6 best accounting software for interior firms in India (2026)

Desktop accounting most CAs know

The safe choice if your accountant files from it. Strong on GST and books, lighter on site work.

1. 01

   TallyPrime

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   Best for: Firms whose CA works in Tally and who want project-wise costs through cost centres

   TallyPrime is Indian business management software for accounting, inventory, GST, banking and cash flow, with e-invoicing, e-way bills and WhatsApp integration. Cost centres and job costing let you allocate income and expenses to each project and report on them.

   Strengths

   • Most Indian CAs know it, so filing is simple
   • Cost centres and job costing for project-wise tracking
   • GST, e-invoicing, e-way bills and connected banking
   • Silver for one user, Gold for several

   Limits

   • Desktop-first; remote access is a separate cloud service
   • Project tracking needs disciplined cost centre entries
   • No site progress, client instalment plans or vendor measurement flow

   Pricing: Silver (single user) and Gold (multi-user); lifetime licence or rental

   India fit: Indian company; GST, e-invoice, e-way bill; WhatsApp integration

2. 02

   BUSY

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   Best for: MSMEs wanting desktop accounting with TDS filing and multi-office options

   BUSY is Indian accounting and GST billing software for MSMEs, covering accounting, GST, inventory, e-invoices and e-way bills, with a mobile app, WhatsApp and an online version. It reports 6,000,000+ businesses.

   Strengths

   • TDS summary on the SMART plan; TDS and TCS reconciliation and filing on POWER
   • Lifetime editions (Basic, Standard, Enterprise) or yearly subscriptions
   • Unlimited users in one office on Standard, and across offices on Enterprise
   • Payroll on Enterprise

   Limits

   • Cost centres or project costing not mentioned on its pricing page
   • Feature set aimed at trading and inventory more than projects

   Pricing: Lifetime editions or subscriptions per 360 days; online access as a separate plan

   India fit: Indian company; INR pricing; GST, e-invoice, e-way bill, TDS on higher plans

Billing apps for smaller firms

Phone-first GST billing for owner-run studios. Simple, but light on project costing.

4. 04

   Vyapar

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   Best for: Owner-run studios that mostly need GST invoices and payment reminders

   Vyapar is GST billing and accounting software for small businesses, on Android, iOS, Windows and Mac. It covers GST invoices, e-invoices and e-way bills, inventory, WhatsApp billing and payment reminders, multi-user access and offline use, in 9+ Indian languages.

   Strengths

   • Free mobile app with basic features
   • Works offline
   • WhatsApp invoices and payment reminders
   • Nine or more Indian languages

   Limits

   • Built mainly for shops, traders and manufacturers
   • Project-wise costing and TDS not described on the pages we read

   Pricing: Free mobile plan with basic features; yearly paid plans (Gold, Platinum)

   India fit: Indian company; 9+ Indian languages; GST, e-invoice, e-way bill; WhatsApp

5. 05

   myBillBook

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   Best for: Small firms that want GST and non-GST invoices with inventory, on a free trial first

   myBillBook is billing software for small businesses in India: GST and non-GST invoices, inventory, payment tracking, e-way bills and e-invoicing. It reports 1 crore+ businesses using it.

   Strengths

   • GST and non-GST invoices
   • E-way bills and e-invoicing
   • Free trial

   Limits

   • Project-wise costing not described
   • Pricing model not stated on the page we read

   Pricing: Free trial; paid plan details not stated on its home page

   India fit: Indian product; GST, e-invoice, e-way bill

Project money, alongside your accounting

Not accounting software. A layer for the project money your books do not track well.

7. 07

   Pakka (Money Desk) (that's us)

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   Best for: Interior firms whose real leak is project money: instalments, vendor bills and approvals

   Pakka is not accounting software and does not replace Tally or Zoho Books. Its Money Desk runs project money: client instalments released by events such as a QC pass or handover, receipts with TDS, vendor bills matched to orders and deliveries, final bills from vendor-countersigned measurements, and an eight-week cash forecast. We make Pakka, so weigh this entry with that in mind.

   Strengths

   • Two-person approval: whoever raises a payment cannot approve it
   • Final vendor bills from countersigned measurements; retention released when snags close
   • Project profit by trade and by room, and firm-wide profitability
   • Tax invoices and proformas, with receipts that settle the right instalment

   Limits

   • Not a ledger: no GST returns, statutory books or filing
   • Accounting integration is limited today, so expect some entries to be made in your accounting software too
   • Prices are not published yet

   Pricing: Founding firms: first project free. Per firm and per desk, no seat fees for site teams; prices announced before the waitlist opens.

   India fit: Built for Indian interior firms; TDS on receipts; MSME pay-by countdown; GST in proposals

How to choose.

• Ask your CA firstIf your accountant files from Tally, stay on Tally. Changing accounting software is expensive; changing project tools is easier.
• Decide how you track projectsTally needs cost centres for each project. Zoho Books has projects on higher plans. Billing apps mostly do not track projects at all.
• Check TDSInterior firms deal with TDS on both sides. Confirm the plan you buy covers it; BUSY states it on higher plans.
• Count users and officesSingle-user editions are cheaper, but the accountant, owner and a project manager may all need access.
• Separate books from project moneyAccounting tells you what happened. Instalments tied to work done, vendor measurements and approvals happen before the entry. Pakka handles that layer; your accounting software keeps the books.