Free Accounting Software for Startups in India | HelloBooks Free accounting for Indian startups: keep the ledger, GST invoices and GSTR-1/3B filing on the Free Plan until you hire a full-time accountant. 2 users, no card.
Keep clean books from the first invoice. The Free Plan is your ledger and GST filing while the founders run finance, and it is still there when you hire.
GST filing included, no card
Early on, finance is a founder job. The Free Plan gives two users, so a founder and an outside CA can work in the same books, with unlimited invoices, bills and quotes, AP/AR aging, P&L, balance sheet and cash flow.
GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B for one GSTIN file from those books, so compliance does not wait for a hire.
Move up when you add a third user, need GSTR-9 generated ready to file, e-invoicing or Tally sync. Pro is ₹499/month, or ₹4,999/year. Your history stays in the same books.
The same Free Plan every Indian business gets: permanent, no card, no trial expiry.
Pro at ₹499/month adds GSTR-9 generated ready to file, e-invoicing and unlimited users.
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.
“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.”
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