Vyapar vs JewelKhata
Vyapar is a strong general billing app — popular for kirana, retail, and small businesses across India. JewelKhata is laser-focused on jewellery. Both work offline. The differences are in workflow depth and privacy model.
| Feature | JewelKhata | Vyapar |
|---|---|---|
| Price (annual) | ✓₹1,999/yr Basic, ₹3,999/yr Pro | ~₹3,999/yr Premium |
| Jewellery-specific order fields out of the box | ✓Yes | Requires custom template |
| AES-256 encrypted local DB | ✓Yes | No (SQLite, unencrypted) |
| Decoy PIN (Safe Mode) | ✓Yes | No |
| GST invoices | Basic GST fields | ✓Full GST suite + reports |
| Barcode scanning | Roadmap | ✓Yes |
| Multi-device sync | Pro plan | Yes |
| Offline operation | Yes (no cloud at all) | Yes (optional cloud sync) |
| Pawned / Girvi tracking | ✓Dedicated module | Not built-in |
| PDF + WhatsApp invoice share | One tap | One tap |
When Vyapar is the better choice
Vyapar wins if you need barcode scanning, multi-device sync, full GST report generation, and you are comfortable customising templates yourself. It scales to multi-staff better today than JewelKhata does.
When JewelKhata is the better choice
JewelKhata wins if you want every order field — weight, purity, hallmark, gross/net, stone details — to be a first-class input instead of a custom field. And the Decoy PIN + AES-256 encrypted local database have no equivalent in Vyapar.
Bottom line
Vyapar is the broader product — if you sell jewellery AND non-jewellery and need a single billing app, choose Vyapar. If your shop is jewellery-first and privacy matters, JewelKhata is the better fit and around ₹2,000/yr cheaper.
How to move from Vyapar to JewelKhata
- In Vyapar, export your parties (customers) and items (inventory) to Excel.
- Install JewelKhata, set your PIN, and (optionally) set a Decoy PIN.
- Import customers by re-entering them with their jewellery-specific fields populated (Vyapar does not store purity / hallmark by default).
- Recreate your active inventory in JewelKhata. For high-volume shops, do this in batches over several days rather than all at once.
- Keep Vyapar installed alongside until you have your GST report cycle settled — JewelKhata's GST handling is still maturing.