Busy review (2026): is the free plan enough?
GST accounting and inventory software for Indian small businesses
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Busy report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for free GST billing and accounting for Indian firms
Busy combines billing, GST invoices, e-way bills and stock in one program, with a free Express edition and paid plans from ₹5,000 for 360 days. Prices are in rupees without GST, paid plans fall back to Demo Mode when they lapse, and cloud access costs extra.
Who Busy is for
- Fits if you run a small Indian business and want free GST billing and accounts
- Works for shops that need stock, POS and e-way bills in one program
Who Busy is not for
- Not for you if you sell outside India, as it is built around GST
- Watch out: paid plans switch to Demo Mode when the subscription expires
- Watch out: cloud access is separate at ₹10,800 or ₹16,800 for 360 days, excluding GST
- Tight if you need the mobile app, because Express has none
- Skip it if you want one price, since older perpetual plans carry yearly renewal fees
Why Busy gets a 2.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyExpress is free, and the cheapest paid plan is ₹5,000 for 360 days, which is far under this category's $49 monthly cheaper-quarter start. Cloud access is ₹10,800 or ₹16,800 extra.
- BFree plan and trialExpress gives free billing and accounting with multiple companies and years, though it has no mobile app. There is also a 15-day trial.
- CFeaturesAccounting, billing, GST tools, stock, POS and barcodes, and a mobile app on paid plans. It is built around Indian GST.
- CEase of useAccounting software has a learning curve, and no store rating is on record.
- BPlatforms and integrationsDesktop software with a mobile app and optional cloud access. The only named integration is WhatsApp.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Busy's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Busy's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 69 of the 72 other inventory management tools we grade, and level with 1.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 68 of 72) and worst on ease of use (C, above 3).
Its paid plans start at about $4.39 a month, against a middle price of $91 for the category: 0 of the 42 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 73 inventory management tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Busy’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 68 of 72, level with 4
- BFree plan and trialAbove 68 of 72, level with 3
- CFeaturesAbove 5 of 72, level with 35
- CEase of useAbove 3 of 72, level with 67
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 14 of 72, level with 56
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 44 inventory management tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Busy, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Busy you would be making live feeds from your bank, which take an agreement with each bank or a service that has them. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 69 of the 72 other inventory management tools we grade. It costs $52.66 a year.
What you could make
- Inventory, invoicing and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Live feeds from your bank, which take an agreement with each bank or a service that has them.
- Scanning barcodes with a phone camera or a scanner.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
What this rests on. Busy’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Busy?
Busy is desktop accounting software from India that combines billing, GST invoicing, e-way bills and stock tracking in one program. It is sold as a free Express edition plus 360-day subscription plans, with an optional cloud-access service and a mobile app. Prices are listed in Indian rupees, excluding GST.
Worth knowing
- Prices are in rupees, exclude GST, and are shown for India; the page also has South Asia and Global views in dollars.
- Subscription plans switch to Demo Mode when the subscription expires.
- Cloud access is separate: BUSY Online costs ₹10,800 per 360 days for Access or ₹16,800 for SQL, excluding GST.
- The pricing page also sells older perpetual plans (BUSY 21) with a yearly renewal fee for updates and support.
Key features
- Accounting and billing
- Vouchers, invoices, ledgers, receivables and payables, a balance sheet and P&L, with multiple companies and financial years.
- GST compliance tools
- The Smart plan and above add GSTR-1 tools, return downloads, GSTIN and HSN validation, e-way bills and e-invoices up to plan limits.
- Stock management
- Multiple godowns, MRP-wise stock, batch and serial numbers, reorder levels and item parameters such as brand, size and colour on Smart and above.
- POS and barcodes
- Smart and higher plans list point-of-sale billing and barcode and QR code scanning for fast invoicing.
- Mobile app
- A mobile app for iOS and Android shows reports, creates orders, quotations and invoices, and checks stock.
- Access controls
- User-definable access rights, an audit trail and user login scheduling are listed on the higher plans.
Busy pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Busy has a free plan, and paid plans start at ₹5,000 per 360 days, single user, excluding GST.
- Starts at
- ₹5,000 per 360 days, single user, excluding GST
- Free plan
- Express edition: free billing and accounting with multiple companies and financial years; no mobile app.
- Free trial
- 15-day free trial
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Express | ₹0 | Free billing and accounting: vouchers, invoices, ledgers, P&L and balance sheet. No mobile app. |
| Start | ₹5,000per 360 days, single user, excluding GST | Billing, accounting and inventory for non-GST businesses, with Mobile App Lite free for the first 360 days. |
| Smart | ₹8,000per 360 days, single user, excluding GST | Adds GST returns tools, e-way bills and e-invoices up to 10,000, POS, barcode scanning, batch and serial tracking. |
| Power | ₹12,000per 360 days, single user, excluding GST | Adds multiple GSTINs in one company, e-way bills and e-invoices up to 20,000, SQL support and premium voice support. |
| Power+ | ₹50,000per 360 days, 10 users, excluding GST | For larger firms: 10 users, 150 companies, e-way bills and e-invoices up to 50,000, email, WhatsApp and voice support. |
Read from busy.in on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Busy before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Other savingsMobile App Lite free for 360 days
Every BUSY Magic subscription plan includes Mobile App Lite with 250 credits for the first 360 days.
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Common questions
Does Busy have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Busy is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Busy have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Busy is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Busy open source?
Busy is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.