Compare maaya.works vs QuickBooks
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Built for the world. We are built for India.
QuickBooks set the global standard for friendly small-business accounting. maaya.works is built India-first — GST, e-invoice and TDS native, hosted in India — with an AI team that does the work, not just software you operate.
Free forever for single users · GST & e-invoice native · Hosted in India
QuickBooks earned its reputation.
This is a fair comparison, not a takedown. Two of the rows below go to QuickBooks — and for global businesses, they matter.
Side by side
The honest scorecard
Two products, two starting assumptions: a global standard, versus India-native plus an AI team.
Built for where you run
India statutory
GST, HSN, TDS and e-invoice native; INR-first; hosted in India
A global product; India-specific depth varies
Your CA's workflow
Designed around the Indian CA and GST filing rhythm
Built around global accounting conventions
Who does the work
Daily entries
An AI-hire drafts bills and invoices — you approve
You or your bookkeeper enter; an assistant helps
The ledger
Append-only, immutable, provenance on every entry
Established double-entry accounting
Where QuickBooks leads
Global brand & trust
Newer, India-focused
A globally trusted brand used by millions
Multi-currency & global ops
INR-first, growing
Strong multi-currency and global footprint
To begin
Getting started
Free forever for single users
Paid subscription
Credit where it is due
What QuickBooks got right
maaya.works carries the same conviction into the AI-native era, built for India.
what quickbooks got right
It made accounting friendly
QuickBooks took double-entry accounting out of the specialist domain and made it approachable for millions of small businesses worldwide. That instinct — books anyone can keep — is one we share.
what quickbooks got right
It set a global standard
For a generation, QuickBooks was the reference point for what SMB accounting software should feel like. Building anything in this category means standing on that work.
what quickbooks got right
It proved SMBs deserve good tools
Long before it was fashionable, QuickBooks treated small businesses as worthy of serious, well-designed software. maaya.works carries that conviction into the AI-native era, built for India.
The real difference
What India-first actually means
Not a localisation pack bolted onto a global product — the foundation itself.
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Compliance that is native, not bolted on
GST, HSN codes, TDS and e-invoicing are not an add-on or a localisation pack — they are how the books work from the first entry. The service layer enforces the right splits so your filings line up.
global accounting → India-native compliance
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Your data, in India
Your books are hosted in India (ap-south-1) and priced in rupees. No currency conversion to think about, and data residency that fits how Indian businesses and their CAs expect to operate.
a global cloud → hosted in India, in INR
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And the work gets done for you
India-first is the foundation; the AI team is the leap. Bills, invoices and follow-ups are drafted for you and wait for your approval — on an immutable ledger that cannot go out of balance.
software you operate → a team that does the work
No spin
Where QuickBooks still wins
If your business is global, these are real advantages.
global brand
A name the whole world trusts
QuickBooks has decades of brand trust and recognition that a newer product simply cannot match yet. If global familiarity matters to your stakeholders, that is a real point in its favour.
global ops
Multi-currency & worldwide reach
For businesses operating across many countries and currencies, QuickBooks has mature global capabilities. maaya.works is INR-first today and built for the Indian business.
ecosystem
A vast app marketplace
A huge ecosystem of third-party apps and integrations has grown around QuickBooks over the years. maaya.works has a focused, growing set centred on Indian rails.
Honest advice: if you operate across many countries and currencies, a global platform may serve you better today. If your business is Indian to the core, that is exactly who maaya.works is built for.
No rip-and-replace
Try it without disruption
Three low-risk steps. Whatever you use today keeps running.
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Start free in minutes
Open a maaya.works account with a single field — no card, no implementation. Whatever you use today keeps running untouched.
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Let an AI-hire take a task
Hand over one real job — bill entry, invoicing or payment follow-ups — and watch the drafts arrive. You approve everything before it posts.
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Move over at your pace
There is no forced cut-over. Bring your books across when the AI team and the India-first fit have earned your confidence.
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
maaya.works vs QuickBooks — common questions
What does "built for India" actually mean here?
GST, HSN, TDS and e-invoicing are native to the ledger, your data is hosted in India (ap-south-1), pricing is in rupees, and the workflow is shaped around the Indian CA and filing rhythm — not a global product with an India add-on.
Can I keep using QuickBooks while I try maaya.works?
Yes. Start free, point one AI-hire at a single task, and keep QuickBooks running. Move your books over only once maaya.works has earned it. No forced migration.
Does maaya.works do the work, or is it just software?
It does the work. An AI team drafts your entries, invoices and follow-ups; you review and approve. Nothing posts without a human, and the ledger is append-only with a full audit trail.
Will my accountant be comfortable with it?
Yes. Your CA reviews an approval-gated, append-only record with provenance on every entry — designed to make their GST and filing work easier, not harder.
Is it really free to start?
Free forever for single users, no card to begin. You only pay as you add capacity — so you can judge it on your own books first.
Accounting built for India, done by a team.
Start free and see what an AI team drafts in your first week — GST-ready, in rupees, hosted in India.
Free forever for single users · GST & e-invoice native