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The whole GST journey, from advisory to answer, in one place.

Filing tools reconcile. Accounting suites book entries. GST365 is the only one that carries you from a cited advisory question all the way to a drafted notice reply — see exactly how it compares to ClearTax, Zoho Books and TallyPrime.

The field

Four tools, four philosophies

Each of these is strong at what it was built for. Here's how we read the landscape — and where GST365 fits.

GST365

Us

India-first, AI-first, expert-built — the full advisory-to-notice arc in one place, with native desktop apps.

Pricing

Free · ₹1,999 · ₹4,999 (transparent)

ClearTax

Cloud market leader for return filing & reconciliation at scale (advertises ~6,000 invoices/min).

Pricing

Custom / quotation-based

Zoho Books

Accounting-first SMB suite with GST filing built in and transparent pricing.

Pricing

Free – ₹9,999/mo (accounting suite)

TallyPrime

Incumbent desktop ERP with the deepest SMB install base; 'Connected GST' for portal filing.

Pricing

₹22,500+ one-time license

The matrix

Every capability, side by side

From cited AI advisory to reconciliation, portal filing and native desktop apps — the honest, feature-by-feature view. Scroll to see every column.

Capability
You are hereGST365
ClearTax
Zoho Books
TallyPrime
AI intelligence
AI advisory with citations (section + circular)
AI notice & SCN reply drafting
Full arc: advisory → compliance → noticePartialPartialPartial
Built / advised by ex-GST officials
Compliance & filing
GSTR-2B reconciliation engine
IMS (Accept/Reject/Pending) supportPartial
One-click GST portal filing
GSTR-9 / 9C annual returnsPartial
e-Invoice (IRN) & e-way bill
Platform
Native Windows + macOS appsPartial
Two-way Tally syncPartialPartialNative
Multi-GSTIN / CA command centerPartialPartial
Vendor compliance scoringPartial
Commercials
Transparent public pricing
Free planPartialPartial

Comparison reflects publicly advertised capabilities as researched in 2025 and is intended as a marketing overview, not an endorsement or a certified benchmark. Verify current features and pricing with each vendor.

Why GST365

What no incumbent puts in one place

The reconciliation and filing table stakes are covered. These are the reasons teams switch — and stay.

AI notice & SCN replies

Draft grounded responses to notices and show-cause notices in minutes — cited to the exact section, rule and circular, not generic boilerplate.

Ex-GST-Council expertise

Built and advised by people who sat on the other side of the desk. The rules are interpreted the way officers actually apply them.

Native Windows & macOS

Real desktop apps with two-way Tally sync — fast, offline-friendly, and at home in the workflow your team already runs.

The full advisory-to-notice arc

Advisory, compliance, reconciliation, filing and litigation live in one place — no stitching three tools together to close the loop.

✦ GST — advisory to answer

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