Best Billing Software for Footwear Shops in India (2026)

Updated 17 October 2026 · By Ashok Sachdev · Competitor prices as listed on each vendor's pricing page in September and October 2026, excluding GST

A shoe shop has a stock problem most shops do not: one design comes in eight sizes and three colours, so a single article is really 24 items. Size 8 runs out while size 11 sits for months, and exchanges for a different size happen every day. This guide compares the software Indian footwear retailers most often shortlist, on what actually matters at a shoe counter.

What a footwear shop needs from billing software

Price comparison for footwear shops

Prices change often. Check each vendor's site before you buy, and compare the plan that has the features you need, not the cheapest plan.

Which software fits which footwear shop?

RichPOS: walk-in shoe shops with many sizes and staff at the counter

RichPOS keeps items, brands and variants unlimited, so a design with eight sizes in three colours is one product with 24 variants, each with its own stock, price and barcode. You print barcode labels for new stock, bill by scanning, and take cash, card, UPI or a split payment. A sales return writes the pair back into stock; you can refund as a credit note the customer uses on the next pair. Automatic offers (bill % off, buy X get Y), loyalty points and gift vouchers apply at billing. Day close with a cash count, a staff-wise sales report and discount limits by role keep the counter in check. More than one store or a godown runs on the same plan. Read RichPOS for footwear shops.

Limits to know: RichPOS needs an internet connection and does not make e-invoices or e-way bills.

Vyapar: small shops that need offline billing or want to start free

Vyapar lists offline billing that syncs later, a free plan, e-invoices and e-way bills, and runs on Android, iOS and Windows desktop. If your internet drops often, or you send goods to other states, those count for more than counter features. We could not find automatic buy-X-get-Y offers, gift vouchers or day close on Vyapar's public pages in October 2026. See RichPOS vs Vyapar.

myBillBook: owners who bill from their phone

myBillBook runs on Android, iOS and the web. Its POS billing screen, loyalty and e-invoicing are listed on the top Pro Max plan, and Plus and Pro allow 1 user plus 1 CA login. Fine for a one-person shop; check the user count if two salespeople bill at once. See the myBillBook alternative page.

Marg ERP: shops already on a desktop ERP

Marg is a long-standing desktop ERP with a large support network, strong in distribution. The entry price is higher and each extra user or company adds ₹3,000, which adds up for a showroom with two counters. See Marg alternatives.

Zoho Inventory: footwear brands that also sell online

Zoho Inventory is built for orders across marketplaces and an online store. The free plan's 50 orders a month is small for a busy shoe counter. See Zoho Inventory alternatives.

GST on footwear: the ₹2,500 rule at the counter

From 22 September 2025, footwear (HSN 6401 to 6405) with a sale value up to ₹2,500 a pair is taxed at 5% and footwear above ₹2,500 a pair at 18%, under Notification 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate). The test is per pair, not per bill: three pairs at ₹900 each are all 5% even though the bill is ₹2,700.

Set the right rate on each design (or each variant, if sizes are priced differently), and the bill picks it up. If you run discounts that take a pair across ₹2,500, agree the treatment with your CA. Full detail: GST on footwear in 2026 and the footwear HSN and rate page.

How to set up a shoe shop in RichPOS

1. Start the free trial and add your shop name, address and GSTIN.
2. Create each design once, with brand and category, then add a variant for every size and colour.
3. Set HSN 6401 to 6405 and the 5% or 18% rate on each design based on its pair price.
4. Enter opening stock per size, or receive it against a supplier purchase order.
5. Print barcode tags for boxes that have no usable maker's barcode.
6. Set up season offers such as buy 1 get 1 and the maximum discount each staff role may give.
7. Bill by scanning, send the bill on WhatsApp, and close the day with a cash count.

For the variant set-up in detail, read size and colour variants for garment and footwear shops.

Questions to ask any vendor in a demo

• Show me one design in 8 sizes and 3 colours, and the stock of each.
• Do an exchange of size 8 for size 9 on yesterday's bill. What happens to stock?
• How does a buy 1 get 1 offer apply, and can a salesperson override it?
• How many users can bill at the same time on this plan?
• What happens to billing when the internet goes down?

Bottom line

A shoe shop runs on size-wise stock, scan billing and clean exchanges, with GST set per pair. Load one full size run of a best-selling design into the RichPOS free trial and bill a few exchanges before you decide. Compare every option on the comparison page or check pricing.