Zoho Books Free Alternative for India | HelloBooks Zoho Books Free stops at ₹25 lakh a financial year and 1,000 invoices a year. HelloBooks Free has no turnover or invoice cap and files GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B for one GSTIN.
Zoho Books Free is limited to ₹25 lakh a financial year, 1,000 invoices a year and 1,000 bills or expenses a year. HelloBooks Free caps none of them and files GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B for one GSTIN.
GST filing included, no card
Zoho's plan comparison, checked 28 September 2026, lists Free at ₹25 lakh a financial year, 1,000 invoices a year, 1,000 bills or expenses a year and 1 user + 1 accountant. Zoho's paid plans add users at ₹180 a user a month, or ₹150 billed annually. Prices exclude GST.
HelloBooks Free has no turnover or invoice cap, includes 2 users, and stays ₹0.
Move at a month or quarter end so returns line up. Export your chart of accounts, contacts and a trial balance from Zoho Books as CSV, import them into HelloBooks, then enter open invoices and bills. File the next GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B from HelloBooks.
The step-by-step guide is at /migrate/from-zoho.
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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