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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    TallyPrime

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/ATallyPrime is a business management software solution focusing on accounting and invoicing functionality, designed with flexibility to suit different purchase and sales processes, followed by the business. Users can share invoices, orders and more via WhatsApp directly from TallyPrime.

    $855

    one-time fee

    Xero

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AXero is an online accounting software product for small businesses and personal finance. Its features beyond general ledger and double-bookkeeping include quotable invoicing, bank reconciliation, purchase order and expense management, and tax management. Third party apps can extend its features further.

    $13

    per month

    Pricing
    TallyPrimeXero
    Editions & Modules
    Silver
    $855
    one-time fee
    Gold
    $2,565
    one-time fee
    Early
    $13
    per month
    Growing
    $37
    per month
    Established
    $70
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    TallyPrimeXero
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsUsers can also rent the product for 3, 6 or. 12 month durations at a slightly higher rate.Prices in table are in USD and just apply to the US - other markets & prices are listed below: Canada - Starter $18 CAD/month, Standard $45 CAD/month, Premium 5 $58 CAD/month UK - Starter £14/month, Standard £28/month, Premium £36/month AU - Starter $29 AUD/month, Standard $59 AUD/month, Premium 5 $76 AUD/month NZ - Starter $31 NZD/month, Standard $66 NZD/month, Premium $84 NZD/month
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    Community Pulse
    TallyPrimeXero
    Considered Both Products
    Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
    No answer on this topic
    Xero
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Would buy again
    162 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    155 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    162 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    132 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    150 Answers
    Features
    TallyPrimeXero
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of TallyPrime and Xero
    Feature
    TallyPrime
    9.6
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Xero
    7.5
    73 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Pay calculation10.01 Ratings8.065 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration9.01 Ratings8.023 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.01 Ratings7.249 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management10.01 Ratings7.141 Ratings
    Reimbursement management10.01 Ratings7.054 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of TallyPrime and Xero
    Feature
    TallyPrime
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Xero
    8.0
    170 Ratings
    5% above category average
    API for custom integration10.01 Ratings7.979 Ratings
    Plug-ins10.01 Ratings8.0157 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of TallyPrime and Xero
    Feature
    TallyPrime
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Xero
    7.1
    214 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Single sign-on capability10.01 Ratings5.572 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions10.01 Ratings8.7212 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of TallyPrime and Xero
    Feature
    TallyPrime
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Xero
    8.4
    243 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Dashboards10.01 Ratings8.3239 Ratings
    Standard reports10.01 Ratings8.8241 Ratings
    Custom reports10.01 Ratings7.9213 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of TallyPrime and Xero
    Feature
    TallyPrime
    8.9
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Xero
    8.3
    253 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Accounts payable9.01 Ratings7.9230 Ratings
    Accounts receivable10.01 Ratings8.1235 Ratings
    Cash management10.01 Ratings7.7218 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation8.01 Ratings8.7245 Ratings
    Expense management10.01 Ratings7.8226 Ratings
    Time tracking7.01 Ratings6.489 Ratings
    Fixed asset management9.01 Ratings7.6153 Ratings
    Multi-currency support8.01 Ratings7.8150 Ratings
    Multi-division support9.01 Ratings7.4130 Ratings
    Regulations compliance7.01 Ratings8.3133 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing8.01 Ratings8.6135 Ratings
    Self-service portal9.01 Ratings7.6155 Ratings
    Global Financial Support10.01 Ratings7.685 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers10.01 Ratings7.882 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting7.01 Ratings10.040 Ratings
    Localizations9.01 Ratings10.039 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations10.01 Ratings10.090 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting10.01 Ratings10.033 Ratings
    Standardized Processes10.01 Ratings8.059 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings10.059 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings6.033 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of TallyPrime and Xero
    Feature
    TallyPrime
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    31% above category average
    Xero
    6.3
    120 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Inventory tracking10.01 Ratings7.1116 Ratings
    Location management10.01 Ratings6.229 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings6.224 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings6.016 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of TallyPrime and Xero
    Feature
    TallyPrime
    -
    Ratings
    Xero
    7.3
    89 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Pricing00 Ratings10.062 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings10.056 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings6.358 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings6.366 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings6.121 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings6.124 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution00 Ratings6.117 Ratings
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    TallyPrimeXero
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    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score3.6 out of 10
    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score3.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    TallyPrimeXero
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.4
    (268 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (38 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (194 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.1
    (12 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.7
    (40 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.6
    (13 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (3 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (10 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (152 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (8 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.5
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.5
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    TallyPrimeXero
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
    When talking about the best, It suits best for accounting the day to day transaction along with reporting the summary of transaction in comparison with other accounting software like Zoho Books for instance, which we used earlier for accounting transactions. I feel TallyPrime is the leader in the industry. Regarding the less appropirate scenarios are its User interface. which needs to be carved further in future, recommended to come up with a Customized Theming option as users generally feel not so comfortable with the same colors every time. Change is generally expected to include customized vibrant colors. I'm curios watch the developments in future.
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    Xero
    The only time I wouldn't be suggesting it is to consultants or solopreneurs. I think it's too overwhelming unless you are experienced or have a background related to finance. So it's not that the product isn't powerful, it's that it can be too powerful. For all other size businesses it really is what you need to use to make life simple to track everything in your business. It definitely saves me time by having it all in one place and not multiple spreadsheets etc
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    Pros
    Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
    • TallyPrime simplifies tax management by automatically calculating various taxes, such as GST, based on transaction data.
    • TallyPrime's payroll module handles complex payroll calculations effortlessly
    • It offers user-level access control and encryption, ensuring that sensitive financial data is protected
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    Xero
    • The bank feed integration makes reconciling transactions easy
    • Once you load a template for your invoices, every client gets a professional looking invoice
    • Bill paying and tracking of payments is also easy; you load your bill into Xero, pay it through the bank, and when the transaction is completed it comes through on bank feeds. If you need to query when a bill was paid, it is all there in Xero
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    Cons
    Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
    • TDL related automation is something that I'm very curious and TallyPrime should invest time to develop it and provide Knowledge training on it.
    • I feel the necessity to introduce the TallyPrime software access in a handheld device access or via web such that on the go transaction can be made noted in TallyPrime without resorting to Desktop environment
    • The UI should also be changed currently, whenever I sit, I use keyboard like a typewriter and that aesthetic must be modified with a feature
    • The theming feature should be introduced in the TallyPrime, earlier, in TallyERP 9, we have green color screen with some shades of green and now that they have changed that to some blue with bluish shade, I'm curious to have customized colors.
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    Xero
    • Having different email addresses for different parts of a customer's business (eg invoices and statements to different places)
    • Easily seeing the text of emails that have been sent through Xero
    • More easily archiving old pay items. Our HR software updates rates when awards are updated which means a lot of old pay rates are in the system and they have multiple clicks to archive each one. Clicking the ones to archive in bulk and then just click archive for all would be much more efficient.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
    No answers on this topic
    Xero
    In addition to the matters covered in this review, my reason for renewing this product is that Xero's functionality and the constant updates that the company provides, makes the software even more business friendly. The software therefore builds a brand loyalty among customers.
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    Usability
    Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
    I use it regularly, so I feel it as best apart from the User Interface. For recording general day to day transactions, it is apt and to go far beyond given features and for customization, there is a need for the Tally expert to assess the business requirement, So I feel the rating is apt in this judgement.
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    Xero
    As a standalone software, it allows users to fulfill most of the basic functions (e.g. transaction input and report generation) simply and conveniently. It also allows for multiple APIs to help augment various tasks that accounting-adjacent (e.g. claims processing). The cloud based model and portability to mobile devices allows tasks to be carried out in a more convenient way.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
    No answers on this topic
    Xero
    We have been actively using and 100% Xero based for our ecommerce accounting practice for over 4 years. There has on been one real outage for more than 5 minutes. Xero was open and transparent about the outage, what they were doing to resolve the issue, and provided 15 minute updates. Showing how they care about their customers and partners. Plus, showing that their customers care too, were understanding, and went surfing or in our case took a nap. Couldn't run our business without Xero as a partner.
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    Performance
    Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
    No answers on this topic
    Xero
    On a good day, things worked but after upgrades, things began to slow and or not work at all at times. I coined the moving circle while I waited as the "Xero Wheel of Death". Sometimes it never stopped and force quitting was necessary.
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    Support Rating
    Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
    No answers on this topic
    Xero
    Always respond and keep issues open until you are satisfied with the result. Generally good responses, in the past, I had some support responses that were really basic and really annoying. They type where "have your tried restarting your computer" style of answers. Well, of course, I went through all the basics before contacting them. Duh, but I suppose not everyone does. Otherwise, it would be a 10. The last year has shown a marked improvement in the support responses however.
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    In-Person Training
    Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
    No answers on this topic
    Xero
    The format was great; someone was there to ask questions or help if you were stuck.
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    Online Training
    Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
    No answers on this topic
    Xero
    All of Xero's training is online and available for anyone (business owner or accountants) to learn and become experts in their system. There is a range of content from product training to real world webinars from their partners. Xero is beautiful accounting software and their training is the same.
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    Implementation Rating
    Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
    No answers on this topic
    Xero
    If it can be done, time the implementation near a new fiscal year so you can start clean. Otherwise, you have to go back and do historical data from the beginning of the fiscal year, which can be brain draining.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
    TallyPrime often appeals to small to medium-sized businesses due to its affordability. Its strength in inventory management and tax compliance may make it a top choice for retail or business clients in regions with complex tax regulations. Real saviour when it comes to companies with production and inventory management. Thank you Team for the software.
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    Xero
    Each of the products I listed had their own list of drawbacks, but the one thing they all had in common, which was right on top of that list of drawbacks, was ease of use. I struggled to get myself accustomed to each system and struggled, but when it came to getting a client to even try and use it was when the true struggle started. Just found it easier to make use of Xero from the very beginning.
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    Scalability
    Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
    No answers on this topic
    Xero
    I have yet to fully stress test the product given the size of the company where I am using it. I am sure as we scale to more customers, more vendors and more reporting requirements, I will have a better understanding of what it is capable of in terms of bandwidth and processing
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    Return on Investment
    Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
    • Significantly streamlined our financial operations.
    • Accounting, Inventory Management, and Tax Compliance are invaluable.
    • Real-time reporting provides crucial insights for decision-making
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    Xero
    • Xero is a basic accounting system that performs basic accounting tasks easily and accurately. For that, it provides a positive impact on our day to day accounting operations.
    • Because of Xero's basic structure, I feel it lacks some of the sophistication that some users want and need. The ability to create unique custom reports would enhance the impact Xero would have on meeting business objectives by providing current and useful accounting information.
    • In my opinion, Xero's lack of focus on their customers - their users - is a real issue with me. In my opinion, those of us that are in the trenches that work with the system on a daily basis have to deal with the shortcomings of the system with the knowledge that Xero support refuses to address the operational issues that make their user's lives difficult. I feel if Xero would focus on truly making their software better from a users point of view, it has the potential to be a great system.
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