Last updated May 14, 2026
Free ERP: what you get on BabaBuilds without a subscription
If you are evaluating a free ERP for a solo practice, micro-agency, or side business, you want more than a single-purpose invoice generator—you want a connected workspace for clients, quotes, billing, expenses, and compliance prep.
BabaBuilds ERP offers a permanent Free tier at ₹0 / $0 with access to the product modules described below. The Free plan uses generous but explicit quotas so the platform stays sustainable; upgrading to Pro or Team removes those caps and unlocks online payment collection through Razorpay and Stripe.
Create a workspace in minutes—no card required for the Free plan—or start a 15-day Pro trial when you need payment gateways immediately.
Free plan at a glance
On the permanent Free tier (not in an active paid trial), the workspace keeps full navigation across core modules while these limits apply:
- Use the same operational modules as paid workspaces—clients, proposals, invoices, retainers, expenses, income views, tax dashboards, documents, reporting presets, cash-flow tooling, shop, workforce, payroll, imports, and more—subject to the quotas below.
- Up to 3 active CRM clients.
- Up to 5 invoices created per UTC calendar month.
- Up to 3 published services in the public shop catalog.
- Collecting payments through Razorpay or Stripe gateway links on invoices and PDFs requires Pro, Team, or an active Pro trial—not the permanent Free tier.
- Up to 1 workspace seat(s); active members and pending invites both count toward the seat cap.
Clients, proposals, invoices, and retainers
The revenue stack is built for professional services: maintain a client record, draft proposals or quotes, convert wins into invoices, and automate recurring retainers when your plan supports payment-link injection.
On Free you can still model proposals, manage pipeline stages, and issue invoices—just remember the monthly invoice count and client caps so you do not hit guardrails mid-month.
Money, expenses, and reporting
Expenses, income ledgers, and reporting presets help you understand performance without exporting everything to spreadsheets. Cash-flow surfaces and reconciliation-oriented workflows complement invoicing so leadership sees collections and burn in one place.
Use the help center articles linked below for step-by-step guidance on generating invoices, managing clients, and operating the reporting center.
Tax workflows and document governance
Tax dashboards, readiness cues, and document vault or inbox flows support month-end discipline. Availability of specific compliance packs varies by market; the product focuses on configurable tax defaults, traceable records, and structured storage rather than promising automatic filing outcomes.
Pair invoices with supporting documents so your team—or your accountant—has fewer last-minute scrambles.
Optional subsystems you can explore
Beyond core finance, BabaBuilds exposes optional modules such as customer shopfronts, workforce attendance, payroll runs, import manager jobs, and AR collections. They are available to explore on Free within the same global limits; scale-heavy teams typically move to Pro or Team for headroom and automation tied to gateways.
Team size and security posture
The Free tier includes one workspace seat, which suits solo operators validating the product. Pro and Team tiers raise seat caps for growing teams while preserving role-based permissions for sensitive actions like billing management or tax approvals.
Sensitive workflows remain gated by permissions regardless of tier—Free does not mean unsecured; it means capacity limits differ.
Free vs Pro vs Team
Regional pricing appears inside Billing after you sign in. The table highlights capability differences—not currency amounts.
| Capability | Free | Pro | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core workspace modules | Included (subject to Free quotas) | Included | Included |
| Active CRM clients | Up to 3 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Invoices per UTC calendar month | Up to 5 new invoices | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Shop published services | Up to 3 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Razorpay / Stripe payment links on PDFs | Requires upgrade or active trial | Included | Included |
| Workspace seats (members + pending invites) | 1 seat | 3 seats | 15 seats |
Go deeper in the help center
- Getting started
- Managing clients
- Quotes and proposals
- Generating invoices
- Retainers and MRR
- Expenses and tax
- Reporting center
- Document vault
- Shop operations
- Workforce module
Ready to try a free ERP built for operators?
Spin up a workspace on the Free tier to map your real clients and invoices, or launch the interactive demo with seeded data if you prefer a guided tour first.