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Tally vs Rebaar

Tally is bookkeeping. Rebaar is construction operations plus bookkeeping. They're not the same product — and you might end up using both.

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Tally is the most widely-deployed accounting software in India for a reason: it's simple, your CA already knows it, and the licence is cheap. But Tally has zero concept of BOQ, RA bill, milestone billing, site photos, RFI, NCR, e-Way Bill, or contractor payroll with EPF/ESI/PT. You end up keeping the construction workflow in Excel and the ledger in Tally — with manual re-entry between them. Rebaar fixes the workflow side and exports the ledger to Tally so your CA's workflow doesn't change.

Pick the one that fits

Pick Rebaar if
  • You're running 2+ projects simultaneously and tracking them in Excel files that drift apart
  • You want RA bills, milestones, change orders, retention as first-class objects
  • You want site photos, daily progress, RFIs, punch lists on the same platform as the books
  • You want GST e-Invoice IRN, e-Way Bill, GSTR-1 prep — not just journal entries
  • You want statutory payroll (EPF/ESI/PT/TDS) for site workers built in
Pick Tally if
  • You only need bookkeeping + GST filing — no project management workflow needed
  • Your CA insists on Tally and there's no convincing them
  • You're a single-project trader, not a multi-project contractor

Feature comparison

FeatureRebaarTally
Journal / ledger / GST returns✓ Yes✓ Yes
BOQ / rate library✓ Yes— No
RA bills with retention✓ Yes— No
Milestone billing✓ Yes— No
Change orders with approval✓ Yes— No
Vendor PO + GRN + 3-way match✓ YesManual
Site daily progress + photos✓ Yes— No
RFI / NCR / punch list✓ Yes— No
GST e-Invoice IRN✓ YesTallyPrime addon
e-Way Bill✓ YesTallyPrime addon
Statutory payroll (EPF/ESI/PT)✓ YesTally Payroll separate
Multi-user with roles✓ YesLimited
Web access from anywhere✓ YesTally on Cloud (extra)
Export to Tally✓ Yes—
Based on publicly available information at time of writing. Competitor pricing and features evolve; verify before signing.

Pricing — what you actually pay

Rebaar

From ₹5,500/workspace/month (5 users); Growth ₹12,500/month covers up to 20. Includes everything: project management, billing, site ops. 14-day free trial.

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Tally

TallyPrime perpetual licence ₹18,000 (single user) / ₹54,000 (multi-user) + annual TSS subscription. Tally on Cloud is extra. Construction-specific add-ons via third parties.

Frequently asked questions

Should I replace Tally with Rebaar?
You don't have to. Many Rebaar customers keep Tally for the journal and use Rebaar for projects + billing + site management. Rebaar exports to Tally XML so your CA continues their workflow. After 6-12 months, most customers move the ledger fully into Rebaar because the double entry stops being worth it.
Does my CA need to learn a new system?
Optional. Invite your CA as a workspace member with the Accountant role — they see the ledger, GST reports, TDS summary, audit log. Or keep them on Tally and use the Tally XML export. Most CAs prefer the Tally export initially and slowly transition once they see Rebaar's GST report quality.
Is Rebaar GST-compliant the way Tally is?
Yes. GSTR-1 / 3B exports in the format the government portal accepts, HSN/SAC summary, B2B/B2C split, place-of-supply IGST vs CGST+SGST logic. e-Invoice IRN with QR. e-Way Bill for material movements. Audit trail for every GST mutation.
Can Rebaar handle Tally vouchers (sales, purchase, receipt, payment, journal)?
Yes. Sales = invoice, purchase = vendor bill, receipt = payment-receipt, payment = payment-disbursement, journal = manual ledger entry. The day-book export to Tally maps every Rebaar event to the matching voucher type so the Tally book stays intact.
What about inventory in Tally?
Rebaar's material inventory is project-aware (vs Tally's account-aware). Site issues, transfers between projects, indents, GRNs — all first-class. Tally treats inventory as a stock-group; Rebaar treats it as material consumption per BOQ line.
How is data security compared to a local Tally install?
Tally on a desktop is as secure as your office is — laptop stolen = entire books gone. Rebaar is cloud-hosted with workspace isolation enforced at the query layer, AES-256-GCM encrypted secrets at rest, daily backups, audit logs. Tally on Cloud is also secure but is a separate paid product.

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