tBiz vs Marg ERP for distribution and pharma
Marg has a deep hold in pharma distribution for a good reason: it was built around batch numbers, expiry dates and the particular rhythm of a distributor’s day. This comparison is about whether you need that depth on a desktop, or the same depth plus the rest of the business on a browser.
Choose tBiz if…
- You want batch and expiry tracking plus payroll, CRM and field staff in one product.
- Your van salesmen should be taking orders on a phone against live stock.
- You have more than one branch and want a consolidated view without exports.
- You want unlimited users rather than a licence per counter.
- Owners want the receivables ageing without asking anyone for it.
Stay on Marg if…
- You depend on Marg’s pharmaceutical scheme handling and rate structures as configured.
- Your suppliers send you Marg-format purchase files you import directly.
- Your counters need to keep billing when the internet is down.
- You rely on Marg’s e-invoice and e-way bill filing today.
Feature by feature
| Capability | tBiz | Marg ERP |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | ||
| Double-entry vouchers & ledgers | Yes | Yes |
| Keyboard-first voucher entry | Yes | Yes |
| Trial balance, P&L, balance sheet | Yes | Yes |
| Cost centres & branch reporting | Yes | Edition dependent |
| Audit trail on every posting | Yes | Edition dependent |
| GST & compliance | ||
| GST tax invoice & bill of supply | Yes | Yes |
| E-invoice IRN — payload built & validated | Prepared, not filed | Yes |
| E-way bill from the sales voucher | Prepared, not filed | Yes |
| GSTR-1, 3B & 2B reconciliation | Yes | Yes |
| UAE VAT return & TRN handling | Yes | No |
| Bilingual Arabic–English invoices | No | No |
| Inventory & manufacturing | ||
| Multi-warehouse stock | Yes | Yes |
| Batch, expiry & serial numbers | Yes | Yes |
| Bill of materials & production | Yes | Edition dependent |
| Job work in and out | Yes | Edition dependent |
| Barcode entry on mobile | Scanner, not camera | Yes |
| Beyond the books | ||
| Payroll, attendance & payslips | Included | Higher edition |
| HR shifts, leave & document expiry | Included | No |
| CRM, leads board & follow-ups | Included | Basic |
| Field staff GPS & geofenced attendance | Included | Separate module |
| WhatsApp invoices & reminders | Included | Via add-on |
| Access & licensing | ||
| Runs in a browser, no install | Yes | Via hosting |
| Windows desktop build | Yes | Yes |
| Android app for billing & approvals | Yes | Separate app |
| Unlimited users | Yes | Per seat |
| Multi-company & multi-branch | Yes | Yes |
| Data import from Tally / Busy | Yes | n/a |
Where the difference actually shows up
Expiry, on both sides
Both products track batch and expiry properly. The difference is who else can see it — in tBiz the salesman on the route, the branch manager and the owner are looking at the same near-expiry list, without anybody exporting it at the end of the day.
The route and the ledger
Van sales, geofenced check-ins and collections recorded at the customer’s counter post into the same books as the counter sale. A distributor running a separate field app and a separate ledger spends a real part of every month reconciling the two.
Staff, and the rest of it
A distributor with forty people has a payroll problem, an attendance problem and a documents problem. In tBiz those are modules of the same system as the stock, which is the whole argument for one ledger.
Where Marg still wins
Pharma-specific depth and filing. Marg’s scheme handling, supplier file formats and portal connectors are mature and ours are not — tBiz prepares and validates e-invoices and e-way bills but does not yet transmit them, and there is no Marg importer, so a migration is a CSV exercise done with our team rather than a one-click import.
Questions about moving from Marg ERP
Can tBiz import my Marg data directly?
No — there is no Marg importer today, and we would rather say so than let you find out during onboarding. Parties, items, batch stock and opening balances come across as CSV exports, and our team runs that import with you, which normally takes under a week.
Does tBiz track batch numbers and expiry like Marg?
Yes. Batch is recorded on the invoice line, picking suggests the earliest expiry first, near-expiry stock is reported per warehouse, and a recall resolves to every customer who received a given batch in one query.
Can van salesmen take orders on a phone?
Yes, on the Android app, against live stock and the customer’s credit limit, with collections recorded at the counter. That is usually the strongest single reason a distributor moves.
Is tBiz suitable for a pharma distributor specifically?
For batch, expiry, multi-godown stock, credit control and the field team, yes. What it does not have is Marg’s pharmaceutical scheme and rate-structure handling built to the trade’s conventions — if your business runs on those, test them carefully before committing.
Moving from Marg
There is no direct Marg importer. Parties, items, batches and opening balances come across as CSV, and the onboarding team does the first import with you — normally inside a week.
Other comparisons
Test it on one route
Put one van salesman on the app for a fortnight and compare the orders, the collections and the arguments.