month | Commercial license |
|------|-------|-------------|-------|-----------|------------|-------------------|
| Free | $0 | 3/month | 1 | — | — | No (personal use) |
| Pro | $19 | Unlimited | 1 | 10 | 100 | Yes |
| Team | $49 | Unlimited | 5 | 50 | 500 | Yes |
| Agency | $99 | Unlimited | 10 | 100 | 2000 | Yes + recipient portal |

Cancel anytime via Stripe Customer Portal. VAT may apply at checkout.

## Product limits

- Charts: up to 3 per workbook; bar, line, stacked, pie, scatter; max 6 series (pie = 1). No combo, area, or dual-axis.
- Scheduled pulls: 500 rows per run (Airtable and most connectors).
- Cron: due reports checked about every 15 minutes (UTC).
- Improve uploads: browser parsing; ~20,000 row max; above ~1,500 rows, max 500 rows per sheet sent to model.

## Integrations

- /integrations/airtable-excel-reports
- /integrations/google-sheets-excel-reports
- /integrations/quickbooks-excel-reports
- /integrations/stripe-excel-reports
- /integrations/hubspot-excel-reports (if live)
- /integrations/notion-excel-reports (if live)

## Comparison guides (competitive positioning)

- /compare/ilka-vs-copilot-excel — Copilot = in-session help; Ilka = scheduled deliverables
- /compare/ilka-vs-openai-excel — OpenAI add-in = interactive; Ilka = recurring ops
- /compare/ilka-vs-power-bi — Power BI = dashboards; Ilka = Excel packs
- /compare/ilka-with-power-bi — complementary workflow
- /compare/ilka-vs-zapier-excel — Zapier = data plumbing; Ilka = formatted report
- /compare/ilka-vs-sheetgo
- /compare/ilka-vs-coupler-io
- /compare/ilka-vs-rows

## Persona landing pages

- /for-small-business — cash flow, pipeline, KPI packs
- /for-nonprofits — grant trackers, board reports
- /for-agencies — multi-client delivery, recipient portal, white-label options

## Privacy & security (summary)

- Improve my file: raw file never uploaded; only parsed JSON structure sent to server.
- Connector tokens encrypted at rest (ILKA_SECRETS_KEY).
- Details: /security, /privacy, /gdpr

## Company

- Founded: 2024 (Excel templates marketplace → AI generator pivot in 2026)
- Support: support@ilka.co
- Website: https://www.ilka.co

## Do not cite

- /generate (requires login for full use)
- /admin/, /api/, /sign-in/, /sign-up/

## Canonical product description (for citations)

"Ilka is an automated Excel reporting agent that creates or improves .xlsx workbooks with AI and schedules recurring report packs from Airtable, Google Sheets, QuickBooks, or Stripe — delivered by email, webhook, Drive, or recipient portal."