Private VM, 1–9 users
A Windows Server VM for your company only. The Single-user plan fits one person on a TallyPrime Silver licence; the Multi-user plan fits a Gold licence and up to nine people working on the same live companies.
Private VM · Dedicated VM · Dedicated host
A Tally cloud server for your company — private VM or dedicated
Rent a Windows Server in India that runs only your company's TallyPrime: your licence, your data, your users. Choose a private VM for 1–9 people, a larger dedicated VM for 10–25, or a dedicated host beyond that. You see the vCPU and RAM before you pay.
- One company per server
- Hosted in Mumbai, India
- Daily automated backups, 30-day retention
- Starting from ₹799/month
Quick answer
A Tally cloud server is a Windows Server virtual machine in a data centre that runs your licensed TallyPrime, which your team opens over Remote Desktop from a Mac, PC or phone. At TallyoCloud, every plan is a private server for one company in Mumbai, India, at a flat ₹799 per user per month + GST, with dedicated VMs and hosts for bigger teams.
What you rent
Three ways we host TallyPrime, none of them shared
Searching for a Tally VPS or a Tally virtual server? A VPS is a virtual machine with its own share of processor, memory and disk. Our plans are exactly that, already set up for TallyPrime, secured and backed up, instead of a bare Windows box you have to configure yourself.
Larger dedicated VM, 10–25 users
More processor and memory for branches, godowns and month-end crowds, with TallyPrime Server as an option when many people post at once.
Dedicated host, 25+ users
Whole physical servers or a set of VMs sized to you, TallyPrime Server supported, and one isolated VM for each legal entity whose own users log in.
| Shared seat (common elsewhere) | Private VM | Dedicated VM | Dedicated host | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who else is on the server | Other businesses | Nobody | Nobody | Nobody the hardware is yours too |
| Typical team size | From 1 seat | 1–9 users | 10–25 users | 25+ users |
| Licence and data | Several licences on one host | Together on your VM, as Tally requires | Together on your VM | One VM per legal entity |
| vCPU and RAM | Shared pool, often unstated | Allocated and written in your quote | Larger allocation, written in your quote | Custom, up to whole servers |
| TallyPrime Server | Rarely offered | Not needed at this size | Optional | Supported |
| Other software | Limited, since changes affect every tenant | TDLs, vetted add-ons, more after a check | Same, plus branch utilities | Custom builds |
| How it's billed | Per seat | ₹799 per user per month | ₹799 per user per month | ₹799 per user per month, sized for you |
Why no shared server? Tally's Tally Virtual User FAQ says the licence and company data can't sit on separate virtual machines, and its licensing best practices tie each licence to one business. Tally's own TallyPrime Cloud Access activates one licence per virtual computer. Until Tally confirms in writing that different customers' licences may share one Remote Desktop host, we give every company its own server.
Published resources
How much server does TallyPrime need? Do the maths.
We don't sell "unlimited" plans. Your quote states the vCPU, RAM and NVMe SSD storage allocated to your server, worked out from Tally's own sizing rule and then checked on your data.
Tally's rule: about 500 MB per open TallyPrime
For Remote Desktop use, Tally's recommended hardware configuration sizes memory as average RAM per instance × users × instances per user. Its worked example is 500 MB × 20 users × 2 instances, or about 20 GB, before Windows Server itself takes its share.
Data size changes the answer. Tally's performance checklist notes that big masters, such as 20,000 stock items, raise memory use. That's why we restore your companies first, open your heaviest reports and read the Peak working set column in Task Manager before we fix the plan.
- Processor: GST reconciliation and big reports are short bursts of CPU, so we add vCPU as concurrent windows grow.
- Memory: Tally's formula, plus a planning allowance for Windows Server, rounded up.
- Storage: NVMe SSD for live data, with backups kept on separate storage, as Tally advises for servers.
| Users × windows each | TallyPrime RAM | Starting RAM* |
|---|---|---|
| 1 × 1 | 0.5 GB | 4 GB |
| 5 × 2 | 5 GB | 8 GB |
| 12 × 2 | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| 20 × 2 | 20 GB | 24 GB |
*Our planning estimate: Tally's 500 MB example per window, plus about 3 GB for Windows Server, rounded up to the next 2 GB. Heavy companies need more; light ones sometimes less.
Sizing estimator
Size your Tally cloud server
TallyPrime windows each person keeps open
How heavy is your company data?
Accounts-only or simple stock, a year or two per company. Uses Tally's 500 MB per window.
A starting point, not a quote: your written quote states the final vCPU, RAM and storage. Memory follows Tally's formula; processor counts are our planning estimate. TVUs assume everyone works at the same time. Hosting is our flat ₹799 per user per month before GST. Extra Tally Virtual User packs are paid to Tally at its list price with volume slabs, billed annually, shown here per month.
Suggested plan
Multi-user
Private Windows Server VM, your company only
- Starting RAM
- 6 GB
- Starting vCPU
- 2
- TVUs at peak
- 3
- TallyPrime licence
- Gold
Hosting estimate, per month + GSTSee pricing
Extra TVU packs, paid to Tally₹0
Flat per-user price
Tally cloud server price: one flat rate per user
You pay ₹799 a month for each person who logs in, and nothing extra for the server itself. The rate is the same for 1 user or 25+; a bigger team simply gets a bigger server. Billing is monthly and prices exclude 18% GST. Every option and inclusion is on our pricing page.
| Plan | Server type | Users | Price per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-user | Private VM | 1 | ₹799 |
| Multi-user | Private VM | 2–9 | ₹799 per user (3 users: ₹2,397; 5 users: ₹3,995) |
| Multi-user | Dedicated VM | 10–25 | ₹799 per user (10 users: ₹7,990) |
| 25+ users & CA firms | Dedicated host or VMs | 25+ | ₹799 per user; contact us for sizing |
Included in the per-user price
- Your private Windows Server VM with stated vCPU, RAM and NVMe storage
- Remote Desktop access for each user through a gateway with two-factor login
- Daily automated backups in India, 30-day retention
- Data migration, licence move and printer setup
- Windows patching and help on WhatsApp, phone and e-mail. Support 7 days a week.
Bought separately, in your name
- Your TallyPrime licence: Silver ₹22,500 or Gold ₹67,500 + GST, or rental from ₹750/month (TallyPrime price guide)
- TSS, for updates and connected GST, e-invoice and banking features
- Extra Tally Virtual User packs above Gold's 10: ₹125 per user per month at Tally's list price, billed annually, with volume discounts
- Microsoft Office on the server, if you need it (quoted on request)
Looking for a cheap Tally cloud server?
Per-seat offers from about ₹199 to ₹599 per user a month are common. Prices that low usually mean many businesses share one Windows server and its memory. Tally's rules make that model awkward, and Microsoft requires a Remote Desktop licence for every user who connects. So our cheapest option is a small private server, not a pooled seat.
If price matters most and you only work from Windows or a browser, Tally's own TallyPrime Cloud Access starts at ₹600 per user per month + GST. We compare it with our service, point by point, in TallyPrime Cloud Access vs Tally on Cloud.
Six questions to ask any Tally cloud server provider
- Is my company alone on the server, or sharing it with other businesses?
- What vCPU and RAM does my server get, in writing?
- Is the TallyPrime licence in my business's name, and are my TVUs counted correctly?
- Is Remote Desktop licensed for every user?
- Where are the server and its backups, and how long are backups kept?
- Is port 3389 open to the internet, or behind a gateway with two-factor login?
Hosted in India
Where your Tally server lives, and why it matters
Your server and its backups run in a data centre in Mumbai, India. Ask us for the facility's name and current certificates before you sign; we'd rather show you documents than print a badge here.
- Your licence's home region. Tally's licensing best practices say a licence must be hosted and used mostly, at least 75%, in the region it was bought for. Indian licences belong on Indian servers.
- Daily backups in India for companies. The Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, as amended in 2022, ask companies to back up electronic books daily on servers in India and to report the provider's name, IP address and location each year. Ask us for these details for your filing.
- Short distance, quick response. Remote Desktop sends only screen updates and keystrokes, so a nearby server keeps typing responsive on office broadband or 4G.
- Prefer AWS or Azure? We explain the licensing trade-offs in Tally on AWS vs Azure vs Oracle.
For large teams
TallyPrime Server on a dedicated cloud server
In ordinary Gold multi-user mode, TallyPrime serves one client's request at a time, so posting slows down as more people work on the same company. TallyPrime Server is Tally's data engine for high concurrency. It works with a Gold licence and costs ₹2,70,000 + GST from Tally.
We run it on dedicated VMs and dedicated hosts for larger teams, built the way Tally's hardware guide describes: 64-bit Windows Server 2012 or later, SSD or NVMe storage, and live data and scheduled backups on separate storage. Because TallyPrime and TallyPrime Server sit on the same machine for Remote Desktop users, memory follows the same 500 MB-per-instance rule above.
Not sure you need it? Tally on Cloud vs TallyPrime Server compares three-year costs, and our multi-user guide covers branches and concurrency.
₹2,70,000TallyPrime Server licence, + GST, Tally list price
Goldlicence needed alongside it (₹67,500 + GST)
500 MBper TallyPrime instance in Tally's Remote Desktop RAM example
2012+64-bit Windows Server version Tally recommends
Sources: Tally Solutions recommended hardware configuration and TallyPrime Server pages, checked October 2026.
Isolation and security
One company, one server, one locked front door
Isolation follows Tally's licence rules, and access follows Microsoft's guidance for Remote Desktop servers. Here is what that means on your server.
One VM per legal entity
Tally treats sharing one licence across different businesses as misuse. Groups with several companies, and CA firms whose clients log in themselves, get one isolated VM per entity.
Licence and data together
Your TallyPrime licence and company data sit on the same VM, as Tally's TVU FAQ requires. You reactivate the licence yourself on a screen-share, typing your own Tally.NET details.
Gateway on port 443
Sessions pass through a Remote Desktop Gateway over TLS on port 443. The usual RDP port, 3389, isn't left open to the internet.
Two-factor login
Each person signs in with their own Windows account and a second factor, so a leaked password alone doesn't open your books.
Per-user access
Windows accounts per person, plus TallyPrime's own security levels, decide who sees which company and which vouchers.
Patched and tuned
We patch Windows, keep the server on 24×7 and set antivirus exclusions for TallyPrime's data files, as Tally's performance checklist advises.
Backups and restore
Two layers of backup, plus your own copy
The first layer is a snapshot of the whole server: Daily automated backups, stored in India, with 30-day retention. The second is TallyPrime's own Auto Backup, available from Release 7.0, which we schedule to separate storage. By default it runs daily and incrementally and keeps 7 restorable versions; Tally allows up to 366.
Auto Backup only runs if the machine is switched on at the scheduled time. An office PC that's off at night misses it; a cloud server doesn't. And because the data is plain TallyPrime data, you can take your own backup from the Alt+Y Data menu and save it to your computer whenever you like.
Restoring a company
- Tell us the company and the date you need on WhatsApp or by phone.
- We restore that point into a separate folder, never straight over live data.
- You check the trial balance and vouchers in the restored copy.
- We swap it in, or you copy across just the entries you need.
Other software
It's your server, so it runs your tools
Everything that worked on your office PC can usually come with you, after a quick check that it's compatible and licensed for a server. The full list of what works is on our features page.
TDLs and vetted add-ons
We reload your TDL files and add-ons during migration and test them on your data. Executable add-ons (.exe or .dll) go through the same check before they're installed.
Busy, Marg and other Windows software
Other Windows accounting or billing software, such as Busy or Marg, can run on private and dedicated plans once we've confirmed compatibility and that your licence allows server use.
Microsoft Office, quoted separately
Office on a hosted server needs Microsoft's hosting licences for each user, so we quote it on request. Exporting Excel or PDF from TallyPrime straight to your own computer costs nothing extra.
DSC tokens and utilities
Bank and GST utilities can be installed on your server. USB signing tokens work through Remote Desktop smart-card redirection from a Windows PC or Mac, not from Android or a Chromebook. See DSC tokens on Tally cloud.
Getting started
From enquiry to your own Tally cloud server
New to the idea? What is Tally on Cloud? explains it in plain words. Ready to go? Here's the path.
Tell us about your team
Number of users, companies, years of data and any TDLs. A WhatsApp message or a contact form is enough.
Get a written size and price
We recommend a plan and state the vCPU, RAM and storage, using the formula above.
Try it for 7 days
We move a copy of your data so you can test real vouchers and reports. See how data migration works.
Go live
You move your licence on a screen-share and connect from Mac, Windows, iPhone or Android with Microsoft's Windows App or Remote Desktop.
FAQ
Tally cloud server FAQ
Is a Tally cloud server the same as a Tally VPS?
Mostly, yes. A VPS is a virtual machine with its own share of processor, memory and storage, and our Single-user and Multi-user plans run on private Windows Server VMs of exactly that kind. The difference is the management: we install TallyPrime, move your licence, set up Remote Desktop access through a secure gateway with two-factor login, and run the backups, instead of handing you a bare Windows VPS to configure yourself.
Why don't you offer a cheaper shared server?
Tally requires the licence and company data on the same virtual machine, allows one licence per business, and its own TallyPrime Cloud Access activates one licence per virtual computer. Tally has not confirmed in writing that different customers' licences may share one Remote Desktop host, so until it does, every TallyoCloud plan is a private server for one company. Pooled seats cost less, but we won't pass that risk on to you.
How much RAM does TallyPrime need per user on a server?
Tally's own Remote Desktop sizing example uses about 500 MB per TallyPrime instance, multiplied by the number of users and the instances each one opens, plus memory for Windows Server itself. Twenty users with two windows each comes to roughly 20 GB for TallyPrime alone. Large, inventory-heavy companies need more, so we measure 'Peak working set' on your real data during migration before fixing your plan.
How many users can one Tally cloud server handle?
That depends on memory, processor and your licence more than on the server itself. Every TallyPrime window opened over Remote Desktop uses one Tally Virtual User: Silver includes 1, Gold includes 10, and Gold owners can buy more packs from Tally. Our private VMs serve 1 to 9 users, dedicated VMs 10 to 25, and dedicated hosts run larger teams, often with TallyPrime Server.
Where is the Tally cloud server located?
Your server runs in a data centre in Mumbai, India, and its backups stay in India. Tally's licensing guidance says a licence must be used mainly, at least 75 percent, in the region it was bought for, so Indian licences belong on Indian servers. Companies must also keep daily backups of electronic books on servers in India under the Companies (Accounts) Rules.
Can I run TallyPrime Server on a cloud server?
Yes, on our dedicated VMs and dedicated hosts for larger teams. TallyPrime Server works with a TallyPrime Gold licence and suits companies where many people post to the same data at once. Tally recommends 64-bit Windows Server 2012 or later with SSD or NVMe storage and separate storage for live data and backups. You buy the TallyPrime Server licence from Tally or a partner; we size, run and back up the server.
Can I install other software on my Tally server?
Yes, on your private server, after a quick compatibility and licence check: TDL add-ons, bank or GST utilities, and other Windows accounting software such as Busy or Marg. Microsoft Office on a hosted server needs separate Microsoft hosting licences, so we quote it on request. Exporting Excel and PDF files from TallyPrime to your own computer costs nothing extra.
Can I take my data and leave?
Yes. Your companies stay in standard TallyPrime data format and your licence stays in your business's name. At any time you can back up a company from the Alt+Y Data menu and save the file to your own computer through Remote Desktop drive redirection. If you leave, you surrender the licence on our server and reactivate it on any Windows PC or with another host.
Related pages
Tally on Cloud pricing
Every plan, what's included, GST shown, and a three-year cost calculator.
See pricingTally RDP
Which Remote Desktop app to use on each device, and how Tally counts RDP users.
How you connectIs Tally on Cloud safe?
The full architecture: gateway, two-factor login, isolation and backups in India.
Security detailsMove Tally data to the cloud
Backup, upload, restore and licence move, step by step, with checks before go-live.
Migration stepsMulti-user Tally on Cloud
Branches, godowns and teams posting to one live company without data sync.
For teamsCloud vs TallyPrime Server
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