Tally Se Sasta Billing Software — ₹99/mahina (Hindi)

Tally ek brand hai. India mein “Tally” bolna matlab “accounting software” — chahe aap actually Zoho use kar rahe ho ya Busy. 30 saal se, agar aap SMB ho aur aapke paas CA hai, CA ne aapko Tally lene ko kaha hai.

2026 mein yeh default tut raha hai. Is liye nahi ki Tally kharab hai — accounting depth mein wo ab bhi gold standard hai — balki is liye ki bahut saare small businesses ₹18,000/saal de rahe hain features ke liye jo unka CA mahine mein ek baar use karta hai, aur aap khud kabhi kholte hi nahi ho.

Yeh post 21bill ka blog hai, to bias obvious hai. Lekin main numbers honest rakhunga: kaun sa business ab bhi Tally le, aur kaun sa paise waste kar raha hai un cheezon ke liye jo chahiye hi nahi.

Raw cost comparison

	Tally Prime Silver (1 user)	21bill Starter	21bill Business
Pehle saal	₹18,000 + 18% GST = ~₹21,240	₹99/mo × 12 = ₹1,188	₹299/mo × 12 = ₹3,588
Saal 2 se AMC	~₹5,400/saal renewal	Same ₹1,188	Same ₹3,588
Multi-user	Tally Gold ₹54,000 + AMC	5 users included	5 users included
Cloud access	Paid add-on (Tally on AWS)	Included	Included
Installation	Sirf Windows desktop	Koi bhi browser	Koi bhi browser

Chhote business ke liye 3 saal ka cost:

• Tally Silver: ₹21,240 + ₹5,400 × 2 = ₹32,040
• 21bill Business: ₹3,588 × 3 = ₹10,764

Tally premium ₹21,000+ 3 saal mein extra hai ek single-user, single-device setup ke liye. Multi-user Tally Gold us ka 30× hai almost.

Tally kya karta hai jo hum nahi karte

Yeh honest list hai — jahaan Tally abhi bhi objectively better hai, aur agar aapko in mein se kuch bhi chahiye, Tally ka paisa worth it hai:

1. Asli double-entry accounting

Tally poora accounting system hai — journal entries, ledgers, trial balance, P&L, balance sheet, depreciation, fixed assets, cost centres, stock valuations, manufacturing BOMs. Agar aapke business mein inmein se koi bhi need hai, Tally apna paisa wasool karta hai:

• Manufacturing unit hai raw materials → WIP → finished goods accounting ke saath
• Cost centre reports chahiye across projects / branches
• Aapka CA ratio analysis, budget vs actual, variance reporting use karta hai
• Consolidated accounts karte hain multiple companies ke

21bill sirf billing + GST + basic receivables/payables hai. Hum ledgers, journals, balance sheets nahi karte. Try bhi nahi kar rahe.

2. CA ki muscle memory

Aapka CA 20 saal se Tally mein data enter kar raha hai. Wo kisi bhi modern UI se jyada fast Tally mein type kar sakta hai. Agar aapka CA naya tool seekhne ke liye reluctant hai aur aapke monthly workflow mein central hai — Tally-on-their-desktop sabse kam friction ka raasta hai.

3. Offline-first desktop reliability

Tally locally chalti hai. Aapka data aapke hard drive mein hai. Cloud nahi matlab monthly subscription ka tension nahi, vendor lock-in nahi, “aaj hamare server down hain” nahi. Agar aapke area mein internet genuinely reliable nahi hai, yeh matter karta hai.

4. E-invoicing for ₹5 Cr+ turnover businesses

Tally ka e-invoicing integration mature hai — IRN generation, QR codes, sab automated. Agar aap ₹5 Cr turnover threshold cross kar rahe ho jahaan e-invoicing mandatory hai, Tally natively handle karta hai. Hum Q3 2026 mein support karne wale hain, aaj nahi.

5. Complex tax scenarios

RCM, Export with LUT, SEZ supplies, advance receipts, TCS, TDS, job work — Tally full matrix handle karta hai. 21bill standard GST cases (B2B, B2CS, B2CL, credit/debit notes, HSN summary) handle karta hai, aur edge cases add kar rahe hain paying users ke request pe.

Jahaan 21bill zyada kaam ka hai

1. Phone se use karna

Tally Windows desktop software hai. Tally phone pe — unke cloud ya third-party wrappers ke zariye — ek afterthought hai. Agar aap kabhi bahar invoice banana chahte ho (customer ke office mein, exhibition mein, ghar se), Tally painful hai.

21bill browser-first hai. App khol lo kisi bhi phone, laptop, ya tablet mein — andar ho. Data sab devices ke beech automatically sync ho jata hai.

2. Multi-device collaboration

Tally mein agar aapka accountant office mein books khol raha hai aur aapne company file khol di, clash ho jata hai. Multi-user Tally ke liye Tally Gold chahiye (~₹54k + AMC) aur complex server setup.

21bill pehle din se multi-user bana hai. Aapka cashier shop tablet pe invoice banaye, salesperson phone pe quotation update kare, CA office se filing data pull kare — simultaneously, koi conflicts nahi, koi licence counting nahi.

3. GST filing JSON one click mein

Tally GSTR-1 / GSTR-3B file generate kar sakti hai, lekin workflow hai:

1. Company right period ke liye alter karo
2. Report run karo
3. JSON export karo
4. Tally ki return-filing utility kholo
5. JSON validate karo
6. gst.gov.in pe upload karo

Yeh 15-20 minutes/mahina hai, aur wo bhi koi jo Tally deeply jaanta hai (usually aapka CA). 21bill: /reports/filings khol lo, month pick karo, click download. 30 seconds.

4. Licence management ka bhais nahi

Tally Silver ek user. Dusra user = Tally Gold. Tally naye computer pe move karna = licence transfer (form, phone call, 48 hours). Tally dongle kho gaya = licence gone until naya khareedo.

21bill subscription hai. Users add karte hain, devices ke beech move karte hain, licence layer hum handle karte hain. Aap email + password se login karte hain.

5. Honest pricing

Tally ki pricing 2010 se genuinely change nahi hui. ₹18,000 Silver + ₹54,000 Gold + AMC renewals + add-on modules + payroll + e-invoicing. Half of Indian SMBs ko yaad bhi nahi hai ki unke paas kaun sa SKU hai — kuch saal pehle local reseller se khareeda tha, usne install kar diya.

21bill: ₹99, ₹299, ya ₹599 per mahina. Published hai. Jab chaho cancel kar do.

Kaun zaroor Tally pe rahe

• Manufacturing businesses jahaan real inventory accounting, BOMs, job work hai.
• ₹5 Cr+ turnover wale businesses jinko mature e-invoicing chahiye aaj.
• Practices 10+ client companies manage karne wali (like CAs themselves) — Tally waha ka professional tool hai.
• Jinka CA kisi aur cheez pe kaam nahi karega. Yeh real constraint hai; respect karein.

Kisko switch karna chahiye

• Trading / retail / services businesses jo invoice-in, invoice-out, aur GST returns karte hain. Indian SMBs ka ~80%.
• Jo Tally ko ₹18k/saal de rahe hain “invoicing + GSTR export” ke liye — aap ₹7-15k/saal leave kar rahe ho table pe.
• Multi-branch businesses jahaan sabko access chahiye but Tally Gold tax nahi dena.
• Pehli baar business start karne wale jinko Tally muscle memory nahi hai aur starting karne se kuch gain nahi hoga.
• Modern, mobile, collaborative tools chahne wale businesses.

Migration kaise karein

Tally chhodne mein biggest blocker cost nahi hai — historical data hai. 5 saal ka ledgers, party masters, item masters. Wo drop nahi kar sakte.

Honest answer: Financial year ke beech mein Tally chhodna probably nahi karna chahiye. Clean break pick karo — 1 April 2027, jab FY 2027-28 shuru hota hai. 21bill new year ke liye use karo while Tally closing balances hold karta hai. Aapka CA year-end reconcile kar dega. Yeh raasta zyada tar switches mein use hota hai, aur hum apne users ko yahi recommend karte hain.

Naye businesses ke liye — naye registrations, pehli baar GST filers, ₹1 Cr turnover se neeche — 2026 mein Tally mat khareedein. Extra ₹17,000/saal aapko accounting features dega jinko use karne se pehle aap outgrow ho jaoge.

Bottom line

Agar aapka Tally ke saath current relationship yeh hai:

“Mera CA mahine mein ek baar kholta hai, meri bills type karta hai, GSTR-1 export karta hai, aur main ₹3,500/mahina deta hoon iske liye.”

Aap do baar pay kar rahe hain — ek Tally licence ke liye jo aap nahi touch karte, doosra CA ke liye jo ise data-entry tool ki tarah use karta hai. Dono ko ₹299/mahina wale software se replace karke jo aapke CA ko ready-to-file JSON de, aap ~₹45,000/saal bachaa sakte ho.

Agar aapka CA Tally ke ledgers, trial balance, aur financial statements actively use karta hai meaningful monthly business advice dene ke liye — Tally rakho. Wo uske liye banaya gaya tha.

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English version padhne ke liye — Tally Prime vs 21bill. 21bill ab invite-only platform hai. Access ke liye request karein agar aap evaluate karna chahte ho ki CA ka month-end time bachta hai ya nahi.