--- description: Review of BUSY Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: BUSY | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice AU --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Expense Report Software](/directory/427/expense-management/software) > [BUSY](/software/7354/busy-accounting-software) # BUSY Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/7354/busy-accounting-software Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/7354/busy-accounting-software?page=2) > BUSY – An integrated business accounting and management software for Micro, Small \& Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). With over 400,000 licenses sold in over 20 countries, it is one of the leading business accounting software in India, South Asia, Middle East Asia, and Africa. BUSY - business accounting software covers complete financial accounting, multi-location inventory, multi-currency, multi-tax capabilities, multi-branch management, order processing, payroll, MIS, Invoicing, etc., which helps you make informed decisions to scale your business. To cater to MSMEs' diverse needs, BUSY is offered in three different editions, namely, Basic, Standard \& Enterprise, for businesses of different sizes and styles. Being a horizontal product, BUSY can be used in almost all types of Business Segments and Industry Verticals like FMCG, Retail, Manufacturing, Trading, Distribution, and Services. BUSY is sold and supported through its network of over 500 Channel Partners, thousands of Resellers, and Solution Partners all across India and abroad. > > Verdict: Rated **4.2/5** by 44 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.2/5** | 44 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 70% | (7/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: IndiaMART InterMESH - **Founded**: 1997 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: INR 6,999.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: To feed the diverse business needs of the Small and Medium Businesses, BUSY Accounting Software is offered in four editions: Express edition is 100% free accounting software with limited but sufficient functionalities for those who are in the nascent stage of their business and have a minimum operational requirement. Basic comes with a minimal set of features covering Invoicing, Accounting, Basic Inventory, and Statutory Reports. It is meant for shopkeepers and small businesses whose main requirement is invoicing, bookkeeping and compliance. Standard edition comes with a host of advanced features and is meant for medium-level businesses. It has all the features of Basic edition plus a lot of other business management features like Order / Quotation / Challan Management, Multiple Units of Items, Item Barcode / POS Billing, and much more. Enterprise is meant for companies that are larger in size and normally have multiple branches/locations or a lot of users using BUSY. - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Android (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Botswana, Canada, Gambia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Maldives, Mauritius, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates ## Features - Accounting - Accounts Payable - Accounts Receivable - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Approval Process Control - Audit Management - Audit Trail - Bank Reconciliation - Barcode Recognition - Barcode/Ticket Scanning - Billing & Invoicing - Budgeting/Forecasting - Compliance Management - Customizable Reports - Data Visualization - Document Management - Expense Tracking - Financial Analysis - Financial Management ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support ## Category - [Expense Report Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/427/expense-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Expense Report Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/427/expense-management/software) - [General Ledger Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/1941/general-ledger/software) - [Accounts Payable Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/1851/accounts-payable/software) - [Accounts Receivable Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/1843/accounts-receivable/software) - [Financial Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/3401/financial-management-system/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[TaxDome](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/335839/taxdome) — 4.7/5 (3578 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Best Accounting Software for Business" — 5.0/5 > **Anuj** | *20 August 2022* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Busy is super easy to operate as it does not require any special course or training before using it. busy comes with tons of features like billing and invoice creation which other accounting software doesn't have. i can easily operate it, maintain ledger and accounts. busy made my work easy in daily life official work. financial statements, account statements , sales report and summary all are available here. > > **Cons**: The only i did not like is that i paid for whole software and i cannot use it without hardware key and it is difficult to operate your old data once you upgrade to next version. you would need assistance from customer support to do so. > > my overall experience with busy is great, i am using this software from past 6+year and it made my life easy in accounts. previously i was using tally prime which quite difficult to operate and no fresh user can use it but here it so easy to operate for fresh and new users too. Invoice creation was so time consuming work by doing manually but in busy software it so steady and quick ----- ### "best accounting solution for Indian Businesses." — 4.0/5 > **Akash** | *25 October 2022* | Accounting | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: The software is easy to use with multiple functionalities and proper tax management reports like GST reports, TDS reports etc. system can match GST reports from GST Server itself. good for CA's and Accountants. easy to use software. > > **Cons**: The user interface colour we can't change, its cream yellowish color which creates eye strains in case of longer work. also import from excels are not user friendly. ----- ### "Stop extortion" — 1.0/5 > **Rahul** | *18 June 2024* | Accounting | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: Nothing worthy to mention. There are better software available at a better price than Busy > > **Cons**: The support team at Busy are not worthy to be called support team at all. Pricing of software changes at their will and they only know to extort money from the users. After using busy shifting to other SAS provider. > > Should not have opted for Busy in the first place. Regret using this software ----- ### "An amazing Experience with Busy Accounting Software" — 4.0/5 > **C L** | *30 November 2023* | Nonprofit Organization Management | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: The ability to create and customize invoices, automate recurring billing, and generate detailed financial reports has been a game-changer for me > > **Cons**: there have been instances where updates temporarily disrupted the software's functionality ----- ### "Busy for Accounting and Sale Representatives" — 5.0/5 > **Fazl** | *14 November 2020* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: It has many features including forecasting, inventory management, ledger management, tax management, customizable reporting and very easy to use for non-technical employees. > > **Cons**: We were using a desktop application and it had some security loopholes due to which our server kept getting attached by ransomware and other cyber attacks due to which we had to take daily backups, which after a point got very annoying. > > I had been administering the product with its installation on the server and on all the employee's computers from creating accounts and providing remote desktop access so that all the sales and accounting representatives can work in a centralized manner and keeping the inventory up to date with the new and up coming products to feed into the system along with their specifications and cost per item or full carton costs along with Sales Tax, GST, etc. I was also Creating sale order, purchase order, sale invoices and kept updating the inventory. ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/7354/busy-accounting-software?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/7354/busy-accounting-software) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data