Manufacturing Software Comparison — India 2025

Stock Register vs Tally for Manufacturing — Which is Better for Indian Small Manufacturers?

TallyPrime is India's most-used accounting software — but it was designed for accountants, not for factory floors. Indian small manufacturers in Rajkot, Surat, Jaipur, and Coimbatore consistently report the same problems: BOM setup requires an accountant or Tally trainer, production orders are not mobile-friendly, and the annual licence starts at ₹8,100 — before you add any manufacturing features.

Stock Register was built from the ground up for Indian small manufacturers who need BOM management, production orders with auto stock deduction, job work tracking, and GST billing — all in one affordable app that works on an Android mobile without any installation or training.

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Trusted by 2,00,000+ small businesses · No advance payment · Manufacturing from ₹3,300/year

Why Indian manufacturers outgrow TallyPrime

These are the most common frustrations manufacturers report before switching.

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Desktop only — no real mobile app

TallyPrime requires a Windows PC or laptop for full functionality. The mobile app is limited. If you manage your factory from the floor, Tally simply does not work the way you work.

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PC required
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No mobile
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Needs a Tally-trained accountant to set up

BOM configuration in Tally requires understanding of voucher types, stock groups, and manufacturing journal entries. Most small manufacturers need to hire a Tally trainer or accountant just to get started.

Buy license
Find trainer
Configure
Maybe works
Before first production order
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₹8,100–₹24,300 per year — expensive for MSMEs

TallyPrime's base Gold license is ₹8,100/year for a single user. Multi-user and cloud access add significantly to this. For a small manufacturing unit, this is a large upfront commitment without a free trial.

What you need to pay
Base license
Add-ons required
Implementation
Full features cost keeps growing
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Production module is not intuitive

Tally's manufacturing module uses journal voucher logic that manufacturing business owners find confusing. Creating a production order, linking it to a BOM, and auto-deducting stock requires multiple steps and accounting knowledge.

To confirm one production batch
Create manufacturing voucher
Set debit / credit entries
Link to stock items manually
Verify with accountant

Stock Register vs TallyPrime — Manufacturing Feature Comparison

FeatureStock Register
₹3,300/year
TallyPrime
₹8,100–₹24,300/year
BOM / Recipe Management
Simple item master → BOM creation, no accountant needed
Available but complex — requires Tally configuration knowledge
Production Order with Auto Stock Deduction
Raise order → confirm → stock deducts instantly
Manual manufacturing voucher entry required
Job Work Issue & Receipt with Challan
Delivery challan + outstanding ledger per job worker
Available via vouchers, needs configuration
Multi-Godown (Raw, WIP, Finished Goods)
Unlimited godowns, free — set up in minutes
Available in TallyPrime
Android Mobile App (Full-Featured)
Create production orders, check stock, raise invoices on mobile
Desktop-only — mobile access requires cloud hosting add-on
Cloud-Based (No Installation Required)
100% cloud — any browser, any device, any location
Requires Windows installation; cloud hosting costs extra
Set Up Without an Accountant
Ready in under 30 minutes — no training needed
Requires Tally-trained person or paid implementation partner
GST Billing + GSTR-1 Reports
Integrated with production, delivery challan, and purchase
Full GST suite — one of Tally's strongest features
7-Day Free Trial
Full features, no credit card
No free trial — purchase required before use
Price (Manufacturing Features Included)
₹3,300/year — all manufacturing features included
₹8,100–₹24,300/year — manufacturing config sold separately
Full feature included Limited / add-on required Not available

Why Indian manufacturers choose Stock Register over Tally

Built for the factory floor — not the accountant's desk.

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Built for the Factory Floor, Not the Accountant's Desk

A small manufacturer needs to raise a production order from the shop floor, check raw material stock from the godown, and send a job work challan from the cutting unit — all on a phone. Stock Register's Android app does all of this natively. Tally requires a PC.

SR · Android
Prod. Order ✓
Stock: live
Full manufacturing on phone
BOM · Production · Job work · GST
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30 Minutes to Set Up vs. Days with Tally

With Stock Register, you create your products, add your BOMs, and enter opening stock — and you are live. There is no chart of accounts to configure, no voucher types to create, no Tally partner to call. Most manufacturers are fully set up in under an hour.

0 min
Download
30 min
Set up BOMs
Today
Go live ✓
No trainer. No partner. No installation.
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60% Lower Cost with More Manufacturing Features

TallyPrime's Gold license starts at ₹8,100/year before any manufacturing configuration or cloud access. Stock Register's Manufacturing plan is ₹3,300/year with all BOM, production order, job work, and multi-godown features included — and it works in your browser without any additional cost.

₹3,300
/year · all features
vs
₹10,000+
/year with add-ons
Less than ₹9/day. One price, all features.
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Production → Inventory → Billing — Automatically Connected

In Stock Register, confirming a production order automatically deducts raw materials and adds finished goods. Creating an invoice automatically reduces finished goods stock. Everything stays connected without any manual journal entries. In Tally, each of these steps requires separate voucher entries that must be configured to connect correctly.

BOM
Production
Stock
Invoice
Auto-connected. Zero manual journal entries.

Simple, Affordable Pricing

Start with a 7-day free trial. No advance payment required.

Manufacturing

Single owner — BOM, job work, GST billing

₹4,400 / year

₹3,300 / year

≈ ₹275/month

1 User · Less than ₹9/day · excl. GST

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No advance payment · No setup fee

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Manufacturing Plus

Owner + staff — add store & dispatch team

₹8,800 / year

₹6,600 / year

≈ ₹550/month · for your whole team

Owner + 3 Staff (4 Users) · excl. GST

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No advance payment · Cancel anytime

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Manufacturing plan from ₹3,300/year. BOM, production orders, job work, unlimited godowns and GST billing — all included.

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Frequently Asked Questions

About manufacturing software, BOM, production orders, inventory management, and GST billing for Indian small businesses.