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TallyPrime
India's most widely used accounting and GST software for small and mid-sized businesses, covering bookkeeping, invoicing, inventory, and compliance.
FindThatSoftware verdictEditorial ruling
For most Indian small businesses, Tally is the safe default. Your accountant almost certainly knows it, and it covers GST filing and statutory compliance out of the box. The trade-offs are a dated interface and weaker native cloud/collaboration than newer tools, so remote-first teams may prefer a cloud alternative. Confirm current TallyPrime licensing and TSS renewal on the official site.
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Should you use TallyPrime?
Use it if indian SMBs needing GST-compliant accounting. Avoid it if distributed teams that want browser access from anywhere, because multi user Tally is a LAN product and remote features need an active TSS subscription.
Spec sheet
- Starting price
- ₹675/mo₹675/mo sticker
- Free plan
- Not available
- Free trial
- Available
- Status
- Source checked 29 Jul 2026
- Source trail
- 2 public sources
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TallyPrime is a finance & money / finance & accounting for Indian buyers. It costs about ₹675/mo before GST, billed in rupees. It issues an India GST invoice, so you can claim input credit. FindThatSoftware rates it best for indian SMBs needing GST-compliant accounting, and a poor fit if distributed teams that want browser access from anywhere, because multi user Tally is a LAN product and remote features need an active TSS subscription.
The trade-off, weighed
What you gain, and what you give up.
The case for
- TallyPrime Silver is a one time licence at 22,500 rupees plus GST, so there is no per user subscription climbing every year.
- The software keeps running after TSS lapses, so an expired renewal does not lock you out of your own books.
- GST, TDS and TCS statutory updates ship through TSS, so return formats stay current with government changes while the subscription is active.
The catch
- TSS renewal costs 4,500 rupees a year on Silver and 13,500 on Gold, and without it GST format updates stop arriving.
- Advertised licence prices exclude 18 percent GST, so Silver actually lands at 26,550 rupees and Gold at 79,650 rupees.
- Remote access, data sync and every internet dependent feature stop the moment TSS expires, even though local data entry keeps working.
- Multi user data over a network is prone to corruption when the link drops or LAN and WiFi are mixed, and remote imports are blocked for that reason.
True India price
Registered business, per month
₹675
TallyPrime is billed in rupees at ₹675/mo, so there is no forex markup. A registered business reclaims GST, so that is roughly the cost (₹8,100/yr). Without reclaim, add 18% for about ₹797 a month.
- Sticker price
- ₹675/mo
- GST
- 18%, reclaimable if registered
- Registered per month
- ₹675
- Registered per year
- ₹8,100
- If you can't reclaim GST
- ₹797
- Try first
- Free trial before you commit budget.
- Watch for
- Silver (single-user) available as a monthly rental from ₹675/mo or as a one-time perpetual license; Gold (multi-user) costs more, again as either rental or perpetual license; all +18% GST. Free trial available. Confirm on vendor site.
Indicative, not a bill. The exchange rate is a single mid-market reference, not a live feed, and GST-registered businesses may reclaim input credit. Confirm current pricing on the vendor site.
Full India pricing breakdownIndia readiness
How well TallyPrime fits an Indian business operationally, from the verified pricing and company facts we hold.
- ✓GST invoice
Issues a GST-compliant invoice, so a registered business can reclaim input tax.
- ✓Bills in INR
Priced in rupees, so there is no forex conversion or card markup on top.
- ✓India HQ
India-headquartered, so support, timezone, and context are local.
How TallyPrime compares
Against the 3 other accounting billing toolswe list, from what we verified on each vendor’s own pages.
Also in most alternatives
Recorded for at least half of the 3 others, and for TallyPrime.
- Bank reconciliation
- E invoicing
- GST invoicing
This compares only the capabilities enough rival tools share for a comparison to mean anything — roughly a quarter of what we verified. The full list is under “What we verified” below, and anything absent from both is something we did not record rather than something the product lacks.
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What is TallyPrime?
TallyPrime, from Tally Solutions, is the de facto standard for accounting in Indian SMBs. It handles bookkeeping, GST-compliant invoicing and returns, inventory, payroll, and banking, and works largely offline with a one-time licensing model plus an annual software-services renewal. Its ubiquity means most Indian accountants and CAs already know it.
Best for
- Indian SMBs needing GST-compliant accounting
- Businesses whose CA or accountant works in Tally
- Teams wanting offline, on-premise bookkeeping
Who should avoid it
- Distributed teams that want browser access from anywhere, because multi user Tally is a LAN product and remote features need an active TSS subscription.
- Buyers who want to avoid recurring costs entirely, because dropping TSS freezes statutory updates while GST return formats change several times a year.
What TallyPrime does
What we verified about TallyPrime
Read from TallyPrime’s own pages. Each line is a finding and what it was based on, so you can check any of it yourself.
Features we confirmed33
- Plugin marketplace
- Site promotes ready-to-use plug-ins including Docs by Ira, Schedule III Reporting, Bharat Connect and Amazon Data Import.
- Payroll
- Payroll Management is listed among TallyPrime's feature pages in the site footer.
- Inventory management
- Inventory management is listed under both TallyPrime features and the buy-page inclusions.
- Gstr 2a 2b reconciliation
- TSS page: auto-reconcile GSTR-2A, GSTR-2B, GSTR-3B and GSTR-1 across multiple periods, GSTINs and returns.
- GST invoicing
- Buy page lists GST and compliance plus invoicing among the fully loaded features.
- E way bill generation
- e-Way bills are generated instantly for individual, selective or bulk invoices.
- E invoicing
- Buy page lists e-Invoicing among included features; TSS generates e-invoices individually, selectively or in bulk.
- Bank reconciliation
- Banking is one of the four headline feature areas in the product navigation.
- AI invoice data extraction
- Docs by Ira reads invoices and auto-creates TallyPrime transactions, claiming up to 80% less manual effort.
- Branch data synchronization
- Online data synchronization consolidates books across head office, branches, factories and warehouses, including on-demand sync.
- Browser based report access
- TSS gives online access to key reports from a browser on mobile or any device.
- Bulk ledger creation from GST portal
- Supplier and customer ledgers can be created by fetching GST details individually or in bulk via Excel import.
- Bulk payment upload and tracking
- Connected Payments records and uploads payments in bulk, tracks transactions live and shows live balances.
- Cloud backup tallydrive
- TallyDrive schedules automatic encrypted backups with 1 GB free for single user and 3 GB for multi user.
- Connected payments through partner banks
- TSS enables secure payments through partner banks Axis, SBI, Kotak and ICICI with instant auto-reconciliation.
- Double entry bookkeeping
- Core product covers invoicing and accounting as listed under 'What you get' on the buy page.
- Evc and dsc filing
- CA testimonial on the buy page describes previewing and filing the uploaded GSTR-1 using EVC or Digital Signature Certificate.
- Gstin verification and filing history
- TSS page: verify GSTIN status and view a party's return filing history inside TallyPrime.
- Gstr1 direct upload and filing
- TSS page: instantly upload GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B data and file GSTR-1 inside TallyPrime without visiting the GST portal.
- Ims accept reject pending actions
- Connected IMS solution downloads, reconciles and lets you Accept, Reject or keep Pending directly in TallyPrime.
- Landed cost tracking
- Customer testimonial cites landing costs, stock status and movement analysis available on demand.
- Lan multi user access
- TallyPrime Gold is sold for multi-user access on multiple PCs over a local network.
- Learned field mapping
- Docs by Ira remembers a correction once and auto-applies the right values on later documents.
- Multi godown stock tracking
- Customer testimonial cites managing multiple godowns and real-time stock across warehouses.
- Offline desktop operation
- Local data entry keeps working without internet or an active TSS subscription.
- Receivables and payables reports
- TSS report access covers Bills Receivable & Payable, Stock Summary, Sales/Purchase Registers, P&L and Balance Sheet.
- Remote access via tally net
- TSS provides remote access to TallyPrime by connecting the company to the secured Tally.NET server.
- Schedule iii financial reporting
- Schedule III Reporting is a listed plug-in for statutory financial statement formats.
- Tdl customization
- TallyPrime Developer is offered for building customizations and integrations on top of the product.
- TDS and tcs compliance
- Our research records TDS and TCS statutory updates shipping through TSS.
- UPI qr collection links
- TSS lets you send payment advice or UPI/QR links to collect payments and update books automatically.
- User access security controls
- 'Enhanced Security Management' is one of the listed TallyPrime feature areas.
- WhatsApp document sharing
- TallyPrime with WhatsApp shares invoices, orders and other documents instantly over WhatsApp.
What people use it for4
- Keep books and share with CA
- Chartered accountants describe using TallyPrime across multiple clients' books and compliance.
- Run distributor billing
- Bajaj Electricals testimonial describes billing and supply chain across 1,000 distributors.
- Accept online payments
- UPI and QR payment links are pitched as a way to get paid faster with books auto-updated.
- File GST returns
- Reconciliation of 2A and 2B against input claimed is described by a CA testimonial as a core workflow.
Works with9
- TallyPrime with WhatsApp is a purchasable module for sending invoices and orders over WhatsApp.
- State bank of india
- SBI is named as a Connected Payments partner bank.
- Kotak mahindra bank
- Kotak is named as a Connected Payments partner bank.
- Icici bank
- ICICI is named as a Connected Payments partner bank.
- GST portal
- TSS pushes returns to and pulls GSTIN data from the government GST portal without a separate login.
- Bharat connect
- Bharat Connect is one of the ready-to-use plug-ins listed on the plugins hub.
- Axis bank
- Named as a Connected Payments partner bank.
- Amazon
- An Amazon Data Import plug-in is listed among the ready-to-use TallyPrime plug-ins.
- Oracle cloud infrastructure
- TallyPrime Cloud Access is hosted on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure per the product page.
Terms, compliance and how you buy34
- Multi country editions
- Country switcher offers India, Bangladesh, Middle East, Africa, APAC, North America and International sites.
- 2 5 million business installed base
- Buy page claims 2.5M+ businesses empowered globally across 100+ countries.
- All features in every plan
- FAQ states there are no feature limits by plan; every plan gets the full feature range.
- Auto renew until cancelled
- Rental plans are labelled 'Auto-renew until cancelled' on the buy page.
- CA ecosystem ubiquity
- Buy page is dominated by chartered accountant testimonials and claims #1 preference among SMEs and tax professionals.
- Cloud access costs extra
- Buy-page FAQ confirms TallyPrime Cloud Access is not included in plan pricing and must be bought separately.
- Cloud hosting on oracle cloud
- TallyPrime Cloud Access is described as powered by Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
- Connected features die without tss
- Remote access, sync and every internet-dependent feature stop when TSS expires.
- Early renewal bonus month
- Renewing TSS before expiry adds one extra month of validity free.
- Free trial available
- 'Take a Free Trial' is a persistent call to action across the site.
- GST charged on top
- Every listed price carries an explicit '+18% GST' line.
- India built
- Tally is an Indian company describing 40 years of building solutions and 2.5M businesses globally.
- INR billed
- All prices on the buy page are quoted in rupees.
- Monthly rental option
- Rental starts at Rs 750/month for Silver and Rs 2,250/month for Gold.
- No cloud native multi user
- Our research notes multi-user Tally is a LAN product prone to corruption when the network link drops.
- Partner reseller channel
- Site pushes 'Locate a Partner' to connect with authorised local Tally partners for support and purchase.
- Perpetual licence option
- Lifetime licences are sold at Rs 22,500 for Silver and Rs 67,500 for Gold, plus 18% GST.
- Prepay term discounts
- 3-month rental gets a flat 5% off and 12-month a flat 10% off on the buy page.
- Region locked licence
- Licence type selector offers India (works only in India), International and North America editions.
- Rental to perpetual upgrade path
- Site links a rental-to-perpetual upgrade offer with a price benefit for existing rental customers.
- Restricted educational mode
- Our research records a free educational mode limited to vouchers dated the 1st, 2nd and 31st, unusable for real books.
- Sibling lending product
- TallyCapital appears in the company menu as a financing arm alongside the software.
- Sibling retail POS product
- Shoper9 is listed under Our Products as the retail/POS sibling offering.
- Single user vs multi user split
- Silver is single-PC and Gold is multi-user, a licence-edition split rather than a feature split.
- Software runs after tss lapses
- Our research confirms the software keeps working after TSS expires, so books stay accessible.
- Startup offer program
- Community menu carries a dedicated 'Tally StartUp offer'.
- Tss bundled first 12 months
- FAQ says every new TallyPrime licence includes 12 months of TSS validity.
- Tss subscription for updates
- TSS is the subscription that delivers product upgrades and statutory updates.
- Two year tss 10 percent discount
- TSS can be renewed for 2 years at a 10% discount.
- UPI netbanking card accepted
- Buy-page FAQ says payment is possible via debit/credit card, internet banking and UPI.
- Video call sales expert
- Buy page offers a 'Video Call Sales Expert' option during purchase.
- WhatsApp addon costs extra
- The same FAQ confirms the WhatsApp capability is a separate purchase.
- WhatsApp sales and support channel
- Site header offers WhatsApp contact on +91 9019910043 alongside phone and email support.
- Windows desktop software
- TallyPrime is downloaded and installed; the site offers a Download button rather than browser sign-up.
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Silver (single-user) available as a monthly rental from ₹675/mo or as a one-time perpetual license; Gold (multi-user) costs more, again as either rental or perpetual license; all +18% GST. Free trial available. Confirm on vendor site.
TallyPrime buy/pricinghttps://tallysolutions.com/buy-tally/TallyPrimehttps://tallysolutions.com/tally-prime/
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Does TallyPrime give a GST invoice in India?
TallyPrime issues an India GST invoice, so a GST-registered business can claim input tax credit on it directly.
Is TallyPrime good for Indian small businesses?
TallyPrime is worth evaluating for Indian buyers, but the final fit depends on pricing limits, support, integrations, and setup effort.
Does TallyPrime have a free plan?
TallyPrime does not list a permanent free plan in FindThatSoftware data. Check the official pricing page for trial terms and current offers.
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