A ClearTax alternative that works offline
If you want GST and accounting on a desktop app — with your data on your own machine, not the cloud — LekhaPro is an offline-first alternative to ClearTax for billing, returns and books.
Live product UI — sample data.
GST end to end
GST-correct invoices, GSTR-1/3B, GSTR-2B reconciliation, e-invoice and e-way bill — with an error catcher and ITC-at-risk radar.
Full accounting too
Not just returns — a complete offline double-entry ledger with inventory and banking behind it.
Data on your machine
Offline-first: your books live locally with encrypted backups, not on a shared cloud.
What’s included
- GST billing & GSTR-1/3B
- GSTR-2B reconciliation
- e-invoice (IRN) & e-way bill
- Error catcher & ITC-at-risk
- Full double-entry accounting
- Inventory & banking
- Offline-first
Frequently asked
Is LekhaPro a good ClearTax alternative?
Yes for businesses that want GST plus full offline accounting on their own machine, rather than a cloud-only tool. Live filing works through your GST Suvidha Provider.
Does it do GST reconciliation?
Yes — GSTR-2B reconciliation, an error catcher and an ITC-at-risk radar are built in, all offline.
Where is my data stored?
In a local database on your PC, with encrypted backups. Nothing is uploaded except optionally for your account and the AI gateway.
What exactly is included in Alternative · GST?
GST billing & GSTR-1/3B, GSTR-2B reconciliation, e-invoice (IRN) & e-way bill, error catcher & ITC-at-risk, full double-entry accounting and inventory & banking, and 1 more. Every item on that list is a working screen you can open in the trial rather than a capability described in the abstract.
How is alternative · gst handled differently here?
It rests on GST end to end, full accounting too and data on your machine. The distinction that matters is that these are structural rather than cosmetic — the behaviour is built into how records are posted, not layered on as a report you have to remember to run.
Does Alternative · GST work offline?
On the Desktop edition, yes — completely. GST billing & GSTR-1/3B and GSTR-2B reconciliation run against a local database on your own machine, so the screens behave the same with the network unplugged as with it connected. AI and billing are the only two things that reach out. On the Cloud edition alternative · gst runs in the browser and needs a connection.
Does Alternative · GST post to the real books?
Yes, and that is the whole reason it lives in this product rather than beside it. What GST end to end records lands in the same posted double-entry ledger the Trial Balance, P&L and GST returns are built from — so there is no second set of alternative · gst numbers to reconcile against the first.
Does Alternative · GST cost extra?
No. Alternative · GST is part of the accounting core rather than a paid add-on, so full accounting too is there on the entry tier exactly as it is on the highest one. What the tiers change is reach and depth — devices, multi-branch and multi-warehouse reporting, and whether the conversational AI copilots are switched on.
Can I try Alternative · GST before committing?
Yes — 14 days, no card. Test alternative · gst against your own masters and your own transactions rather than sample data: the questions worth answering here are about your business's edge cases, and a demo dataset is built not to have any.
Is anything in Alternative · GST generated by AI?
None of the figures. Everything GST end to end produces is computed by tested engines and would be identical with the model switched off — what AI contributes is the sentence around a number and the routing that brings the right one to your attention. Nothing it writes posts to your books without your approval.