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Getting a compliant tax invoice out fast — at a counter, on a phone, or from a delivery van — without breaking the books behind it. In Assam the deciding constraint is usually gst state code 18 · cgst + sgst, administered by Assam Commissionerate of Taxes — so that is what every product below is judged against first.
Showing Assam, India — INR, GST, DD/MM/YYYY.
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| Criterion | Built for this market | Built for this market | Built for this market | Built for this market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-invoicing (IRN + QR)Registering B2B invoices with the IRP and printing the returned IRN and QR code. | IRN and QR via registered GSP — Fully supported | Supported on higher plan — Supported with a caveat | Supported edition — Supported with a caveat | In higher editions — Supported with a caveat |
| E-way billGenerating, extending, and cancelling e-way bills for goods movement. | Generate, extend, and cancel in app — Fully supported | Supported on higher plan — Supported with a caveat | Supported edition — Supported with a caveat | In higher editions — Supported with a caveat |
| WhatsApp workflowCapturing bills and sending invoices through the channel Indian businesses already use. | Bills and reminders over WhatsApp — Fully supported | Invoice sending over WhatsApp — Fully supported | Order and invoice sharing — Supported with a caveat | Invoice sending over WhatsApp — Supported with a caveat |
| InventoryStock tracking depth, and whether it costs extra. | Included — Fully supported | Basic stock tracking — Supported with a caveat | Batch, expiry, and scheme handling — Fully supported | Strong for trading and distribution — Fully supported |
| Mobile appWhat you can actually finish on a phone, not just view. | iOS and Android — Fully supported | Mobile-first by design — Fully supported | Ordering and reporting app — Supported with a caveat | Mobile app for viewing and billing — Supported with a caveat |
| Works offlineWhether the product is usable without a connection. | Cloud only — Limited | Works offline and syncs — Fully supported | Fully offline — Fully supported | Fully offline — Fully supported |
| Local tax return from the ledgerWhether the periodic indirect-tax return is built from posted transactions, or has to be assembled somewhere else. | GSTR-1 / 3B / 9 from the ledger — Fully supported | GSTR-1 export — Supported with a caveat | GST returns generated locally — Fully supported | GST returns generated locally — Fully supported |
| Pricing modelHow the bill scales — per user, per company, per module, or per transaction volume. | Per organisation — Fully supported | Per device, per year — Supported with a caveat | Perpetual licence, module priced — Supported with a caveat | Perpetual licence per install — Supported with a caveat |
| Multiple entitiesWhether a second legal entity fits in the same subscription or needs a second one. | Included — Fully supported | One business per subscription — Limited | Multiple companies per licence — Supported with a caveat | Multiple companies per licence — Supported with a caveat |
| Local supportSupport in local hours, in local languages, by people who know the local rules. | India-based, three languages — Fully supported | Multi-language phone support — Fully supported | Strong in pharma distribution — Fully supported | Partner-led, regionally concentrated — Supported with a caveat |
E-invoicing (IRN + QR)
Registering B2B invoices with the IRP and printing the returned IRN and QR code.
E-way bill
Generating, extending, and cancelling e-way bills for goods movement.
WhatsApp workflow
Capturing bills and sending invoices through the channel Indian businesses already use.
Inventory
Stock tracking depth, and whether it costs extra.
Mobile app
What you can actually finish on a phone, not just view.
Works offline
Whether the product is usable without a connection.
Local tax return from the ledger
Whether the periodic indirect-tax return is built from posted transactions, or has to be assembled somewhere else.
Pricing model
How the bill scales — per user, per company, per module, or per transaction volume.
Multiple entities
Whether a second legal entity fits in the same subscription or needs a second one.
Local support
Support in local hours, in local languages, by people who know the local rules.
Criteria are scoped to India: rows that would be meaningless here are not shown rather than being padded with "not applicable". Where we have not verified a capability for this market, the cell says "Not documented" rather than claiming a gap.
Built in India with GST as a first-class concept, not a tax pack.
India-built, designed around a phone in a shop.
India-built, dominant in pharmacy distribution and FMCG retail.
India-built, strongest in trading, distribution, and wholesale.
Same in Assam as everywhere else in India — pricing is national, not regional.
Prices are in INR and exclude GST. Billed annually; monthly billing is available at a higher rate. Per organisation with unlimited users. Verified .
We describe the pricing model rather than reprinting prices. A copied price goes stale without warning; a pricing model does not.
Vyapar
Annual subscription per device, with desktop and mobile priced separately.
Current Vyapar pricing (opens on the vendor’s own site) ↗ · model checked
Marg ERP
Perpetual licence per installation, priced by vertical module.
Current Marg ERP pricing (opens on the vendor’s own site) ↗ · model checked
BUSY Accounting
Perpetual licence per installation with edition tiers.
Current BUSY Accounting pricing (opens on the vendor’s own site) ↗ · model checked
Each page below goes deeper on one product, written for Assam.
HelloBooks vs Vyapar
I need fast GST billing at the counter but proper books behind it.
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HelloBooks vs Marg ERP
We are a distributor on Marg and want cloud books without losing batch and expiry control.
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HelloBooks vs BUSY Accounting
Our billing runs on BUSY and we want the same invoices to drive the GST return automatically.
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| Requirement | What it demands | HelloBooks |
|---|---|---|
| GST-compliant tax invoice formatLegal requirement · CBIC ↗ | Invoices must carry the supplier and recipient GSTIN, place of supply, HSN or SAC code, and the CGST/SGST or IGST split shown separately. | Covered |
| E-invoicing (IRN + QR)Legal requirement · GSTN / IRP ↗ | Businesses above the notified turnover threshold must register B2B invoices with an Invoice Registration Portal and print the returned IRN and QR code. | Covered |
| E-way bill for goods movementLegal requirement · National Informatics Centre ↗ | Consignments above the notified value require an e-way bill with Part A and Part B completed before transport begins. | Covered |
| GSTR-2B input tax credit reconciliationLegal requirement · GSTN ↗ | Input tax credit can only be claimed against invoices your suppliers actually filed, so the purchase register must be reconciled to GSTR-2B every period. | Covered |
| TDS deduction and AIS matchingLegal requirement · Income Tax Department ↗ | Tax deducted at source must be captured against the right section and reconciled with the Annual Information Statement before the income-tax return. | Covered |
| Books retentionLegal requirement · CBIC ↗ | Books and supporting records must be retained for the statutory period from the due date of the annual return. | Covered |
Assam registers under GST state code 18. Registration is required above ₹20 lakh for goods and ₹10 lakh for services (special-category threshold). Professional Tax applies, administered by the Assam Commissionerate of Taxes.
Region authority: Assam Commissionerate of Taxes ↗ · Assam compliance guide
Partly. Assam registers under GST state code 18. Registration is required above ₹20 lakh for goods and ₹10 lakh for services (special-category threshold). Professional Tax applies, administered by the Assam Commissionerate of Taxes. The national GST rules are the same wherever you are registered, so the software shortlist barely moves — what moves is the configuration. Anything you choose has to handle gst state code 18 · cgst + sgst correctly on every tax invoice without you remembering to set it per transaction.
Every Assam GSTIN begins with state code 18, so customer and vendor masters can be validated on entry. Intra-state supplies are taxed CGST + SGST in equal halves; anything crossing the border attracts IGST. Assam Commissionerate of Taxes is the authority to check for anything region-specific — see https://taxguwahati.assam.gov.in/.
Pricing is national, not regional: ₹499 and ₹1,499 per month, billed annually, in INR, plus a free tier. Prices are in INR and exclude GST. Billed annually; monthly billing is available at a higher rate. Prices are per organisation with unlimited users, so a business in Assam pays the same as one anywhere else in India.
In practice the shortlist here is usually TallyPrime, Zoho Books, Vyapar — those are the products with the most local install base and the most Chartered Accountants who already know them. That familiarity is a genuine cost saving, and it is the main reason to stay put if nothing else is broken.
Yes, and at no extra cost. Advisors get their own login with their own permissions, and the seat is free — so bringing in a Assam-based Chartered Accountant does not change your bill. That matters most where the advisor relationship, not the software, is the real switching cost.
Each market has its own tax regime, currency, and shortlist of incumbents. Switch to the one where your business is registered.
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