Simple zero-install modern till with batch & expiry tracking versus legacy MS-DOS styled multi-window software requiring dealer installation.
| Capability | Karobari | Marg ERP |
|---|---|---|
| Setup & Onboarding Time | 5 minutes (Zero installer, works in browser) | Dealer on-site visit & configuration |
| Hardware Requirements | Any smartphone, tablet, or PC browser | Dedicated Windows PC with legacy specs |
| Staff Learning Curve | Self-explanatory touch till interface | Extensive shortcut training required |
| Medicine Batch & Expiry | Visual near-expiry shelf warnings | Full pharmaceutical distribution engine |
| Annual Maintenance AMC | ₹0 forever (Zero AMC or dealer renewal) | Annual AMC + dealer support charges |
| Multi-Counter till Access | Simultaneous phone & web till access | Per-node client-server LAN licensing |
Karobari provides a clean, modern, zero-install POS built for retail shopkeepers and chemist counters. It tracks batch numbers, medicine expiry, loose tablet strips, and barcode scans with a self-explanatory interface that any cashier learns in under five minutes. It carries zero annual maintenance contract (AMC) fees.
Marg ERP is an established enterprise system widely used in pharmaceutical wholesale and distribution. It offers deep distributor purchase mapping and drug compliance registers. However, its complex keystroke-heavy interface, Windows-only installation, and recurring dealer AMC renewal fees create high friction for standard retail counters.
A handwritten chemist register requires no computer maintenance, but fails to warn you about expiring drug batches, leading to costly expired stock write-offs.
The columns above describe categories, not products, and that is deliberate. A claim about somebody else's app is true on the day it is written and stops being true the week they ship something — so a page with a rival's name on it ages into a false statement that we then have to be told about. What is described instead is a pattern of behaviour you can check against whatever you are actually using, in about a minute, without taking our word for any of it.
No card and nothing to cancel. Install it, sign in with your phone number, and the shop is yours from the first bill.