What people complain about in Tally
9 reported problems name Tally as what the person is currently using. Below is what they said was missing, and what they resorted to instead.
- Complaints
- 9
- Avg severity
- 3.0/5
- Would pay to fix
- 0
- Industries
- 3
What they wish it did
Capabilities people described needing that Tally does not give them, taken from the highest-scoring problems first. These are individual accounts written in each person’s own terms, so two entries may describe the same underlying gap in different words.
- Automated invoice data extraction from email attachments
- AI-based line item categorization
- Automatic tax calculation based on configurable rules
- Direct integration with accounting software for seamless posting
- Automated invoice data extraction from messaging apps and email
- Seamless mobile-to-desktop data sync without manual file transfer
- Automated bank reconciliation tool that syncs with Tally
- GST mismatch alert and resolution system
- Client document management with automated reminders
- Integrated inventory and billing system that reconciles automatically and prevents cascading errors
- Automated PO matching engine that handles partial and complex matches
- Centralized vendor communication portal for missing information requests
- Seamless approval workflow integration within the AP tool
- Integrated order management system that automates status updates and notifications
- Centralized client communication platform with history and templates
- Automated invoicing and payment tracking with Tally integration
- Unified task automation assistant that integrates Tally and Excel workflows
- Conversational interface for querying financial data without manual cross-referencing
- Automated invoice data capture and import into Tally
- Integrated GSTIN verification within Tally import workflow
What they do instead
The manual processes people built around the gap. A long workaround list is the strongest evidence a problem is real: someone is already paying for it in time. Where several people described the same workaround, it is marked.
- Downloads PDFs
- Opens Excel to type data
- Manually calculates GST
- Posts data to Tally
- manually typing invoice data from WhatsApp/email/scans into Tally
- using spreadsheets to track invoices before entry
- manual bank reconciliation
- Tally cleanup
- chasing clients for documents via email/phone
- manual handling of billing and stock separately
- uses Excel for PO matching when system doesn't handle it
- manually chases missing info from vendors via email
- handles approvals outside the system through emails or paper
- Juggling WhatsApp for client communication
- Using Excel to track orders
- Using Tally for invoicing and payment tracking
- uses Tally for accounting, but manually switches to Excel for analysis
- coordinates payroll and queries via WhatsApp chats
- Manual data entry of invoice details into Tally
- Manual GSTIN verification
The problems themselves
Highest opportunity score first.
Accountants manually entering invoice data from PDFs into Excel and accounting software, wasting time and prone to errors.
4HighAccounting & BookkeepingData ManagementInvoiceAI ProAccountants and Tally users struggle with manual invoice entry from multiple sources (WhatsApp, email, scans) across mobile and desktop, leading to repetitive data entry work.
3MediumAccounting & BookkeepingInvoicing & BillingTallyFlow AutoEntryMonth-end closing and GST reconciliation for SME clients is slow and often stuck due to client document delays, bank reconciliation issues, Tally cleanup, or GST mismatches.
3MediumAccounting & BookkeepingFinancial ManagementMonthEnd FlowSmall billing mistakes in a shop cascade into hours of reconciliation work because billing and stock are handled separately, causing totals to mismatch.
3MediumRetailInventory ManagementStockSync InvoiceAccounts payable professionals spend excessive time on manual tasks like PO matching, approvals, chasing missing information, and compliance because existing tools fall short.
3MediumAccounting & BookkeepingAccounts Payable / Invoice ProcessingAPFlow AutomateB2B manufacturing/distribution business struggles to manage client operations as volume grows, relying on WhatsApp, Excel, and Tally which break under scale.
3MediumManufacturingWorkflow ManagementOrderFlow ProFinance workflows remain reliant on manual Excel workarounds despite existing accounting software, indicating gaps in automation or integration.
3MediumAccounting & BookkeepingWorkflow ManagementExcelFlow BridgeBusiness owners and CA firms manually handle repetitive GST compliance, payroll, and basic accounting tasks across Tally, Excel, and WhatsApp, with no integrated automation to answer queries or run processes on demand.
3MediumAccounting & BookkeepingAccounting & Financial ManagementAutoLedger AI AssistantHandling GST invoices involves repetitive boring tasks like manual data entry and GSTIN verification, and it's unclear if direct XML/JSON import into Tally would be a genuinely useful solution.
2MildAccounting & BookkeepingDocument ManagementInvoiceFlow for Tally
Read this fairly
These are complaints, and only complaints — nobody posts to say their software worked. A high count mostly reflects how many people use Tally at all, so this page is not a quality judgement and should not be read as one. What it is good for is the shape of the gaps: the specific jobs people could not get done, which are the same whether the tool is popular or not.