Stockivio vs Zoho Books

Zoho Books is a well-made cloud accounting app, part of the wider Zoho suite. Stockivio is a cloud ERP for businesses that buy, stock and sell goods or run an industry operation such as a hotel, school or clinic. Both run in the browser; the difference is how much of the business they cover.

At a glance

	Stockivio	Zoho Books
How you buy it	Monthly or yearly plan	Monthly or yearly plan, with a free plan for very small use
Starting price	₹299 a month + GST (Starter). Free 14-day trial	Standard ₹749 a month (annual billing) + GST; Professional ₹1,249; Premium ₹2,499; Elite ₹4,999
Users included	1, 3, 5, 10 or 25 office users by plan, plus field users	3 to 15 users by plan; extra users charged per month
Inventory	Included from Starter: multi-unit items, barcode labels, purchases, branch and warehouse stock	From Professional; batch and serial tracking and warehouses on Elite and above
Point of sale	Quick POS from Starter; hold and resume bills, shifts and day close	Not part of Zoho Books
Field sales and distribution	Beats, routes, van challans, settlement, live tracking, targets	Not built in
Industry modules	Hotel, restaurant, school, hospital, pharmacy, manufacturing, logistics, NGO and more	General-purpose; other Zoho apps for some needs
Accounting and GST	Double-entry books, GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B summaries, GST return files, bank reconciliation	Strong accounting, e-invoicing and GST features

Competitor prices are list prices published by the vendor or its dealers in October 2026, before GST, and can change. Please check the vendor’s own site before you decide. Stockivio prices are from our pricing page.

Where Zoho Books is strong

Polished accounting with good automation, bank feeds and approvals.
Works smoothly with other Zoho apps such as CRM, Inventory and Payroll.
A free plan for very small businesses.

Where Stockivio is different

Stock from day one. Inventory, purchases, barcode labels and a POS counter are in the cheapest plan.
Selling through people. Salesmen, beats, vans, challans and evening settlement are part of the product, not an add-on.
One system per industry. A restaurant gets tables and KOTs, a hotel gets rooms and folios, a school gets fees and exams, all posting to the same books.
Separate field users. Salesmen and delivery staff get simple phone screens (Today’s Beat, My Route) as field users on Business plans and above.

Which should you choose?

Choose Zoho Books if you sell services, need mainly invoicing and accounting, or already run your business on Zoho apps.
Choose Stockivio if you hold stock, bill at a counter, distribute through salesmen or vans, or want a ready industry module.

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Questions people ask

Is Stockivio cheaper than Zoho Books?

At the entry level both are low: Stockivio Starter is ₹299 a month and Zoho Books Standard is ₹749 a month on annual billing (both plus GST). The bigger difference is what you get: Stockivio includes inventory, POS and barcode labels from its first plan, while Zoho Books adds inventory from its Professional plan.

Does Stockivio have inventory with batches and expiry?

Yes. Items can have batches with expiry dates and multiple units such as box, pack and piece, with near-expiry reports. Pharmacy businesses also get first-expiry-first-out dispensing that blocks expired stock.

Can my salesmen use Stockivio on their phones?

Yes. On the Field Pro plan salesmen get their beat for the day, route and orders on their phones, and you see live tracking, targets and collections.

I already use Zoho apps. Should I switch?

If your business is mostly services and you rely on other Zoho apps, Zoho Books fits that ecosystem well. If you hold stock, sell through a counter, vans or distributors, or need an industry module, Stockivio is built for that.