We don't replace your ERP.
We replace the spreadsheets around it.
Most growing businesses don't have an ERP problem. They have an operating-workflow problem — the spreadsheets, WhatsApp threads, and Excel approvals that orbit the ledger. Here's how Scitus.ai compares to the four patterns we walk into most often.
| Capability | Legacy ERP Tally · Zoho Books · SAP B1 · Dynamics · NetSuite | Spreadsheets + WhatsApp The default in most growing SMEs | Stitched SaaS stack 5–7 point tools held together by Zapier | Scitus.ai Standalone products, one platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real-time cross-functional dashboards | Partial | Partial | ||
| Live data (vs. end-of-month batch) | Partial | |||
| Multi-store / multi-entity operations view | Partial | |||
| Multi-level approval matrix + audit trail | Partial | Partial | ||
| Vendor scorecards & price benchmarking | ||||
| GST-ready invoicing & e-invoice | Partial | |||
| Audit-grade e-signing built-in | Partial | |||
| HR & people ops on the same login | Partial | |||
| AI copilot grounded in your own data | ||||
| Mobile-first for on-floor / on-site teams | Partial | Partial | ||
| Implementation time | 6–18 months | Forever in progress | 3–6 months | Days, not quarters |
| Pricing pattern | ₹15–40L upfront + AMC | Hidden in payroll | 5–7 tools, ₹35–60k/mo | Per product, bundle = −25% |
Already on an ERP? Here's how we fit.
Scitus.ai is built to sit alongside your ledger, not on top of it. Three patterns, depending on what you already run.
vs. Tally / Zoho Books
You keep the ledger. We replace the spreadsheets.
Your CA stays where they are. We replace the WhatsApp approval threads, the indent Excels, the vendor-comparison sheets, the GRN trackers, the manual sign-off chains — and post clean entries back to Tally or Zoho via API. Your books look exactly like they do today, with a fraction of the typing and zero of the chasing.
vs. SAP B1 / Dynamics / NetSuite
Boardroom-grade ledger stays. Operator-grade workflow moves.
Big ERPs are excellent at general ledger, financial consolidation, and statutory reporting. They're punishing at indent → PO → GRN → approval → vendor management → category analytics — which is where store managers, category buyers, project teams, and HR live every day. Scitus moves that workflow off Excel and email, then writes the clean financial transaction back to your ERP. No parallel ledger, no rip-and-replace.
vs. No ERP — just spreadsheets
Skip the ERP chapter entirely.
If you don't already have an ERP, you don't need to sign a ₹25L upfront contract to grow up. Start with one Scitus product. Add the second when it pays for itself. By year two you have the operating spine of a much larger business — without the ERP bill, the ERP consultant retainer, or the ERP go-live war story.
Head-to-head with your existing ERP.
Deep, honest comparisons against the ERPs we sit alongside most often. No feature checkbox theatre — just where each tool wins and where Scitus fills the gap.
Scitus.ai vs. Tally
Keep the books in Tally. Move the operations into Scitus.
Read the comparison →Cloud accounting & SMB suiteScitus.ai vs. Zoho Books
Zoho is broad. Scitus is sharp.
Read the comparison →Mid-market ERP suitesScitus.ai vs. SAP Business One
Big ERP for the ledger. Scitus for the people doing the work.
Read the comparison →What we don't do.
Software that promises everything ships nothing. Here's what stays explicitly off our roadmap.
We don't replace your ledger.
Your CA still runs Tally, Zoho Books, or SAP. We don't compete with them. We post to them cleanly via API.
We don't do tax filing.
Your tax consultant still files. We make sure every invoice, every GRN, and every payment they need is ready before they ask.
We don't sell email or licences.
We integrate with Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, and your existing SSO. We don't try to bundle in things we're not great at.
We don't ship until it's boardroom-grade.
Anything that goes into a Scitus product must stand up to a CFO and an auditor. If it can't, it doesn't ship.
The honest cost of each approach.
Numbers below are mid-market SME ranges (50–500 employees) across India and SE Asia. Your quote will depend on scale — but the orders of magnitude don't move.
Legacy ERP project
+ ₹3–8L / year AMC · 6–18 month rollout · 2 dedicated implementers
Most SMEs over-buy modules they never operationalise, then spend the next 3 years explaining why the steering committee meeting is on the calendar.
Stitched SaaS stack
5–7 best-in-class tools · 1 part-time RevOps · 1 part-time ops admin · brittle integrations
Every cross-functional question becomes a data engineering project. The integration layer breaks every quarter.
Spreadsheets + WhatsApp
+ 2 days / week of your senior operator's time · zero audit trail · zero institutional memory
The 'free' option silently consumes your most expensive person — and dies the day they take leave.
Scitus.ai (3 products bundled)
−25% bundle discount auto-applied · 2-week rollout · human onboarding included · no implementation contract
Start with one. Add the second when it pays for itself. Cancel any month — no annual lock-in.