Compare maaya.works vs ProfitBooks
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Cloud accounting you operate. Or a team that does it for you.
ProfitBooks made cloud accounting approachable for Indian SMBs — a clean tool you can keep your own books in without an accounting degree. maaya.works is for when "approachable" is not the point any more and you want a team that does the work.
Free forever for single users · AI team does the entry · Books always balanced
If you want to keep your own books, ProfitBooks is well designed for that.
One row goes to ProfitBooks. We will say when it is the right answer.
Side by side
The honest scorecard
Same job; one you operate, one that operates itself.
Where it runs
Access
Cloud, any device, India-hosted
Cloud, any device
Who does the work
Daily data entry
An AI team drafts entries, invoices and follow-ups — you approve
You key in the entries yourself
The ledger
Append-only, immutable — provenance on every entry; AI approval-gated
Standard cloud accounting records
How the AI is built in
AI in the system of record
AI runs inside the books — every draft enforced by double-entry rules
Traditional cloud accounting; no AI-native data entry
Where ProfitBooks leads
Self-serve simplicity
Full platform with an AI team
Clean, approachable accounting for non-accountants
GST & cost
GST & compliance
GST, HSN, TDS, e-invoice — India-hosted
GST features available
To begin
Free forever for single users
Paid plans
Credit where it is due
What ProfitBooks got right
Cloud accounting that does not require an accounting degree — a genuine contribution.
what profitbooks got right
Accounting without the accounting degree
ProfitBooks made it possible for a non-accountant to keep passable books without getting lost. That approachability — removing the fear of double-entry — is a genuine, useful thing to have done.
what profitbooks got right
Clean and quick for self-serve use
A simple, well-organised product that does not overwhelm. For a founder who wants to do the books themselves and just needs a clean cloud tool, ProfitBooks is well designed for that.
what profitbooks got right
India-friendly cloud accounting
Cloud, Indian context, GST support — a solid baseline for any Indian SMB that wants to move off spreadsheets.
The real difference
From software you operate to a team that does the work
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From a tool you operate to a team that does the work
ProfitBooks makes the entry approachable. maaya.works removes the entry entirely — an AI team drafts every transaction for you to approve, so the books stay current without you sitting down to type.
approachable entry → AI drafts, you approve
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From standard accounting to an immutable ledger
ProfitBooks keeps standard cloud accounting records — editable, modifiable. maaya.works keeps an append-only, immutable ledger where no entry is silently changed and provenance is tracked on every line. For a business that needs to be audit-ready, that architecture matters.
standard editable records → immutable, auditable ledger
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AI that lives in the ledger, not on top of it
In maaya.works the AI team works inside the system of record — double-entry enforced, GST splits applied, every draft waiting for your approval before it posts. There is no gap between where the AI works and where the truth lives.
cloud accounting → AI-native, books-anchored
No spin
Where ProfitBooks still wins
One honest advantage worth knowing.
self-serve simplicity
If you want to do the books yourself
ProfitBooks is clean and approachable for a founder who genuinely wants to keep the books personally. maaya.works is for when you want a team to do it — the right tool depends on the job.
Honest advice: if doing your own books is a preference, ProfitBooks is a solid choice. Come to maaya.works the day you want a team to take over the entry.
No rip-and-replace
Try it without leaving ProfitBooks
Three low-risk steps.
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Start free — nothing disrupted
Open maaya.works in one field, no card. Keep ProfitBooks running while you look around.
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Let the AI team take the entry
Your first AI-hire starts drafting entries as transactions happen. You approve; the ledger builds itself.
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Move over when it has earned it
Switch fully once the AI team has proven itself on your books — at your pace.
Who is behind it
Built by a team that has shipped enterprise software for 15 years
maaya.works is built by Maaya Software Solutions Pvt Ltd — 15 years of enterprise software from Chennai, serving 453+ businesses across 13 countries. The same people now stake their name on your books.
Append-only ledgerApproval-gated AIHosted in India (ap-south-1)GST · e-invoice ready
Straight answers
ProfitBooks to maaya.works — common questions
How is maaya.works different from ProfitBooks?
ProfitBooks is cloud accounting software you operate — you enter the transactions. maaya.works is an AI team that drafts the transactions for you on an immutable ledger. Same books; different relationship to the entry work.
I like doing my own books. Should I switch?
If self-serve entry is your preference, ProfitBooks is well designed for that. maaya.works is for when you would rather an AI team did the typing — come back when the data entry stops being something you want to do.
Does maaya.works handle GST and TDS?
Yes — GST, HSN, TDS and e-invoice are native to the system of record. India-hosted, INR-first.
Is it really free to start?
Free forever for single users, no card to begin. You pay only as you add AI capacity and grow.
Let the team do it.
Start free — an AI team drafts every entry and waits for your approval on books that can never go out of balance.
Free forever for single users · AI-native, books-anchored