Collect fees on time, pay staff without a scramble, control what you spend, and give your board numbers they can trust — from one platform.
Software for a school or institute is what you use to collect fees, pay staff, control spending and answer your board — on the business side, not the teaching side.
Fee follow-up eats your team's month, salaries are the biggest cost and the slowest job, and purchases happen without control. PeppyBooks raises fees for a whole batch at once, chases them automatically, and keeps the numbers ready.
See collections and dues without asking for a count.
Fee receipts and payroll already in the books.
Budget vs actual, any time.
For a whole batch, with payment links, in one go.
Reminders chase automatically; receipts post themselves.
Collections, dues, salaries and spending — live.
Fee follow-up shouldn't consume your staff's time — or your goodwill with parents.
Fee structures per class, course or batch
Bills raised for the whole batch in one go
Online payment links on every bill
Automatic reminders on overdue fees
Instalments, concessions and part payments handled
Salaries are the largest line in your budget. They deserve better than a spreadsheet.
Salaries, deductions and payslips
Leave and attendance records
Payroll posted straight to your accounts
Cost per department or campus
Full record for every staff member
Boards ask hard questions. The answers should already be on screen.
Purchase requests with approval before spending
Supplier bills and payments tracked
Budget vs actual, by head
Multiple campuses on one login
Reports your auditor can rely on
Reminders work without anyone making an awkward call.
Minutes, not evenings — and already in the books.
Collections, spending and budget, live.
An honest look. Each of these is good at what it was built for — the question is whether your billing, your stock and your accounts end up as one thing or several.
| What matters | PeppyBooks | Tally | Zoho Books | QuickBooks | Your current setup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fee bills for a whole batch, with automatic reminders | Yes | Depends on your setup | Depends on plan | Depends on plan | Typed one by one |
| Accounts update from the bill | Yes — the bill is the entry | Yes — accounting is its core | Yes — accounting is its core | Yes — accounting is its core | No — added up separately |
| Stock goes down as you sell | Yes | Yes — stock is included | Depends on plan; may require Zoho Inventory | Depends on plan | A separate register |
| Works with no internet | Yes — sends everything later | Yes — a genuine strength, runs on your computer | Best suited for working online | Best suited for working online | Depends what you use |
| Reach it from anywhere, on a phone | Yes — built for the web | Best suited for a computer in the office; remote access is available | Yes | Yes | Usually not |
| More than one location on one login | Yes, on every plan | Depends on how your companies are set up | Depends on plan | Often a subscription per company | Each place on its own |
| Customers, purchases & staff pay together | Included by plan | Stock included; CRM and payroll may require another application | May require other Zoho applications | May require another application | Separate people and files |
| Country e-invoicing (India, Kenya, Zambia, Ghana, UAE & more) | 9 countries built in | Strong in India (GST & e-invoicing) | Depends on the country edition | Not available in India since 2023 | Handled by hand |
| How it is priced | From $17 per user per month | Mainly a one-time licence, plus yearly support | Monthly subscription, by plan | Monthly subscription, by plan | Free, until something is missed |
Where each is strong: Tally is a genuine strength if you want your books on your own computer and your accountant already knows it. Zoho Books and QuickBooks are strong cloud accounting products, particularly for service businesses. A dedicated package for your trade may fit that trade's specific needs very well. PeppyBooks is best suited for education businesses that want the bill, the stock and the accounts to be one record, across more than one location. Compiled from each vendor's published information — last verified 17 July 2026. Features and pricing change and vary by country and plan; please check the vendor's current terms before deciding.
Most education businesses we talk to are on spreadsheets and a separate accountant. You do not have to stop working to change.
Nothing switches off. Set PeppyBooks up alongside what you use today.
Your items, customers and opening stock in a spreadsheet — we load them for you.
Run one real day, or one real cycle, and compare it with your own numbers.
Only then. Guided migration is free on annual plans.
Your items, customers and opening stock come across, and we check your opening balances against your existing books before you go live. Old records stay where they are for your reference.
The day-to-day screens are simple enough for staff who use a phone. Train on a quiet day, not your busiest one.
Usually not. It runs on an ordinary tablet or computer, and works with most printers and barcode scanners you already own.
The trial is 14 days and takes no card. Whatever you put in stays yours, and you can export it at any time.
Native to the PeppyBooks platform, open where it counts.
Yes. Set the fee structure per class, course or batch, and raise bills for everyone in one go — with payment links and automatic reminders.
Yes. Instalment plans, concessions and part payments are all supported, and each student's position is always clear.
Yes. Every campus keeps its own records, and you see them separately or together from a single login.
Yes. Education businesses use PeppyBooks for billing, stock, accounts, tax and customers in one platform — instead of separate tools that never agree with each other. Start with a free 14-day trial and see it with your own data.
No. Accounting, stock, billing, POS and customer management are all in the same platform, on one subscription. When you make a sale, your stock and your accounts both update — automatically.
Most businesses are billing on day one. If you're moving from another system, we bring across your customers, suppliers, products and opening balances — guided migration is free on annual plans.