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GST Billing Software With E-Invoice and E-Way Bill: One Dispatch, Start to Finish

For owners, billing staff and dispatch teams: raise the invoice, get the IRN and QR, generate the e-way bill and relieve stock from the right batch, in one system.

A dispatch clerk handing a folded invoice to a driver at a loaded tempo in morning light

It is 10:40 in the morning. Forty cartons are packed, the truck is at the gate and the driver wants papers. GST billing software with e-invoice should close that gap on one screen, not across a billing tool, a portal login and a spreadsheet.

Apragya raises the invoice from the order, gets the IRN and signed QR, generates the e-way bill and relieves stock from the right batch, and the same record later becomes the return.

What split billing costs you

Trucks waiting

Papers are prepared in three places while the vehicle idles.

Rejected IRNs

A wrong GSTIN or missing HSN is found by the portal.

Stock mismatch

Billing and stock are updated separately, and drift.

Return rework

GSTR-1 is rebuilt from invoices typed a second time.

An example: one dispatch at a Rajkot engineering supplier

Take an illustrative supplier shipping pumps to a customer in another state. The order is confirmed, the batch is picked, and dispatch needs a valid invoice and e-way bill in minutes.

One dispatch, one invoice, one e-way bill

Tax invoice

  1. Checked before the portal sees it.

  2. IGST, not CGST and SGST.

  3. Carried from the item master.

  4. Printed on the driver's copy.

  5. Vehicle number added at the gate.

  6. From the batch that was picked.

  7. Nothing retyped at return time.

The invoice, the IRN and the e-way bill all come from one record.

The truck left eleven minutes after packing finished. At month end the return was reviewed, not rebuilt, because every line came from invoices that were already right.

Hands sealing an invoice beside a small clay tile carrying a woven square pattern
The portal's number and code come back onto the same invoice before the vehicle leaves.

How e-invoice software works inside Apragya

Step 1 of 5

Invoice from the order

Items, rates and tax come from the order and the rules.

  1. Invoice from the order: Items, rates and tax come from the order and the rules.
  2. Validate: GSTIN, HSN and place of supply checked before submission.
  3. IRN and QR: Returned by the portal and stored on the invoice.
  4. E-way bill: Raised from the same invoice, cancellable if the move is off.
  5. Returns: GSTR-1 builds from the invoices; 2B reconciles purchases.

Why an ERP with GST filing beats a billing tool

A billing tool can print a compliant invoice. An ERP with GST filing connects that invoice to the stock it moved, the receivable it created and the return it belongs to, so compliance is a by-product of doing the work.

A billing tool plus portal logins, against Apragya

FeatureBilling tool and portalsApragya
IRNGenerated in a separate stepRequested when the invoice is finalised
E-way billTyped again on the portalRaised from the invoice
StockUpdated separatelyRelieved from the picked batch
ReturnsRebuilt from exportsGSTR-1, 2B reconciliation and 3B from the records
ErrorsFound by the portalCaught before submission

Checked against public information on 16 September 2026.

What sets Apragya apart as e-way bill software

Validation first

Masters checked so the portal rarely rejects anything.

Tax by rule

The current 5%, 18% and 40% structure applied from the item.

Dispatch aware

E-way bills, courier tracking and cancellations.

Stock aware

Batch relieved with the invoice.

Returns ready

GSTR-1 and 2B work from the same records.

AI on the purchase side

Supplier bills read and matched automatically.

More detail in e-invoicing, GSTR-1 and tax rules.

Going live on billing

  1. Validate customer GSTINs and item HSN codes.
  2. Connect your e-invoice and e-way bill credentials.
  3. Set tax rules on items.
  4. Raise one real interstate invoice end to end.
  5. Review the first GSTR-1 built from Apragya.

Clean masters are most of the work, and they only need doing once.

What it costs to start

Free
Up to 3 users
CRM, HR and Vendor Onboarding
INR 3,999
Starter, a month
Up to 10 users, CRM and HR plus a choice of apps
INR 7,999
Pro, a month
Up to 25 users and every enterprise app

GST billing, answered

Does it apply the current GST rates?
Rates are configuration applied through the item and HSN, so the structure in force since 22 September 2025 is used without anyone choosing a rate on the invoice.
Can we cancel an e-invoice or e-way bill?
Yes, within the portal's window, with the reason recorded. Outside it, corrections are credit notes.
Does it handle exports?
Yes, including zero-rated supplies under bond or LUT, reported in their own section.
Can the billing staff override tax?
Only if their role allows it, and every override is recorded.
What does it cost to start?
The free plan covers up to 3 users with CRM, HR and Vendor Onboarding and 1,000 AI Credits a month. Starter is INR 3,999 a month for up to 10 users, with CRM and HR plus a choice of apps such as Sales and POS, Inventory, Payroll, Purchase and Payables, Support and Manufacturing. Pro is INR 7,999 a month for up to 25 users with every enterprise app, including Finance and Accounting, plus 5,000 AI Credits, single sign-on and audit logs.

Let the truck leave with valid papers

Raise one real interstate invoice and watch the IRN, QR and e-way bill land on it.