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Hisaab

Free GST billing and accounting for Indian business.

Sales, purchases, inventory, party ledgers, and GST returns in one workspace — with proper double-entry books underneath. Keyboard-first, so a full invoice takes seconds at the counter.

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No license fee. No credit card. Self-host it if you prefer.

Hisaab · Reports
Hisaab · New sales invoice

From company setup to GST filing

Three steps. The ledger stays balanced at every one of them.

  1. 01

    Set up your company

    Enter GSTIN, state, and financial year. Chart of accounts is generated for you.

  2. 02

    Bill and record

    Sales invoices, purchase bills, payments — each posts double-entry automatically.

  3. 03

    File with confidence

    GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, HSN summary, and GSTR-2B reconciliation from the same books.

Built for the counter PC

Desktop-first voucher entry for people who left Tally and Busy for a reason — speed without the license fee.

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Hisaab · Voucher entry

Everything that posts to the books

One workspace for the work you do every day.

Sales
Tax invoices with place of supply, CGST/SGST/IGST split, and print-ready layout.
Purchases & GRN
Purchase bills, orders, and goods receipt — stock and payables stay in sync.
GST & returns
HSN summary, GSTR-style reports, and GSTR-2B reconciliation against your books.
Inventory & godowns
Items with HSN, godowns, and stock that only moves through stock movements.
Cash & bank
Receipts, payments, cash book, and bank reconciliation in one place.
Parties & ageing
Customers and suppliers with GSTIN, ledger balances, and receivable/payable ageing.

How Hisaab compares

Stable facts only — pricing model and how the software is delivered. Feature checklists go stale; these do not.

HisaabTallyBusyVyaparZoho Books
Runs in a browserDesktop appDesktop appApp / web
Source code availableMIT
Self-hostableOn-prem installOn-prem install
Multi-companyPlan-dependentPlan-dependent
Pricing modelFree & open sourcePaid licensePaid licenseSubscriptionSubscription

On the roadmap

Not shipped yet

Honest about what is not shipping yet.

OCR bill capture

Photograph a purchase bill and review extracted fields before posting. Review-and-post already exists; extraction is next.

Android companion app

Capture bills away from the counter. Desktop remains the daily workspace.

Questions worth asking

Start with a free workspace today

Create an account, set up your company, and post your first invoice — no license fee.

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