MGH Books vs Zoho Books
Polished cloud accounting — great books, but not a full business operating system.
- No credit card
- Free migration help
- Works offline
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MGH Books vs Zoho Books
In short
Which is right for you?
Choose MGH Books if…
You want one connected platform — GST billing, accounting, inventory, manufacturing, payroll, compliance, CRM and AI — that grows with you, online or offline, without paying for several tools.
Choose Zoho Books if…
You only need clean cloud accounting and you're already invested in the Zoho ecosystem.
Pricing
What you pay
Approximate published pricing — always confirm current rates with the vendor.
MGH Books
Free → ₹9,999/yr
- Genuinely free Shuruat plan
- Full platform up to 30 companies at ₹9,999/yr
- Founding users: 1 year free
Zoho Books
Free under ₹25L turnover; paid from ~₹749/mo
Polished cloud accounting — great books, but not a full business operating system.
Feature-by-feature
MGH Books vs Zoho Books: the full picture
Across billing, inventory, manufacturing, accounting, GST, payroll, AI and platform — here's how the two compare.
| Capability | MGH Books | Zoho Books |
|---|---|---|
| Billing & Sales | ||
| GST invoicing (B2B + B2C) | ||
| Quotation, PO, challan, credit/debit notes | ||
| POS with built-in payments (Razorpay) | ||
| e-Invoice (IRN) & e-Way bill | ||
| Inventory & Manufacturing | ||
| Inventory with low-stock alerts | ||
| Bill of Materials & costing (industry templates) | ||
| Batch, expiry & FEFO | ||
| Multi-warehouse stock | ||
| Accounting & Reports | ||
| Double-entry books (Trial Balance, P&L, BS) | ||
| Fixed assets & depreciation (SLM + WDV) | ||
| Bank reconciliation (auto-match) | ||
| Multi-company in one account | ||
| GST, Tax & Payroll | ||
| GSTR-1 / 3B / 2B workflow | ||
| TDS / TCS handling | ||
| Payroll (PF, ESI, PT, LWF, TDS) | ||
| Intelligence & Growth | ||
| Built-in AI suite (drafting, audit, forecasting) | ||
| Document OCR & GST-notice assistant | ||
| CRM & collections (reminders, payment links) | ||
| Platform & Access | ||
| Cloud + fully offline-ready | ||
| Works on web, desktop & mobile | ||
| 10 Indian languages | ||
| Genuinely free plan (no time/doc cap) | ||
Comparison reflects each product's standard offering to the best of our knowledge and is for general guidance. Competitor features and pricing change — please verify on the vendor's website before deciding.
The MGH difference
5 problems we solve that others leave to you
Plenty of apps can raise a GST invoice. These are the gaps that quietly cost Indian businesses time and money — and that MGH Books closes in one platform.
Your tools don't talk to each other
The usual way
Billing in one app, accounting in another, stock in a third — you re-enter the same data and the numbers never agree.
With MGH Books
One invoice updates billing, accounts, stock, GST and reports at once. A single connected system — not five apps stitched together.
You don't know the true cost of what you make
The usual way
Billing apps stop at the invoice; costing lives in spreadsheets, so pricing is a guess.
With MGH Books
Built-in Bill of Materials with industry templates costs every production run — materials, yield and wastage — so your MRP is based on real numbers.
Software shows data but never does the work
The usual way
Most tools give you reports; you still do the thinking — chasing payments, spotting risks, drafting replies.
With MGH Books
A built-in AI suite drafts invoices, forecasts cash, scores customers, reads bills (OCR) and even helps answer a GST notice — real work, not a chatbot.
Built for accountants, not for Bharat
The usual way
English-only screens and accounting jargon shut out the owner and staff who actually use it day to day.
With MGH Books
Plain-language screens in 10 Indian languages, works fully offline, and the GST/TDS/payroll rules run in the background for you.
Real capability costs ₹15k–₹20k+ a year
The usual way
Manufacturing, payroll, AI and multi-company usually mean premium licences or several paid add-ons.
With MGH Books
A genuinely free plan to start, and the full platform — up to 30 companies — at ₹9,999/year, with founding users getting it free for a year.
Switching is easy
Moving from Zoho Books
Export from Zoho and import into MGH Books; we help map your chart of accounts and opening balances.
Start on the free plan, bring your data across, and our team helps over WhatsApp — no technical knowledge needed.
FAQ
Questions, answered
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