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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

    Zoho Books

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AZoho Books is an accounting solution that is designed to help small businesses manage their finances. This solution includes dashboards and a wide variety of reports. Business users can automate tasks and set up custom workflows. Zoho offers a 14 day free trial.

    $20

    per month

    Pricing
    TallyPrimeZoho Books
    Editions & Modules
    Silver
    $855
    one-time fee
    Gold
    $2,565
    one-time fee
    Free
    $0
    For businesses with turnover <50K USD per annum
    Standard
    $20
    per month per org
    Professional
    $50
    per month per org
    Premium
    $70
    per month per org
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    TallyPrimeZoho Books
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    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.Zoho Books is available for both monthly and yearly plans. Users who sign up for the annual plan get a discount.
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    Community Pulse
    TallyPrimeZoho Books
    Considered Both Products
    Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
    Chose TallyPrime
    For petty transactions, Microsoft Excel is in place earlier to track the expenses and TallyPrime has replaced it with cost centers and sub-ledgers. Zoho Books being a cloud based accounting software, before considering TallyPrime, has suited the Business requirement to some …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    89%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    Features
    TallyPrimeZoho Books
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of TallyPrime and Zoho Books
    Feature
    TallyPrime
    9.6
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Zoho Books
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of TallyPrime and Zoho Books
    Feature
    TallyPrime
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Zoho Books
    8.2
    18 Ratings
    8% above category average
    API for custom integration10.01 Ratings8.218 Ratings
    Plug-ins10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of TallyPrime and Zoho Books
    Feature
    TallyPrime
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Zoho Books
    8.6
    28 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Single sign-on capability10.01 Ratings8.622 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions10.01 Ratings8.626 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of TallyPrime and Zoho Books
    Feature
    TallyPrime
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Zoho Books
    9.0
    27 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Dashboards10.01 Ratings8.727 Ratings
    Standard reports10.01 Ratings9.225 Ratings
    Custom reports10.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of TallyPrime and Zoho Books
    Feature
    TallyPrime
    8.9
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Zoho Books
    8.3
    28 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Accounts payable9.01 Ratings8.426 Ratings
    Accounts receivable10.01 Ratings9.227 Ratings
    Cash management10.01 Ratings7.925 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation8.01 Ratings7.825 Ratings
    Expense management10.01 Ratings8.126 Ratings
    Time tracking7.01 Ratings8.418 Ratings
    Fixed asset management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support8.01 Ratings8.117 Ratings
    Multi-division support9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance7.01 Ratings8.015 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal9.01 Ratings8.819 Ratings
    Global Financial Support10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Localizations9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of TallyPrime and Zoho Books
    Feature
    TallyPrime
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    31% above category average
    Zoho Books
    8.0
    16 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Inventory tracking10.01 Ratings8.216 Ratings
    Location management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings7.710 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of TallyPrime and Zoho Books
    Feature
    TallyPrime
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Books
    8.7
    25 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Pricing00 Ratings8.421 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings9.420 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings8.020 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.820 Ratings
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    Score4.2 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    TallyPrimeZoho Books
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.9
    (29 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.9
    (11 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.3
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    TallyPrimeZoho Books
    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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    Zoho
    If using other cloud applications and you wish to create Zoho Books transactions via APIs, Zoho Books is great. The overall UI and flow of the application are great. If you need a detailed job cost accounting solution and robust reporting there is some room for improvement here.
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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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    Zoho
    • Zoho Books invoicing and receipting features are second to none. We find it easy to quickly invoice clients and add items to their bills and also for our own receipting internally.
    • The accounting features are great for our accounting team to be able to see where we are financially and how the business is doing.
    • The ability to add contacts and run a mini CRM channel with clients within Zoho is invaluable. Since we use this in conjunction with our other CRM channels, it helps to have a centralized place to follow up and see through a sales funnel.
    • Zoho Books allows us to take payments from clients around the globe a feature we didn't have when we used another accounting system.
    • The pricing for Zoho Books is fairly reasonable for an SME organization which is a great for us as it pays itself back many times over every month.
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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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    Zoho
    • Zoho Books is only available in Texas and California. There is no integration allowed for paying employee expenses. The absolute worst aspect is the fact that if you make even the slightest error in data input there is no backing up. You cannot undo an error.
    • The system does not allow change once implemented, so you must get every one of your beginning balances perfect. The practice of Journal Entries is cumbersome. When reconciling, Zoho Books has adopted a number of required steps that significantly overcomplicate reconciliation using practices that are not consistent with general accounting principles in the US.
    • On the customer side, you must look in two places to see the beginning balance and the current receivables that might exist for current invoicing.
    • The way the system works, you must avoid having much trust with the balances depicted. So far, it appears that Zoho Books uses what we called in school "that new math."
    • It would be terrifying to rely on this bookkeeping system to support an IRS Audit. The system violates too many fundamental accounting principles.
    • The software is used by so few people that there is concern that we might never find a skilled bookkeeper.
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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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    Zoho
    Customization is the biggest struggle for us and most of the time we need to involve a tech person. The chat support is a great feature and very helpful. It would be great to be able to customize and create invoices and correspondence (templates) such are reminders in multiple languages within one organization. The currency (USD) would be the same. We have clients in different countries that don't speak English but pay in USD.
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    Support Rating
    Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd
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    Zoho
    The support team feels very disjointed. We have filtered through a number of "lead" contacts and are frequently spammed by other Zoho members. Once getting an appropriate support contact on the phone - the team is very helpful, it just takes a lot of hoop jumping to get there. We actually unsubscribed from their support package as we were not getting the value we were looking for.
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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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    Zoho
    We had a lot of problems with Exact Online, support-wise and price-wise. So Zoho Books wins on every point there. While Exact offers way more options, it tends to be really slow... and complex. Again Zoho Books wins. If you want an easy-to-use tool and not pay a lot of money, or if you are a small administration office with a few clients, this tool will be perfect for you.
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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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    Zoho
    • Integration: Zoho Books offers out of the box integrations to extend the functionality and connect with the applications you love like MailChimp, Microsoft Outlook, PandaDoc, and Quickbooks, etc.
    • Flexibility makes Zoho Books great!
    • Since I can use forecast reports, I can create customizable sales forecast data from the dashboard to accurately measure revenue forecasts and establish sales quotas.
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