AnkanaGo as a Livekeeping alternative
Livekeeping is a Tally-on-mobile app with view, voucher and e-way/e-invoice plans. AnkanaGo is a phone billing counter that runs beside Tally on the shop PC and sends every bill on the shop's own WhatsApp. Here is where they overlap and where they part.
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Livekeeping and AnkanaGo, in one paragraph each
Livekeeping
A mobile app that syncs Tally data to its cloud. Growth (₹2,500 a year) shows the books and lets you share ledgers and invoices through the phone's own WhatsApp app, with reminders and reports, for unlimited companies; Pro (₹4,000) adds creating vouchers; Pro Plus (₹6,000) adds e-way bills and e-invoicing through a GSP and data backup; 7-day trial. Prices as listed on Techjockey and Livekeeping's own IndiaMART listing on 26 Sep 2026; livekeeping.com itself shows no price table, so treat them as indicative.
AnkanaGo
Software installed beside Tally Prime on the shop PC. Every phone or iPad opens yourshop.ankanago.com and bills, takes receipts and checks stock; each entry posts straight into Tally. Bills and statements go out on the shop's own WhatsApp number as a linked device, free per message; customers' UPI screenshots come back as receipts. Telugu and English throughout. Priced per shop with 2 users and 2 devices included, so the counter phone and the owner's phone are one plan.
Where each one fits better
Livekeeping may suit you better if
- You need e-invoices (IRN). AnkanaGo prepares e-way bills without a GSP but does not generate e-invoices.
- You only want to view the books on the phone; the Growth plan is cheaper than any AnkanaGo plan.
- You run many companies and want them all in one app, or you want a cloud backup of the data included.
- You want to see the books when the shop PC is off; a cloud copy makes that possible.
AnkanaGo may suit you better if
- You want to bill from the phone, in bags and kgs, and have it land in Tally and print at the counter.
- You want every bill and statement on WhatsApp from your own number, automatically, at no cost per message.
- Customers pay by UPI and send screenshots, and you want those turned into receipts with your approval.
- You and your staff work in Telugu, and you want the books to stay on the shop PC rather than in a vendor's cloud.
AnkanaGo vs Livekeeping: features
| What | AnkanaGo | Livekeeping |
|---|---|---|
| Billing from phone | ✓ | ✓ Pro plan |
| Posts to Tally | ✓ | ✓ |
| WhatsApp bills on own number | ✓ automatic | partial (manual share) |
| Per-message cost | ₹0 | ₹0 (you send by hand) |
| Payment screenshot → receipt | ✓ | — |
| e-Way bill without a GSP | ✓ | partial (Pro Plus, via GSP) |
| e-Invoice (IRN) | — | ✓ Pro Plus (via GSP) |
| Telugu | ✓ | — |
| Data stays in the shop | ✓ | — (cloud sync) |
| Works with the shop PC off | — | ✓ (cloud copy) |
| Devices included | 2 (+₹999/yr) | per plan / user |
| Free trial | 14 days | 7 days |
| Price / year (ex-GST) | ₹4,499 | ₹2,500 / ₹4,000 / ₹6,000 |
Competitor details as published on their own sites or listings, 26 Sep 2026; verify before you decide. All prices ex-GST; 18% GST applies to every vendor's invoice.
AnkanaGo vs Livekeeping: price
| Plan | Price | Terms |
|---|---|---|
| Livekeeping Growth | ₹2,500 / yr | view data, share ledgers and invoices through the phone's WhatsApp, reminders, reports; unlimited companies |
| Livekeeping Pro | ₹4,000 / yr | Growth + create vouchers |
| Livekeeping Pro Plus | ₹6,000 / yr | Pro + e-way and e-invoicing through a GSP, data backup |
| AnkanaGo monthly | ₹499 / month | 2 users, 2 devices, every feature; stop any time |
| AnkanaGo yearly | ₹4,499 / year | 2 users, 2 devices; extra user or device ₹999/yr; ₹0 per message |
| AnkanaGo one-time | ₹14,999 | Never expires; 3 years of updates and support, then optional ₹1,999/yr |
Three years, a 2-phone shop, ex-GST
The lower figure compares Livekeeping Pro Plus alone with AnkanaGo; the higher adds a WhatsApp add-on so bills go out automatically, which Livekeeping does not include. Livekeeping Pro (₹4,000) is cheaper than AnkanaGo yearly but has no e-way, no automatic WhatsApp and no Telugu.
Livekeeping figures as listed on techjockey.com and the vendor's IndiaMART listing on 26 Sep 2026 (not shown on livekeeping.com; other resellers list different figures); TDL add-on figure from public price comparisons. All ex-GST; verify before you decide. Livekeeping is a product of its own company; AnkanaGo is not affiliated with it.
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