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Checkout slows down when the shop is full
Handwritten bills and calculator totals take too long per customer. During evening rush, the queue grows and people walk out. A counter that searches or scans items keeps the line moving.
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Billing software for retail shop
GST bills, live stock, and a barcode counter in one suite for kiranas, pharmacies, garment shops, and multi-store retailers. Start free. Turn on POS when the queue needs it.
- GST and non-GST bills with tax calculated on the invoice
- Stock that moves with every sale, return, and purchase
- Retail POS with barcode billing on SMB — start invoicing free
TiBook Business Management Suite
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Dashboard
POS
Restaurant
Accounting
Operations
People
Item
Billing & Spending
Marketing
Follow-ups
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POS › Counter 1
Hitesh
AllBeveragesBakerySnacks Scan barcode
Coffee
₹120
Sandwich
₹180
Cake Slice
₹90
Cold Brew
₹160
Muffin
₹70
Juice
₹110
Croissant
₹85
Iced Tea
₹130
Brownie
₹95
CartWalk-in customer
Cold Brew ×2₹320
Sandwich ×1₹180
Muffin ×2₹140
Subtotal₹640
GST 5%₹32
CashUPICard
Charge ₹0
Receipt #0871 printed
Thermal print · 2 sec
Stock updated
5 items deducted in real time
Built for Indian retail counters
KiranaPharmacyMobile shopGarmentsHardwareSupermarketWholesaleCafe
Without software
What retail shops leak when billing stays manual
Registers and Excel do not fail on a quiet Tuesday. They fail when the shop is busy, the GST rate is wrong, or the stock count is a guess.
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The shelf and the notebook never match
Without live stock, you reorder what you already have and run out of what sells. Capital sits in dead inventory while popular SKUs are missing when a customer asks.
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Wrong GST on a bill becomes a trust problem
A mistyped rate or total is awkward at the counter and messy for the buyer’s input tax credit. Automatic tax on each line item stops most of those mistakes before the receipt prints.
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Month-end means hunting for paper
Sales, purchases, and returns live in registers, WhatsApp, and Excel. Your CA spends days reconstructing what the shop already did. Tax-ready documents from day one shorten that close.
What it is
Billing software for a retail shop is the counter, the stock, and the GST trail — connected.
When a customer buys, you find the item, apply GST, take payment, and hand over a bill. Proper retail billing software does that job and then updates quantity, party balance, and reports from the same event. You should not re-type the sale into a stock register or a GST workbook.
TiBook is built for that loop. On the free Startup plan you raise GST invoices and keep basic inventory with barcodes and low-stock alerts. On SMB you open retail POS at the counter: scan or search, use a cash party for walk-ins, print a thermal receipt, and let stock move with the bill. If you also run a cafe counter, restaurant POS (tables, KOTs, modifiers) is a separate app in the same suite — not a bolted-on retail screen.
That is different from a PDF invoice generator or a spreadsheet. One sale should touch stock, tax, and cash. Shops that also list on Amazon or Flipkart can map the same SKUs so online orders do not sell units the kirana already billed offline.
TiBook Business Management Suite
tibook.
Dashboard
POS
Restaurant
Accounting
Operations
People
Item
Billing & Spending
Marketing
Follow-ups
AppsBeta
Reports
Connected Apps
AmazonBeta
FlipkartBeta
Transactions
Banking
Payroll
Staff & Payroll
Upgrade to Pro
POS › Counter 1
Hitesh
AllBeveragesBakerySnacks Scan barcode
Coffee
₹120
Sandwich
₹180
Cake Slice
₹90
Cold Brew
₹160
Muffin
₹70
Juice
₹110
Croissant
₹85
Iced Tea
₹130
Brownie
₹95
CartWalk-in customer
Cold Brew ×2₹320
Sandwich ×1₹180
Muffin ×2₹140
Subtotal₹640
GST 5%₹32
CashUPICard
Charge ₹0
Receipt #0871 printed
Thermal print · 2 sec
Stock updated
5 items deducted in real time
Retail POS — search or scan, GST on the cart, walk-in cash party
Why shops use it
Why a retail shop needs billing software in 2026
GST, UPI, and marketplace selling made paper billing a liability. Software is how the counter stays fast and the books stay defensible.
Bill faster at the counter
Search by name or scan a barcode, add GST, and print a thermal receipt. Walk-ins can go on a cash party so you are not creating a customer for every kirana sale.
See stock while you sell
Each bill reduces quantity. Low-stock alerts fire before you disappoint a regular. Godowns stay separate so the warehouse number is not mixed with the shop floor.
Record every payment mode
Cash, UPI, and card can sit on the same day’s books. Receipts and payments stay tied to parties so outstanding is not a separate spreadsheet.
Know what actually makes money
Daybook, outstanding, and profit & loss sit next to inventory value. Slow movers are visible instead of discovered at year-end stock-taking.
Keep GST on the document
CGST, SGST, and IGST calculate on the invoice. Quotations, delivery notes, and credit notes use the same tax setup so the trail matches what you filed.
Run more than one counter or company
One login can hold multiple businesses. SMB adds users so a cashier and an owner are not sharing a password.
Sell offline and on marketplaces together
If the same SKU is on the shelf and on Amazon or Flipkart, map it once. Orders and settlements come into TiBook so you are less likely to oversell.
Talk to the books in plain language
TiBook Agent can answer from your sales, outstanding, parties, and items — and draft invoices after you confirm. Useful when you are on the floor, not at a desk.
TiBook for retail
Features of TiBook billing software for retail shops
Everything below is in the product today — invoicing and inventory on Startup, POS and marketplace on SMB.
Counter
Faster billing and checkout
Invoicing on every plan. Retail POS on SMB, built for barcode counters rather than restaurant tables.
GST invoices in the flow you already know
Create tax-ready invoices, quotations, and delivery notes. Share a public link, email, or SMS, or print a PDF.
Retail POS with barcode billing
Item search, cart, cash party for walk-ins, and configurable POS settings. Stock updates as you settle the bill.
Thermal receipts and barcode labels
Print thermal receipts in simple, classic, compact, or advanced themes. Generate barcodes and preview labels before you stick them on stock.
Stock
Inventory that follows the bill
The quantity on the shelf should be the quantity in the software — without a second data entry job.
Real-time stock across godowns
Track items at each location. Adjust with set-actual or add/reduce, and see the accounting impact before you post.
Batches, serials, and IMEI
Expiry-sensitive and high-value items get batch or serial tracking. Mobile shops can follow a handset by IMEI, not only by model name.
Low-stock alerts and bulk import
Bring items in from Excel. Custom fields cover shop-specific attributes. Alerts tell the team what to reorder.
Books
Reports, GST, and accounting
The bill you print is the bill in the daybook. Add full ledgers when the CA needs more than invoices.
Daybook, outstanding, and P&L
See sales, receivables, and profit without exporting to a separate tool first. Startup includes these reports.
Accounting when you outgrow a daybook
SMB adds chart of accounts, journals, ledgers, and trial balance — posted from the same invoices and stock.
Purchases, credit notes, and expenses
Inward invoices, debit notes, and expense vouchers sit with sales so GST and cash are not reconstructed from paper.
Growth
Customers, staff, and online channels
A retail shop that also sells online should not run two disconnected systems.
Party records and follow-ups
Store customers and vendors with purchase history. Log calls and callbacks when credit or wholesale accounts need a nudge.
Amazon and Flipkart sync
Map seller SKUs to TiBook items, sync orders and returns, and compare marketplace profit after fees — next to counter sales.
Payroll for the people at the counter
Attendance, salary entries, and salary slips on SMB so staff cost is not a separate Excel file.
Setup
How retail shops start on TiBook
Most shops bill the same day they sign up. Hardware is optional until the queue needs a scanner and a thermal printer.
Create your shop
Sign up with Google or email. Add the company, GSTIN, and tax rates. No install — TiBook runs in the browser.
Add items and opening stock
Create products or import from Excel. Print barcode labels if the pack does not already have one.
Bill from invoice or POS
Startup shops raise GST invoices. SMB shops open retail POS, scan or search, and settle cash, UPI, or card.
Print, share, and review the day
Thermal receipt or PDF, then check daybook, low stock, and outstanding before you lock up.
Hardware
Printers and scanners that work with a retail counter
TiBook is not sold as a hardware bundle. It prints thermal receipts and barcode labels and accepts scans from standard devices over USB or Bluetooth. Buy the printer your electrician already knows how to service. Setup notes live in Help: barcode scanners and thermal receipts.
Thermal printers
TiBook prints thermal receipts with multiple themes. Use a standard USB or Bluetooth thermal printer at the counter — no vendor lock-in to a TiBook-branded device.
Barcode scanners
Wired USB scanners are plug-and-play on a laptop. Wireless Bluetooth scanners help when you bill from the aisle. Standard 1D barcodes work with item barcodes you generate in TiBook.
Label printers
Print barcode labels from item settings with a live preview. Useful for loose grocery, house-brand packs, and anything you stick a price on yourself.
What you already own
A laptop, desktop, or tablet with a browser is enough to start. Add hardware when the queue justifies it — not as a condition of using the software.
Bill from the devices you already have
Web on laptop and tablet, plus desktop builds. Stock and invoices stay in the same company whether you are at the counter or checking low stock from home.
Shop types
Billing software for different retail businesses
Same GST engine and stock ledger. The counter workflow changes with what you sell.
Kirana and general stores
Fast bills, barcodes, units, and low-stock on daily FMCG. Cash party for walk-ins so you are not filing a party for every ₹40 sale.
Mobile and electronics
Serial and IMEI tracking on handsets and accessories, plus GST invoices customers expect for warranty.
Pharmacy and medical retail
Batch-wise stock for expiry-sensitive items, billing-linked quantities, and purchase documents for inward stock.
Garment and textile counters
Item catalogues with custom fields, GST on apparel rates, and party history for wholesale buyers.
Hardware and building materials
Units, godowns, and bulk purchases. Serials when you sell identifiable tools or equipment.
Supermarket and multi-counter shops
Location-wise stock, extra users on SMB, and POS so more than one person can bill without sharing a login.
Wholesale and distribution
Purchases, delivery notes, outstanding, and multi-godown transfers — then the same stock for any retail counter you also run.
Cafe and restaurant retail
Use retail POS for packaged goods, or restaurant POS for tables, KOTs, modifiers, and dine-in settlement.
Why TiBook
Why retail shops choose TiBook
Built in Vadodara for Indian MSMEs — not an invoice PDF tool with GST painted on.
Free to start, GST-ready
Startup is ₹0 with no trial countdown. GST invoices and inventory are included before you pay for POS.
Counter and books in one suite
A sale updates stock. SMB adds POS, ledgers, and payroll so you are not stitching three apps together.
Shelf plus Amazon and Flipkart
Marketplace orders, fees, and SKU mapping sit next to offline bills — built for shops that sell in both places.
Indian languages, one login
The interface covers 20+ languages. Multiple companies share a login without mixing their stock or GSTIN.
Browser, Mac, and Windows
No separate billing PC software to install first. Sign in at app.tibook.in from the counter or from home.
AI when the paperwork piles up
Scan a document to draft an invoice, or ask TiBook Agent about sales and outstanding after you confirm each action.
Buying guide
How to choose billing and inventory software for a retail shop
Choose software that treats a completed sale as one event: the bill, the GST, the payment mode, and the stock movement. If those live in different tools, someone on your team will reconcile them by hand — usually after a customer has already left.
For a small or growing shop, check the daily path first. Can a cashier find an item, apply the right tax, take UPI or cash, and print a receipt without calling the owner? Can you see godown-wise quantity, not only a company total? Can you import items, print barcodes, and open low-stock without a training week?
Then check what happens when you grow. Extra users, a second company, restaurant tables if you add a cafe, and marketplace orders if you list online. TiBook puts GST invoicing and inventory on the free Startup plan so you can test that path before you pay ₹199/month for POS, accounting, and Amazon/Flipkart sync.
Price the whole year, not the brochure. A tool that is cheap until you need barcode POS or a second user is not cheaper. Read the plan chart on this page, compare it with TiBook vs myBillBook, and try the counter workflow with your own 20 SKUs before you commit.
Flexible options
Start free, upgrade anytime
All plans include GST invoicing and inventory. SMB adds POS, payroll, and accounting. Yearly billing saves two months versus monthly.
Startup
GST invoicing and inventory for freelancers and shops getting started.
₹0/mo
No credit card · no time limit
Includes
- GST invoices, quotations & delivery notes
- AI document scan to draft invoices
- Unlimited clients & expenses
- Basic inventory, barcodes & low-stock alerts
- Reports: P&L, daybook, outstanding
- Multiple businesses, one login
- 2 users
- Apps marketplace
- Multi-currency
- Email support
Pause or cancel anytime
Most popular
SMB
POS, payroll, accounting, and marketplace for growing teams.
₹199/mo
Or ₹1,990/year
Includes
- Everything in Startup
- 5 users
- Retail POS with barcode billing
- Restaurant POS: tables, KOT, modifiers
- Payroll & salary slips
- Accounting: ledgers, journals, trial balance
- Amazon & Flipkart marketplace sync
- Email & call support
Pause or cancel anytime
Enterprise
All apps, extra users, and dedicated support for larger organisations.
₹399/mo
Or ₹3,990/year
Includes
- Everything in SMB
- 5+ users
- All apps included
- Role-based team access
- Recurring billing & automation
- Custom onboarding
- Dedicated support
Pause or cancel anytime
Guides
More on retail billing and stock
Practical pages on this site — templates, GST math, inventory, and pricing.
Retail billing FAQs
Questions & answers
GST, POS, stock, hardware, and what is free versus SMB for a shop counter.
Start billing your retail shop on TiBook
Create the company, add items, and raise a GST invoice in minutes. Upgrade to SMB when you need barcode POS, extra users, or marketplace sync.