Credit customers and supplier bills
Hardware shops run on credit both ways. AR aging shows which contractors owe you and for how long; AP aging shows what you owe distributors. Unlimited invoices and bills are included.
Free Accounting Software for Hardware and Electrical Shops | HelloBooks India Free accounting for hardware and electrical shops in India: GST invoices with HSN codes, supplier bills, GSTR-2B matching and GSTR-1/3B filed free for one GSTIN.
Free Plan · Hardware stores
Free accounting for hardware and electrical shops
Bill contractors and walk-in customers, record supplier bills and file GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B for one GSTIN on the Free Plan.
GST filing included, no card
B2B invoices and input tax credit
Put the buyer's GSTIN on B2B invoices so they flow into GSTR-1, and match your purchase bills to GSTR-2B before claiming input tax credit.
What the Free Plan includes
The same Free Plan every Indian business gets: permanent, no card, no trial expiry.
- Unlimited GST filing — GSTR-1 & GSTR-3B
- GSTR-2B reconciliation with ITC tracking
- 2 users · 1 GSTIN
- Free AI credits to get started (upgrade for more)
- Unlimited invoices, bills & quotes
- AP/AR aging · P&L · Balance Sheet · Cash Flow
- Full mobile app (iOS & Android)
- Robust email support
- "Powered by HelloBooks" badge on invoices
What is not in the Free Plan
Pro at ₹499/month adds GSTR-9 generated ready to file, e-invoicing and unlimited users.
- GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C annual returns
- GSTR-7 (GST TDS) and GSTR-8 (GST TCS) returns
- ITC-04 job-work returns
- E-invoice and e-way bill volume
- More than one GSTIN, or more than 2 users
What's metered on Free
Only the AI is metered. Free includes free AI credits to get started; when they run out, upgrade to get more AI credits; paid plans can also recharge with a credit pack.
Your ledger, invoices, bills, reports and GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B filing for one GSTIN are never locked, whether or not you upgrade.
How teams use HelloBooks
What HelloBooks does for businesses like yours
“AI categorizes every transaction automatically and learns from your corrections, so a small team keeps clean books without spending evenings on manual data entry.”
“For a practice managing dozens of client books, automated reconciliation turns a full day of matching into a background task — review the AI matches, approve, and move on.”
“Snap a receipt on your phone and the AI reads, categorizes, and files it — bookkeeping stays current even for people who would rather not think about numbers.”
Illustrative scenarios describing what the product does for each business type — not attributed customer reviews.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
- Is GST filing really free on this plan?
- Yes. The Free Plan files GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B for one GSTIN with no cap on the number of returns, and reconciles GSTR-2B. It needs no card and does not expire.
- What happens when the free AI credits run out?
- AI categorisation pauses and you carry on by hand. Upgrade to get more AI credits; paid plans can also recharge with a credit pack. Your books and GST filing keep working either way.