सॉफ्टवेयर कैसे चुनें · Buyer's guide
Choosing billing software for a shoe shop
Choose software built around how shoes sell: a size × colour grid for every style, the 5% / 18% per-pair GST slab after discount, box barcodes, and billing that works without internet. General-purpose tools such as Vyapar, Marg ERP and GoFrugal serve many kinds of shops; KounterPOS is made only for footwear and accessories stores.
General-purpose or footwear-specific?
Vyapar, Marg ERP and GoFrugal are established Indian billing and ERP products used by grocery, pharmacy, electronics, apparel and many other stores. Their breadth is their strength.
KounterPOS is narrower on purpose. It is designed for footwear and accessories stores, from a single boot house to a chain with a godown, and its screens, GST rules and stock model start from the pair and the size run.
Feature lists change often, so test each product against the questions below in a live demo, with your own styles and prices, rather than relying on any comparison page, including this one.
The questions to ask every vendor
| Ask in the demo | KounterPOS |
|---|---|
| Can staff pick size and colour from one grid for a style? | Yes, size × colour grid on the till |
| Is GST 5% / 18% chosen per pair after discount, automatically? | Yes, on every line |
| Does it bill with Wi-Fi switched off? | Yes, on-device database |
| Can it print and scan barcode tags for boxes? | Yes |
| UPI and card at the counter, split payments? | Paytm EDC, split tender |
| Bill to the customer's WhatsApp? | PDF from the till |
| Exchanges and returns with credit notes? | Yes |
| Stock across stores and a godown, with transfers? | Yes |
| Books your CA can import into Tally? | Tally XML and GSTR-1 export |
| Hindi for counter staff? | English and Hindi |
When a general-purpose tool may suit you better
- Footwear is a small part of what you sell, and most of the store is grocery, FMCG or electronics.
- You mainly run wholesale distribution with field sales, rather than retail counters.
- You want one desktop PC at the counter and no Android till.
Register and Excel
A bill book never goes offline, but it cannot tell you which size is out of stock, pick the GST slab, or produce books for your CA. Excel can track stock with effort, but it does not bill at the counter, take UPI, or send a WhatsApp bill. Most stores that move to software are leaving one of these two.
Common questions
Which is the best billing software for a shoe shop in India?
The best fit handles style, size and colour on one screen, the per-pair 5% / 18% GST slab after discount, box barcodes and offline billing. KounterPOS is built only for footwear and accessories stores and does all four; general-purpose tools such as Vyapar, Marg ERP and GoFrugal suit stores that sell many kinds of goods.
Is Excel enough for a small shoe shop?
Excel can hold a stock list, but it does not bill at the counter, choose the GST slab, take UPI or keep double-entry books. Most stores outgrow it once they carry more than a few hundred SKUs.
See it with your own styles and prices
Share your city, stores and counters. A person replies before anything is set up.