StockMitra vs Vyapar: which is right for your shop?
Vyapar is a well-established free billing and accounting app used by over a crore Indian businesses. StockMitra is newer and narrower by design: GST billing, a dedicated customer khata, and inventory built around how physical-goods shops actually receive and count stock. Here's an honest, feature-by-feature look at where each one is stronger.
Dedicated customer khata/udhaar with WhatsApp reminders
✓
△ (party ledger, not a dedicated khata flow)
Camera-based stock-in
✓
✗
Purchase-bill OCR
✓
✗
QR label bulk print
✓
✗
Barcode/QR scan billing
✓
✓
Offline mode
✓
✓
Indian-language UI
6 languages
Multi-language
Entry price
Free plan, then ₹249/mo
Free (mobile); ₹3,420/yr (desktop)
△ = partial support. Vyapar pricing/features as publicly listed, June 2026. StockMitra pricing is the current launch offer.
Choose Vyapar if
You mainly need free GST billing and basic bookkeeping, don't handle much physical stock receiving, and want an app with a large existing user base and years of track record.
Choose StockMitra if
Customer udhaar is a daily reality and you want reminders and a running balance built for it, or you regularly receive stock from suppliers and want to photograph bills and stock instead of typing them in.
Is Vyapar or StockMitra better for a kirana store?
Vyapar's free mobile plan is a solid choice for basic GST billing and party ledgers. StockMitra adds a dedicated customer khata/udhaar with WhatsApp reminders, plus camera-based stock-in, purchase-bill OCR and QR label printing — features Vyapar doesn't have. If you receive physical stock from suppliers regularly, StockMitra's scanning workflow saves more time.
Does Vyapar have a khata or udhaar feature like StockMitra?
Vyapar has a party/customer ledger for tracking dues, but it isn't positioned or built as a dedicated khata experience with reminder workflows the way StockMitra's khata is.
Is StockMitra or Vyapar cheaper?
Vyapar's mobile app has a free-forever plan; its desktop plan is priced separately. StockMitra's free plan covers up to 50 items and 150 bills a month with billing, khata and inventory together; paid plans start at ₹249/month with 3 months free on annual billing.
Which app works better without internet?
Both StockMitra and Vyapar work offline and sync when the connection returns, so either is reliable for shops with patchy network.
