myBillBook alternatives with real accounting behind them
myBillBook does billing and collection reminders well, and businesses rarely leave because of either. They leave because the general ledger underneath is simplified, and somebody else is quietly rebuilding the accounts every quarter.
Look at tBiz if…
- You want a trial balance and a balance sheet from your own system.
- You need purchase orders and GRNs, not just purchase entries.
- Stock is in more than one place, or carries batches.
- You have a payroll, or a second branch.
Look elsewhere if…
- Billing and reminders are the whole job and they are working.
- You want the lowest monthly cost above everything else.
- Vyapar is a lateral move — if that is your shortlist, reconsider the problem.
- You are content with a quarterly CA exercise.
Feature by feature
| Capability | tBiz | myBillBook |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | ||
| Double-entry vouchers & ledgers | Yes | Simplified |
| Keyboard-first voucher entry | Yes | No |
| Trial balance, P&L, balance sheet | Yes | Limited |
| Cost centres & branch reporting | Yes | No |
| Audit trail on every posting | Yes | Limited |
| GST & compliance | ||
| GST tax invoice & bill of supply | Yes | Yes |
| E-invoice IRN — payload built & validated | Prepared, not filed | Yes |
| E-way bill from the sales voucher | Prepared, not filed | Yes |
| GSTR-1, 3B & 2B reconciliation | Yes | Reports only |
| UAE VAT return & TRN handling | Yes | No |
| Bilingual Arabic–English invoices | No | No |
| Inventory & manufacturing | ||
| Multi-warehouse stock | Yes | Limited |
| Batch, expiry & serial numbers | Yes | Plan dependent |
| Bill of materials & production | Yes | No |
| Job work in and out | Yes | No |
| Barcode entry on mobile | Scanner, not camera | Yes |
| Beyond the books | ||
| Payroll, attendance & payslips | Included | Basic |
| HR shifts, leave & document expiry | Included | No |
| CRM, leads board & follow-ups | Included | Basic |
| Field staff GPS & geofenced attendance | Included | No |
| WhatsApp invoices & reminders | Included | Yes |
| Access & licensing | ||
| Runs in a browser, no install | Yes | Yes |
| Windows desktop build | Yes | Yes |
| Android app for billing & approvals | Yes | Yes |
| Unlimited users | Yes | Per seat |
| Multi-company & multi-branch | Yes | Plan dependent |
| Data import from Tally / Busy | Yes | Generic CSV |
What the realistic alternatives actually are
Vyapar — not really an alternative
Worth saying first: moving between billing apps does not fix a ledger complaint. If your accounts are being rebuilt elsewhere, another billing app will leave them being rebuilt elsewhere.
Zoho Books — the gentle step up
Real double entry, a good interface, and a modest learning curve. The limits are stock depth and the subscription stack if you later need payroll or CRM.
Tally or Busy — the traditional step up
Serious accounting and trading depth, per-seat licensing, and one location unless you arrange hosting. Strong if you have an accountant already trained on them.
tBiz — accounting plus the rest of the business
Double-entry books, purchase orders and GRNs, multi-warehouse stock, payroll, CRM and branch reporting with unlimited users. More setup than a billing app, and that is the real cost of the move.
Questions about leaving myBillBook
What is the main limitation of myBillBook?
The general ledger behind the billing is simplified, so a proper trial balance, balance sheet and cost-centre reporting are not really available from the system itself — which is why a CA usually rebuilds the accounts at period end.
Is tBiz harder to set up?
Yes, and honestly so: a chart of accounts, warehouses and a numbering policy are decisions a billing app does not ask you to make. That setup is what buys you books you do not have to rebuild later.
Can I keep billing from my phone?
Yes. The Android app covers billing, collections, stock and approvals, and there is a separate field app with geofenced check-ins for staff who are out all day.
Will my invoice numbers carry over?
You set the series and starting number when you open the company, so numbering continues unbroken. That matters under GST, where a broken series is a compliance problem rather than an aesthetic one.
Moving off myBillBook
Parties, items and opening balances come across as CSV, and you set your own invoice series and starting number so the numbering continues rather than restarting.
Other comparisons
Produce your own trial balance
Import your parties and items free and get a balance sheet out of your own books for the first time.