Bill customers in seconds, always know what's on the shelf, and see your real profit at the end of the day — without keeping a separate register, a billing app and an accountant's spreadsheet.
Software for a retail shop is what you use to bill a customer at the counter, know what is on your shelves, and see what you earned.
Most shops end up with three separate things: a billing machine, a stock register, and an accountant with a folder of bills. They never agree, so somebody spends every night adding up. PeppyBooks makes them one thing — the bill you give the customer is already your stock movement and your accounting entry.
Know your sales, stock and profit without asking anyone.
A screen simple enough to learn on the first day.
Clean, complete books — no shoebox of bills at month-end.
Your staff scan items and take payment. That's the whole job at the counter.
The shelf count drops and the sale posts to your accounts — automatically.
Sales, costs, profit and what to reorder, on one screen before you close.
Busy shop, new staff, festival rush — the till has to be simple. Scan, take money, print, next customer.
Barcode scanning and quick keys for fast-moving items
Hold a bill and come back to it during a rush
Split payment between cash, card and wallet
Keeps billing even when the internet drops
End-of-shift cash count in one tap
Every sale, return and delivery updates your stock straight away — so you reorder before you run out, not after a customer walks away.
Live stock count per shop
Alerts when an item is running low
Move stock between shops and see it both sides
Find slow sellers sitting on your money
Stock check by scanning, not by counting on paper
You don't need to hand a shoebox of bills to anyone. Each day's sales, taxes and payments go into your books automatically.
Day's sales posted to your accounts, no export
Tax captured correctly on every line
Supplier bills and payments in the same place
Profit per item, per category, per shop
Your accountant can log in and check anything
Faster billing means more customers served in the same hours.
See what isn't selling and stop reordering it.
Not three weeks later, when it's too late to act.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counter billing, stock and accounts as one record | Yes | Stock and accounts included; counter billing depends on your setup | May require other Zoho applications | May require another application | No — three separate things |
| 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 retail 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 retail businesses we talk to are on a billing machine and a stock register. 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. Billing keeps working offline and everything syncs — including tax submission where required — the moment you're back online.
Yes. Every shop bills on its own, and you see them separately or together from one login. Moving stock between shops is built in.
Usually not. It runs on an ordinary Android tablet or computer, and works with most existing receipt printers and barcode scanners.
Yes. Retail 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.