Sally vs Vyapar
Vyapar does one thing extremely well: get a small business billing, fast, on a phone, offline, in the owner’s own language. If that is your problem, it is a very good answer. Sally is aimed at the point where billing is no longer the hard part.
| Vyapar | Sally | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A billing and inventory app, strongest on mobile and offline. | A double-entry ERP with billing inside it. |
| Accounting depth | Simplified accounting suited to an owner keeping their own records. | Groups, ledgers, vouchers, trial balance and Schedule III statements — what a CA audits from. |
| Working offline | Offline-first, syncing when a connection returns. A real advantage in Tier 2 and 3 towns. | Needs a connection. This is a genuine trade-off, not a footnote. |
| Team access | Multi-user on paid plans. | Role-based permissions with a full audit trail on every entry. |
| Compliance | GST invoices, e-invoicing and e-way bills. | The same, plus GSTR-1/2B/3B/9 filing, TDS/TCS automation and an RCM ledger. |
| Who it is bought by | The business owner. | Often the CA, or the owner and CA together. |
When you should stay on Vyapar
Situations where switching would make your life worse, not better.
You mainly need to raise bills quickly
If your accounting need ends at a GST-compliant invoice and a stock count, a full ERP is overhead you will resent.
You work where connectivity is unreliable
Offline-first billing is a real advantage and Sally does not match it. Be honest about your shop floor before switching.
You prefer working in a regional language
Vyapar ships in many Indian languages. Sally is English-only today.