Tally is the accounting workhorse of Indian business — and if you love its speed but want to work from anywhere, share books with your CA, and stop worrying about local backups, an online alternative can help. Vastuguruji Books is built to feel familiar while living in the cloud.
Tally vs Vastuguruji Books — at a glance
An honest, side-by-side look. Tally is a mature, powerful desktop product; Vastuguruji Books focuses on giving you a familiar workflow online.
| Traditional Tally (desktop) | Vastuguruji Books (cloud) | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Installed on a PC / office LAN | Any device, in the browser |
| Access from anywhere | Needs remote-desktop setup | Built in |
| Your CA logs in | Share the machine or data file | Own login to the same books |
| Backups | Manual, on your PC | Automatic, on the server |
| GST invoicing & returns view | Yes | Yes, e-invoice-ready |
| Familiar F5–F9 vouchers | Yes | Yes, Tally-style |
| Multi-company | Yes | Yes (Professional & Business) |
| Rent & property module | Manual / add-on | Built in |
| Bank reconciliation | Yes | Yes, with auto-match |
| Getting started | One-time licence + annual TSS for updates | Free plan, then from ₹399/mo |
Everything you're used to in Tally
Keyboard-first Gateway
A familiar Gateway with F5–F9 vouchers and drill-downs, so there is almost zero retraining for a Tally user.
Real double-entry books
Ledgers, journals, day book, trial balance, P&L and balance sheet that always tally — the accounting your CA trusts.
Select-Company switching
Run several firms and switch between them, with each company's data kept isolated and separate.
What you gain by moving to the cloud
- Work from anywhere — office, home or on the road, on any device, with nothing to install.
- Your CA works alongside you — give your accountant a login to the same live books instead of couriering data files.
- Backups you don't have to think about — your data lives on the server, not on one vulnerable office PC.
- More than ledgers — rent & property, bank reconciliation, outstanding & aging and an owner CFO dashboard, in one place.
Who it's for
Small and growing businesses that want Tally's speed without being tied to one computer, landlords and property managers who need rent and property-wise P&L, and CAs and practices who manage books for several clients from a single, secure workspace.