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India accounting integrations

Q: What accounting software is popular in India?

The most popular accounting platforms in India include Zoho Books, QuickBooks, Xero, FreshBooks, NetSuite. Tally is the traditional market leader, with 40%+ of the Indian SME accounting software market and a strong base among chartered-accountant firms. Zoho Books (from Chennai-based Zoho) and QuickBooks serve the growing cloud SMB segment alongside Busy and Vyapar, and GST e-invoicing through the government Invoice Registration Portal applies above set turnover thresholds.

Tally is the traditional market leader, with 40%+ of the Indian SME accounting software market and a strong base among chartered-accountant firms. Zoho Books (from Chennai-based Zoho) and QuickBooks serve the growing cloud SMB segment alongside Busy and Vyapar, and GST e-invoicing through the government Invoice Registration Portal applies above set turnover thresholds.

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India accounting software market

Where the major platforms sit and which Apideck supports today. Figures are company-reported unless marked as an estimate.

USD 698.87 million

India accounting software market size, 2025

IMARC Group

40%+

Tally Solutions share of India SME accounting software market

IMARC Group

Platform	India market position	Apideck	Source
Tally	Dominant SME and chartered-accountant-firm leader with 40%+ share of India SME accounting software market, valued for offline reliability and GST compliance	On the radar	IMARC Group
Zoho Books	India-founded cloud platform (Zoho Corp, Chennai) competing for the SME segment alongside global entrants	Supported	Zoho
Busy Accounting	Long-standing desktop and cloud hybrid targeting Tier-II and Tier-III SMEs and traders	On the radar	Busy Infotech
Vyapar	Mobile-first GST billing app targeting micro and small businesses	On the radar	Vyapar
QuickBooks	Global entrant used by India export-oriented SMEs and startups	Supported	IMARC Group

Subscriber and customer counts are the best available public indicators and may include accountant-managed multi-entity accounts; they are not a direct count of distinct businesses. Estimates are marked accordingly.

India accounting compliance requirements

Indian businesses above prescribed turnover thresholds must generate e-invoices through the government Invoice Registration Portal under the GST regime, and most commercial payments carry Tax Deducted at Source obligations that payers must deposit with the tax department each month.

GST e-invoicing (IRP)

Businesses with aggregate annual turnover above 5 crore rupees in any year since 2017-18 must generate e-invoices for B2B, export and deemed-export supplies via the Invoice Registration Portal.

Tally Solutions

30-day e-invoice reporting window

Taxpayers with an annual aggregate turnover of 10 crore rupees or more must report each invoice to the IRP within 30 days of the invoice date, effective 1 April 2025.

GIMBooks

Tax Deducted at Source (TDS)

Payers must deduct tax at source on specified payments such as salaries, rent and professional fees and deposit it with the government, typically by the 7th of the following month.

Income Tax Department of India

Income Tax Act 2025 TDS consolidation

Section 393 of the new Income Tax Act 2025 consolidates TDS provisions on non-salary payments into a single table-driven framework effective 1 April 2026.

India Briefing