HostBooks ITR vs Winman CA-ERP (Income Tax)
Two Income Tax & ITR Software tools compared for Indian CA firms on features, pricing and community ratings.
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| Feature | HostBooks ITR | Winman CA-ERP (Income Tax) |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Pricing | ₹6,999 / year | ₹12,000 / year |
| Pricing model | Paid | Paid |
| Deployment | — | — |
| Founded | 2017 | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Gurugram, Haryana | Mangalore, Karnataka |
| Features · Income Tax & ITR Software | ||
| ITR-1 (Sahaj) & ITR-2 (Salaried & Capital Gains) Computation | SupportedYes (Cloud Flow) | SupportedYes (High-Speed Engine) |
| ITR-3 & ITR-4 (Sugam - Presumptive 44AD/44ADA/44AE) | SupportedYes (Direct Books Sync) | SupportedYes (Auto P&L Integration) |
| ITR-5 (LLP/Firm/AOP) & ITR-6 (Corporate & Ind-AS) | SupportedYes (Corporate Cloud) | SupportedYes (Corporate Matrix) |
| ITR-7 (Charitable/Religious Trusts Sec 12A/10(23C) & Political Parties) | Partly supportedLimited Support | SupportedYes (Trust Schedules) |
| Direct ITD Portal API E-Filing & One-Click JSON Upload | Not yet verified | SupportedYes (Direct ITD API) |
| E-Verification Integration (Aadhaar OTP, Net Banking & DSC Token) | Not yet verified | SupportedYes (USB Token & OTP) |
| Automated AIS (Annual Information Statement) JSON Auto-Download | SupportedYes (Direct Cloud Fetch) | SupportedYes (Direct ITD Ingestion) |
| Taxpayer Information Summary (TIS) Line-Item Ingestion | SupportedYes (Automated Ingestion) | SupportedYes (Automated Ingestion) |
| Form 26AS TDS/TCS Auto-Download & TRACES Direct Connect | Not yet verified | SupportedYes (Direct TRACES Sync) |
| 3-Way Cross-Reconciliation (AIS vs 26AS vs Client Books) | SupportedYes (Automated Reconciliation) | SupportedYes (Multi-Pass Matrix) |
| Client Master & Pre-fill JSON Import from Income Tax Portal | SupportedYes (Cloud Pre-fill) | SupportedYes (One-Click Pre-fill) |
| Outstanding Demand & Refund Status Auto-Tracking | SupportedYes (Dashboard Tracker) | SupportedYes (Auto Demand Scraping) |
| Form 3CA & 3CB Audit Report Auto-Generation | SupportedYes (Cloud Audit) | SupportedYes (Automated Drafting) |
| Form 3CD Comprehensive 44-Clause Audit Engine & Validation | SupportedYes (Complete 44 Clauses) | SupportedYes (Complete 44 Clauses) |
| Clause 44 (GST Expenditure Breakdown) Auto-Computation from Tally/Excel | SupportedYes (Direct GST Ledger Sync) | SupportedYes (Automated Clause 44) |
| Section 43B(h) (MSME 45-Day Payment Default) Disallowance Tracking | SupportedYes (Automated 43B(h) Aging) | SupportedYes (Automated MSME Aging) |
| Form 29B (MAT Report) & Form 10CCB Certification | SupportedYes (Form 29B Module) | SupportedYes (Complete Certification) |
| Direct ICAI UDIN API Generation & Form Auto-Update | SupportedYes (UDIN Integration) | SupportedYes (Direct UDIN API) |
| Old vs New Tax Regime (Section 115BAC) Real-Time Auto-Comparator | SupportedYes (Automated Tax Optimizer) | SupportedYes (Side-by-Side Savings) |
| Capital Gains Multi-Asset Engine (Sec 112A, Shares, Real Estate Indexation) | SupportedYes (Broker Excel Mapper) | SupportedYes (Excel Broker Import) |
| Foreign Asset (Schedule FA) & Foreign Income (Schedule FSI) Tracking | SupportedYes (Schedule FA & FSI) | SupportedYes (Schedule FA & FSI) |
| Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT Sec 115JB) & AMT (Sec 115JC) Registers | SupportedYes (Cloud MAT Calculation) | SupportedYes (Auto Credit Utilization) |
| Brought Forward / Carry Forward Loss Set-off & Utilization Matrix | SupportedYes (Automated Loss Utilization) | SupportedYes (Multi-Year Auto Set-off) |
| Section 234A / 234B / 234C Interest & Advance Tax Schedule | SupportedYes (Instant Interest Engine) | SupportedYes (Exact Day-Wise Calc) |
| Direct TallyPrime, BUSY & Universal Excel Trial Balance Mapper | SupportedYes (Native Cloud Sync) | SupportedYes (Direct Tally XML Sync) |
| CA Firm Multi-Client Central Dashboard & Filing Queue Status | SupportedYes (Cloud CA Workspace) | SupportedYes (Firm Practice View) |
| Professional Client Tax Computation Sheet & Summary PDF Generator | SupportedYes (One-Click Client Summary) | SupportedYes (Branded PDF Summary) |
| Challan 280 Advance/Self-Assessment Generation & Payment Reconciliation | SupportedYes (Integrated Payment Tracking) | SupportedYes (Direct Challan 280 & BSR) |
| Statutory Notice Tracking (Sec 143(1) Intimation, 139(9) Defective, 148) | SupportedYes (Cloud Notice Monitor) | SupportedYes (Auto Intimation Download) |
| Audit Trail & Client Data Security (On-Premise Vault / Encrypted Cloud) | SupportedYes (ISO 27001 Cloud Security) | SupportedYes (Local Database Sovereignty) |
| Ecosystem & support | ||
| Integrations | — | — |
| Support channels | — | — |
| Community | ||
| Rating | Not yet rated | Not yet rated |
| Reviews | 0 | 0 |
| Recommend | 0 | 0 |
HostBooks ITR
Best for: All-in-One Cloud Practitioners Seeking Seamless Accounting, E-Invoicing & Auto-ITR Filing in One Platform
Winman CA-ERP (Income Tax)
Best for: Established Indian CA Firms Prioritizing High-Speed Local Offline Processing & Seamless 44AB Audits