Rebota wrote this guide, and Rebota is one of the five products in it. Each product is described from its maker's own pages, read on 9 November 2026 or 5 November 2026 as marked. Nothing is scored or ranked, and Rebota's limits are listed next to its strengths.
Rebota makes software for service firms, and this page is ours. Zoho Books is described from its Indian pricing page, read on 9 November 2026; Tally, Odoo and ERPNext from the pages read on 5 November 2026 for our SAP Business One guide. Where a page does not mention something, we write "not stated": the product may still have it, so ask.
Rebota keeps CRM and quotations, projects and tasks, timesheets with approval, invoices made from approved hours (time and material), recurring invoices for retainers, GST and TDS, payroll and the accounts in one account online. It is set up for IT and software firms, consultants, engineering and design consultants, architects, agencies, facility management companies and CA practices. Starter ₹9,832 for the first year, then ₹11,990 a year, up to 5 users, plus GST; Growth ₹32,546 for the first year, then ₹39,690 a year, up to 25 users. After the 15-day trial, keep using Rebota free: 1 user, 30 GST invoices a month, stock, suppliers and cash. Upgrade only when you need more.
Every statement about another product comes from these pages. Rebota's figures come from its own plan settings and its services page.
| Product | What it is | Listed price | Bill from timesheets | Free or trial |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebota | CRM, projects, billing and books, runs online | Starter ₹9,832 first year, then ₹11,990 a year, 5 users, plus GST | Yes, from approved hours | 15-day trial with all modules, then a free plan |
| Zoho Books | Online accounting | Standard ₹749 a month (3 users), billed yearly, taxes extra | From Professional (₹1,499 a month) | Free plan up to ₹25 lakh revenue |
| TallyPrime | Accounting and GST | Silver ₹22,500 for life or ₹8,100 a year, + 18% GST | Not listed | Ask Tally |
| Odoo | Modular ERP | ₹580 a user a month first year, then ₹725 | Ask Odoo | One app free |
| ERPNext | Open-source ERP | Self-host free; Frappe Cloud from ₹410 a month | Ask a partner | Free to self-host |
Indian consultants, agencies, IT and software firms, architects, engineering and design consultants, facility management companies and CA practices who want quotations, projects, timesheets, billing, payroll and the books in one account at a published price.
Staffing and security agencies billing per head or per shift, clinics and schools, and anyone who must generate e-invoices from inside the software today.
Zoho Books when you need only accounting and invoices, and its free plan or Standard fits your size. Tally when your accountant already works in it and you do not bill time. Odoo or ERPNext when you want to assemble an ERP app by app with a partner.
A few clients, fixed monthly fees and one person who raises every invoice. Excel stops working when hours go unbilled or nobody knows which client is profitable.
Higher plans needed for timesheets and other currencies; per-user prices as the team grows; partner implementation for Odoo and ERPNext; GST on prices shown before tax; and unbilled hours.
If you only need books and invoices, compare Zoho Books and Tally on price. If hours, projects and retainers drive your billing, compare Rebota with Zoho Books Professional and a partner-built Odoo or ERPNext on how approved time becomes an invoice.
Take one real month to every demo: three clients, one billed by the hour, one on a monthly retainer and one on milestones, a week of staff timesheets and one export invoice. Ask each vendor to raise all four invoices and show the profit of each client.
