Saral (by Relyon Softech) is a trusted suite of compliance tools used by thousands of CAs and businesses across India — including Saral TDS, Saral PayPack, Saral GST, and Saral Income Tax.
HelloBooks is a modern AI-powered accounting platform built for day-to-day bookkeeping, invoicing, bank reconciliation, inventory, and payroll.
These tools serve different purposes. This guide helps you understand when to use each — or both.
| Feature | HelloBooks | Saral Accounts |
|---|---|---|
| Core Focus | Full accounting + AI | Compliance filing specialist |
| Banking | AI bank feeds + reconciliation | No bank feeds |
| Accounts Payable | Full AP + 3-way matching | Basic voucher AP |
| GST | Full suite | Full GST — Saral GST |
| TDS Filing | Partial | Excellent — Saral TDS (26Q/27Q/27EQ) |
| Income Tax | Not available | Saral Income Tax — ITR filing |
| Payroll | Built-in | Saral PayPack — excellent statutory PF/ESI/PT/Form 16 |
| Reporting | AI CFO dashboard + 50+ reports | Standard reports |
| AI | Chatbot / voice / agents | No AI |
| Pricing | Free to start | ₹11,000–28,000/yr (total suite) |
1. Accounting vs Compliance
HelloBooks is built for daily accounting — invoicing, bank reconciliation, inventory, and financial reporting. Saral is built for compliance filing — TDS returns, GST returns, payroll statutory filings, and income tax returns.
2. Product Suite
Saral sells separate tools: Saral TDS, Saral PayPack, Saral GST, and Saral Income Tax. Each is purchased independently, and the total cost adds up. HelloBooks is a single platform with accounting, GST, inventory, and payroll included.
3. CA Favorite
Saral TDS is an industry-standard tool for Chartered Accountants and tax professionals. If your CA firm files hundreds of TDS returns, Saral TDS is purpose-built for that workflow.
Saral is the go-to suite for TDS return filing, statutory payroll, and income tax compliance — especially for CA firms and tax professionals.
HelloBooks is the platform for day-to-day accounting — bank feeds, invoicing, inventory, AI automation, and financial reporting.
Many CAs and businesses use both: HelloBooks for accounting, Saral for compliance filing.
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