# Tally Prime review (2026): is it worth $86 a month? > Desktop accounting and inventory software, mainly for Indian SMBs Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. TallyPrime is accounting software from Tally Solutions that runs on a Windows PC. It covers invoicing, ledgers, inventory, banking and tax compliance such as GST, e-invoicing and e-way bills, and every plan carries the full feature set. It is sold as a time-limited subscription or as a lifetime license, with a separate price list for India, international buyers and North America. - **Category:** Accounting & Invoicing - **Made by:** Tally Solutions Private Limited - **Website:** https://tallysolutions.com - **Runs on:** Windows - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you use a Mac or want a phone app, because it is Windows only. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Tally Prime is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $86 per 3 months (single user), on the North America price list. - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** Free trial offered; its length is not stated on the pages read. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Silver, 3 months | $86 for 3 months, single user | Single-user edition for one PC, with all features and Tally Software Services included. Shown as USD 86 on the North America page. | | Silver, 6 months | $171 for 6 months, single user | Same single-user edition on a six-month term. | | Silver, 12 months | $342 for 12 months, single user | Same single-user edition on a twelve-month term, about $28.50 a month. | | Silver, lifetime | $855 one-time, single user | Perpetual single-user license with one year of Tally Software Services included. | Read from https://tallysolutions.com/us/buy-tally/ on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Tally Prime before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Lifetime license** (Lifetime license): The buy page sells a perpetual single-user license, shown as USD 855 on the North America page, in place of renewing subscriptions. Source: https://tallysolutions.com/us/buy-tally/ ## Key features - **Invoicing and accounting:** Vouchers, ledgers and financial reports in one desktop product, with the same features on every plan. - **Inventory management:** Stock tracking is part of the standard feature set rather than an add-on. - **Tax compliance:** The India price list lists GST, e-invoicing and e-way bills among the included features. - **Banking and cash flow:** Banking and cash flow tools are listed in the feature set on the buy page. - **Connected services:** Tally Software Services adds connected services and free upgrades while it is active. - **Optional add-ons:** Cloud access (shown as powered by AWS on the North America page) and WhatsApp sharing of invoices are bought separately. ## Good for - Small and mid-sized businesses in India that need GST and e-invoicing built in - Businesses that want a perpetual license instead of a recurring subscription - Firms that track stock alongside their books ## Worth knowing - Runs as a Windows desktop program; the pages read list no Mac, iOS or Android app. - Prices differ by region: the India page shows 750 rupees a month (plus 18% GST) for the single-user Silver edition, and the North America page shows dollars. - On the North America page, the multi-user Gold plan showed rupee placeholder prices when read, so no dollar Gold price is recorded here. - Cloud access and WhatsApp sharing are not part of the plan price and are bought separately. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 1.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. TallyPrime is a Windows desktop program for accounting, inventory and tax compliance, used mostly by Indian small businesses. The North American price is $342 a year for one user or $855 once, and it has no Mac or phone app. - **Value for money: C.** Silver for one user is $342 for 12 months, about $28.50 a month, in accounting's middle band. Lifetime is $855, which is more than two years of the $25 middle. - **Free plan and trial: D.** A free trial is offered, but the pages we read do not say how long it lasts. - **Features: C.** Invoicing, accounting, inventory, tax compliance and banking. Cloud access and WhatsApp sharing are bought separately, and the tax side is built around India. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. It is a desktop program with a learning curve for anyone new to it. - **Platforms and integrations: D.** A Windows desktop program only; no Mac, iOS or Android app on the pages read, and 1 integration on record. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Tally Prime's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among accounting and invoicing tools - Tally Prime's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 2 of the 127 other accounting and invoicing tools we grade, and level with 9. - It stands best on value for money (C, above 19 of 127) and worst on platforms and integrations (D, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $28.67 a month, against a middle price of $18.09 for the category: 65 of the 90 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 1.7 out of 4. 73 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/accounting ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Tally Prime 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. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 116 of the 127 other accounting and invoicing tools grade higher. It costs $344 a year. - You could make: Invoicing, inventory and reports: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: Live feeds from your bank, which take an agreement with each bank or a service that has them. - You could not: A real app for Windows. Something home-made would be a web page. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with WhatsApp **Tags:** Bookkeeping, Invoicing, Inventory, Reports, One-time purchase ## Alternatives - [Zoho Books](https://toolgpa.com/tools/zoho-books): Online accounting from Zoho, with a free plan and six paid tiers. 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[Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cleartax-vs-tally-prime) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://tallysolutions.com/us/buy-tally/ - https://tallysolutions.com/buy-tally/ - https://tallysolutions.com/tally-prime/ - https://tallysolutions.com/about-tally/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/tally-prime Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).