Tally has earned its place in Indian business. Most CAs grew up on it. It genuinely does accounting well. Nobody is telling you to throw it out. The honest conversation is about what happens when your business grows past Tally. Your sales team needs to see a customer's outstanding balance before they walk into a meeting. Management wants a live dashboard — not a printout at month-end. Your second branch can't access the same Tally instance without a complicated server setup.