Every day in India, hundreds of SMEs and CA firms face the same frustrating cycle: piles of invoices, manual data-entry into Tally or another ledger, and then reconciliation, error corrections, compliance delays.
Tools like Suvit promise to bridge this with “image → Tally automation” workflows.
But with the new breed of native AI-accounting platforms like hisabkitab, the real question arises: Is OCR → Tally enough? Or should you jump-direct into AI-accounting that by passes many manual steps entirely? This blog compares the two approaches side-by-side and helps you decide what will save you the most time, money and stress in 2025.

The OCR → Tally workflow explained

• What Suvit does: You upload images/PDFs/excel → Suvit OCR reads, maps fields → you sync into Tally.
  
  
  

• Strengths:
  
  
  

  • Leverages existing Tally setups
    
    
    

  • Reduces manual key-in of line items
    
    
    

  • Good for firms already invested in Tally
    
    
    

• Weaknesses:
  
  
  

  • Still depends on Tally data entry logic
    
    
    

  • You handle reconciliations, GST/TDS, reports manually
    
    
    

  • OCR is not perfect (initial accuracy ~50-80%) according to Suvit docs.
    
    
    

  • Ideal for: Firms whose primary need is catching up data entry and already inside Tally ecosystem.
    
    
    

The AI-Accounting (hisabkitab) way

• hisabkitab delivers: Build-in AI engine that handles classification, ledger updates, compliance workflows (TDS/TCS, e-invoice), and real-time reporting.
  
  
  

• Key benefits:
  
  
  

  • Less manual intervention: Upload invoice once, AI auto-categorises, matches, posts.
    
    
    

  • Compliance baked in: GST, e-way/e-invoice flows.
    
    
    

  • Scalable & future-proof: As business grows, you’re already in full accounting mode, not just data entry.
    
    
    

  • Real world value: Skip the “OCR to Tally import” step altogether; you get “data in → insights out”.
    
    
    

Time & Cost comparison table

Migration & Risk factors

• If you are entrenched in Tally with years of data, Suvit might be the lower-friction path.
  
  
  

• But ask: “Are we staying in data-entry mode, or moving toward advisory/insights mode?”
  
  
  

• With hisabkitab, you migrate once and benefit long-term; but change management (training, process) is required.
  
  
  

• With OCR→Tally you may still remain transaction-heavy rather than insight-heavy.
  
  
  

When to pick each (decision tree)

• If you have <100 invoices/month, no TDS/TCS, minimal inventory → OCR→Tally (Suvit) may suffice.
  
  
  

• If you have complex transactions → multiple inventory, job-work, TDS/TCS, multi-user access → hisabkitab becomes logical.
  
  
  

If your goal is to reduce debtors, spot lost GST credits, accelerate filing, or get CFO-level reporting → go AI-Accounting path.


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