Troyee alternatives for Bangladeshi businesses
Troyee is made by Best Business Bond Ltd. If you are considering something else, here is a fair account of what it does well, what usually prompts the search, and what the alternatives are.
Troyee is accounting, inventory and VAT software from Best Business Bond Ltd (3BL), a Dhaka company founded in 2004. According to the vendor's website it serves more than 6,000 organisations and is sold in Lite, Enterprise and Premium editions, with desktop (LAN and WAN) and web versions plus mobile apps for sales orders and payment collection. Its VAT Management Software is enlisted with NBR under the VAT & SD Act 2012 and lists Mushak 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.5 to 6.10 and 9.1 among its forms. Separate editions cover POS, HRM and payroll, fixed assets, pharma and real estate.
SORS Technology makes SORS ERP, so we are one of the alternatives listed below and we have an interest in your decision. What follows keeps Troyee's strengths in its own words from public sources, marks what we could not verify as unknown, and says plainly where SORS ERP is the weaker choice.
What Troyee does well
From the vendor's public information. Worth weighing before you move.
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Long track record: founded in 2004 and, by the vendor's count, used by more than
Long track record: founded in 2004 and, by the vendor's count, used by more than 6,000 organisations across Bangladesh, so many accountants already know it.
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NBR-enlisted VAT module that lists a wide set of Mushak forms, including 6
NBR-enlisted VAT module that lists a wide set of Mushak forms, including 6.1, 6.2, 6.2.1, 6.3, 6.5 to 6.10 and the 9.1 return.
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Manufacturing is included in the Enterprise edition today, with production and i
Manufacturing is included in the Enterprise edition today, with production and inventory in one system.
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Nationwide support with published hours (8 hours a day, 6 days a week) and a lar
Nationwide support with published hours (8 hours a day, 6 days a week) and a large installed base to hire experienced users from.
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Editions for specific sectors such as pharma, real estate, hotels and eye hospit
Editions for specific sectors such as pharma, real estate, hotels and eye hospitals, plus a fixed asset management product.
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Desktop editions run on a local network, which suits offices that want data on t
Desktop editions run on a local network, which suits offices that want data on their own machines.
Why businesses look for an alternative
Common reasons buyers give, not claims about the vendor.
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The business has grown past accounting and stock
Troyee is strong on accounting, inventory and VAT. Businesses that add a retail counter, an online store, courier shipments and bulk SMS often end up buying those separately and reconciling between them, and start looking for one system instead.
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A move from desktop to browser
Desktop and LAN editions suit an office with data on its own machines. Owners who want to see the day's figures from a phone, or run two outlets in different parts of the city, usually want a web application instead.
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Editions bought one at a time
Where POS, HR and payroll and fixed assets are separate products, the cost and the integration work grow with each addition. A single platform with modules switched on per tenant is a different commercial shape.
Alternatives to Troyee
Every other product we have compared, with a one-line summary and a link to the full comparison.
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SORS ERP (ours)
SORS ERP is a cloud ERP for Bangladeshi businesses: accounting with Mushak VAT, bKash and Nagad payments, payroll with income tax, inventory, POS, e-commerce, courier and SMS, with onboarding and support in Bangla. Manufacturing is on the roadmap and the interface is English today, with Bangla as data, in receipts and SMS, and Bangla support.
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PrismERP
Divine IT Limited, Bangladesh. PrismERP is an established Dhaka enterprise suite with NBR-approved PrismVAT. Compare it with SORS ERP on Mushak, POS, e-commerce, couriers, SMS and pricing.
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Biznify
SoftifyBD Ltd, Bangladesh. Biznify starts at BDT 12,000 a year with a 30-day trial. See where SORS ERP differs: Mushak 6.3 from sale, POS Z-reports, headless e-commerce, couriers, SMS.
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TallyPrime
Tally Solutions, India. TallyPrime is the accountant favourite in Bangladesh. Compare with SORS ERP on Mushak 6.3, POS, HR, e-commerce and couriers, and see when a full ERP pays off.
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Odoo
Odoo S.A., Belgium. Odoo offers 50+ apps and Dhaka partners but no native Mushak forms. Compare with SORS ERP on VAT, POS, couriers, SMS and total cost for a Bangladeshi business.
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ERPNext
Frappe Technologies, India. ERPNext is free, open source and hosted from USD 5 a month. Compare with SORS ERP on Mushak 6.3, bKash, couriers, SMS, support and the real cost of running it.
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SAP Business One
SAP SE, Germany. SAP Business One is proven mid-market ERP sold via partners. Compare with SORS ERP on Mushak VAT, bKash, couriers, SMS and total cost for a Bangladeshi SME.
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Zoho Books / Zoho One
Zoho Corporation, India. Zoho Books is cloud accounting from USD 10 a month, but has no Bangladesh edition. Compare with SORS ERP on Mushak 6.3, bKash, SSLCommerz, POS and SMS.
How to switch without losing your records
The sequence that keeps your VAT position intact. It applies whichever system you move to.
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Export your masters
Chart of accounts, items, customers, suppliers and opening balances. These are the things you cannot recreate by hand, and getting them out cleanly is the first test of any migration.
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Pick a cut-off date
Usually the first day of a VAT period, so the old system closes a month and the new one opens one. Migrating mid month means preparing a return from two systems.
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Bring opening balances, not history
Party balances, stock quantities and valuations as at the cut-off. Keep the old system readable for prior years rather than trying to import them.
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Run both for one period
Issue Mushak 6.3 from the new system while the old one still holds the closed months, and compare the return summary against what you would have filed.
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Move the counter last
Back office first, POS after the back office is trusted. A counter that goes wrong is visible to customers in a way a ledger is not.
When to stay on Troyee
Cases where moving would be a mistake.
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You already run Troyee, your accountants know it and your main need is VAT compl
You already run Troyee, your accountants know it and your main need is VAT compliance with a long-established local vendor.
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You manufacture goods today and need bill of materials and production accounting
You manufacture goods today and need bill of materials and production accounting now; SORS ERP's manufacturing module is still on the roadmap.
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You prefer a desktop application on your own LAN and do not sell online
You prefer a desktop application on your own LAN and do not sell online.
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A two-decade reference list matters more to your board than newer features
A two-decade reference list matters more to your board than newer features.
Questions
Answered plainly, including where the answer is no.
Can data be migrated from Troyee?
Masters and opening balances can be imported from Excel or CSV, which is the practical route from most systems. We do not connect to Troyee directly, and how easily data comes out is a question for your current vendor rather than for us.
Is SORS ERP a like for like replacement?
Not in every area. Troyee has manufacturing in its Enterprise edition today and a much longer track record, with more than 6,000 organisations by the vendor's count. SORS ERP is newer, has manufacturing on the roadmap, and covers POS, e-commerce, couriers and SMS in one platform.
See SORS ERP running on your own numbers
A 30-minute demo in Bangla or English, with your products, your VAT setup and your questions.