BUSY vs Cranston

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BUSY

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INR · US · source: busy.in

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
START — BUSY Magic Start	INR 416.67 monthly · INR 416.67 / month with annual commitment ₹5,000 /360 days	Other · /360 days	Standalone · Fixed
SMART — BUSY Magic Smart Highlighted	INR 666.67 monthly · INR 666.67 / month with annual commitment ₹8,000 /360 days	Other · /360 days	Standalone · Fixed

Cranston

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USD · US · source: cranston.ai

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Bookkeeping — standard Highlighted	USD 30 monthly · USD 30 / month with annual commitment $30 per client book, per month	Unit · per client book, per month	Standalone · Fixed

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

BUSY

START — BUSY Magic Start

Highlights Billing & Invoicing: Tax-inclusive and MRP billing, Multi-GST billing in a single invoice

Included
Highlights Inventory Management: FIFO-based stock aging and valuation, Item-level stock balance control

Included
Highlights Accounting & Finance: Ledger reconciliation and depreciation, Chart of accounts, P&L, and balance sheet

Included
Highlights Reports & Dashboard: Stock, sales, purchase, and other reports

Included
Highlights Security & Controls: User-definable Access Rights

Included
Highlights Support: Email / WhatsApp / Call

Included

SMART — BUSY Magic Smart

Highlights Includes All START Features: Included
Highlights GST & Compliance: GSTR-1 / IFF dashboard, Create EWB + E-Invoice upto 10,000, Check Party Return Status, Download All GST Returns from Single Window, E-way bill and E-invoice reports, GST reconciliation and filing, GSTIN and HSN validation, Invoice Management System

Included
Highlights Billing & Invoicing: AI Voucher Scan, Digital signature on invoices and reports, Compound discounts and markups, POS for fast billing, Barcode scanning and QR code

Included
Highlights Inventory Management: MRP-wise stock management, Brand, size, colour, and parameterized item tracking, Multiple units per item categories, Warehouses, batch, serial number, and reorder level tracking

Included
Highlights Accounting & Finance: MSME audit report, Salesman / broker reports, TDS Summary

Included
Highlights Security & Controls: User login scheduling, Bind data and users to selected computers, Audit trail

Included

Cranston

Bookkeeping — standard

Highlights Client books connected through QuickBooks or Xero: Included
Highlights Classification, reconciliation, and recurring journals done by AI: Included
Highlights Exceptions queued for review, with source links: Included
Highlights Practice management included (client status, document tracking, workflow): Included
Highlights No platform fees, no minimums, no onboarding charges: Included

How their prices changed

Each dated row shows the public prices observed when that vendor’s pricing page changed.

BUSY

August 27, 2026 Source
- START — BUSY Magic Start: INR 416.67 monthly · INR 416.67 / month with annual commitment
- SMART — BUSY Magic Smart: INR 666.67 monthly · INR 666.67 / month with annual commitment

Cranston

August 27, 2026 Source
- Bookkeeping — standard: USD 30 monthly · USD 30 / month with annual commitment