The owner bills all day
Journals are the CA’s language. The product should start at the tax invoice.
Accounting
Accounting software for small business
Billing that posts into books. Startup is free. Ledgers and trial balance are on SMB — not a Tally classroom.
₹0
Invoices plus P&L and outstanding
SMB
Ledgers and trial balance
Honest
Not Tally. Not GSTR-1 filing. Not IRN
What it is
What is accounting software for small business?
Accounting software for small business in India has to start with the GST invoice, not a journal the owner is afraid to touch. TiBook records sales, purchases, expenses, and payments as documents. Reports come from those documents.
Competitors often sell “generate GSTR-1 and e-invoice from the same click.” We do not file returns or mint IRNs. Your CA files from invoices and reports you already have.
Not Tally. No GSTR-1/3B filing. No promised Tally XML export. Recurring invoices are Enterprise.
Why it matters
Why MSMEs skip Tally-first tools
Wrong GST cannot be fixed by a pretty trial balance
The invoice is the source document.
One desktop the accountant owns
Cloud access beats a dongle on a dying PC.
Competitor “file GSTR-1 and e-invoice in one click”
We do not. Your CA files. IRN is the portal or a GSP.
How to
How small-business accounting works in TiBook
1
Bill GST every day
Sales, purchases, expenses, payments. That is the book.
2
Read Startup reports
P&L, daybook, outstanding.
3
Turn on SMB accounting when you need ledgers
Chart of accounts, journals, trial balance. Same invoices.
4
Invite the CA on SMB
Extra users. They file on the GST portal from your documents.
5
Skip Tally XML expectations
We do not promise an export that recreates Tally.
Guides: Enable accounting · Bookkeeping · GST billing
Product
What “accounting” means in TiBook
1. Startup books (₹0)
Profit and loss, daybook, outstanding. Enough for many shops until they need a chart of accounts.
2. SMB accounting app
Chart of accounts, journals, ledgers, trial balance at ₹199/month — same GST invoices, not a second product.
3. Documents first
Sales invoices, purchase bills, credit notes, receipts, and payments. Journals when you need an adjustment.
4. Inventory optional
Shops use stock. Service firms skip it. Same company.
5. Cloud
Browser and apps. Not a local Tally data file as the only copy.
What to look for
Invoice-first
Owner can bill without a voucher course.
Filing honesty
Documents for the CA vs fake one-click filing.
Plan you can explain to a shopkeeper
₹0 / ₹199 / ₹399.
Spreadsheet vs TiBook
| Need | Tally | TiBook |
|---|---|---|
| Owner daily use | Operator. | Invoice UI. |
| Trial balance | Native. | SMB. |
| GST return | With CA / tools. | CA + portal. We do not file. |
| IRN | Add-ons / GSP. | Not generated. |
Pricing
Plans
Start on Startup. Add SMB for POS, payroll, and ledgers. Recurring is Enterprise.
Startup
₹0
GST invoices, quotations, delivery notes, expenses, payments, basic inventory, P&L, daybook, outstanding. No credit card.
SMB
₹199/mo
Retail and Restaurant POS, payroll, extra users, and the accounting app (ledgers, journals, trial balance).
Enterprise
₹399/mo
Everything on SMB plus automated recurring invoices.
Full comparison on pricing.
Who it is for — and what it is not
For
Shops, traders, and service firms that want GST billing and readable books. CAs still file returns.
Not for
Not Tally. No GSTR-1/3B filing. No promised Tally XML export. Recurring invoices are Enterprise.
FAQs — Accounting software for small business
Accounting that starts with the GST invoice.
Free to bill. Ledgers on SMB. Filing stays with your CA.