Winman Software

What Winman Software does

Winman Software is an India-based, privately held software company founded in 2003 and headquartered in Bangalore that builds standardized income-tax compliance software for the Indian market. Its core product, Winman CA-ERP, is a tax computation and filing platform tailored for Chartered Accountants, covering income tax returns, 3CD audit, and balance sheet preparation, supplemented by two add-on modules: Winman GST for GST return filing, data import from Tally/Excel, auto-bifurcation of sales data, and GSTR-2A/2B reconciliation, and Winman TDS for challan automation, FVU generation, and TDS-related reporting. The technology is built around deterministic automation and integration rather than AI/ML, with notable features including auto data flow from Income Tax to 3CD and Trial Balance to ITR, 1-click Tally import, real-time data checks with 300+ built-in warnings, and a Query Manager that resolves most customer queries within 10 minutes.

The company's revenue model is subscription-based with annual renewals, evidenced by a reported 98% renewal rate. Pricing is quote-based with free trials available, suggesting a hybrid self-serve plus enterprise sales motion. Go-to-market targets three primary segments: chartered accountants and CA firms (the core), Big4 accounting firms, and large enterprise tax departments. Winman's customer base spans more than 50 named Indian corporations across banking (HDFC, ICICI, Axis, Kotak, Yes, IDBI, IndusInd), manufacturing (Tata Motors, L&T, JSW, Mahindra), IT (Infosys, Wipro), pharmaceuticals (Sun Pharma, Lupin), FMCG (ITC, Marico, Parle), entertainment (Dharma Productions, Aamir Khan Productions), and infrastructure (NSE, BSE, CDSL), with the company also claiming approximately 77 lakh ITRs filed through its platform in the last year. The firm operates exclusively in India under CEO Srinivasa Mugeraya, has no disclosed external funding, and continues to release incremental product updates tied to Indian regulatory cycles, most recently the Form 16 PDF Import feature for AY 26-27 changes under the Finance Act, 2025, released on 19 June 2025.

Name

Winman Software

Legal name

Winman Software

Website

https://winmansoftware.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Winman Software is an India-based, privately held vendor of standardized income-tax compliance software for Chartered Accountants and large enterprises, offering an integrated CA-ERP platform with GST and TDS modules, subscription licensing, and 98% customer renewal across Big4 firms and major Indian corporations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tax Compliance Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Revenue Systems, E-Filing & Digital Tax Administration (BPAIADAO)

Keywords

• Tax compliance software
• Income tax software
• GST filing software
• TDS management software
• CA practice software

Headquarters

HQ city

Bangalore

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Winman generates revenue through software product licensing including CA-ERP, GST, and TDS modules. The company operates on a subscription-based model with annual renewals evidenced by the reported 98% renewal rate.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Winman Software develops and distributes tax compliance software products for the Indian market, principally targeting Chartered Accountants and large enterprises. Its offering centers on three products — Winman CA-ERP (income tax computation, ITR filing, 3CD and balance sheet preparation), Winman GST (GST return filing and reconciliation) and Winman TDS (TDS challan, FVU and reporting automation) — sold under subscription licenses with annual renewals and supported by integrated data flows across modules, Tally/Excel imports, 300+ built-in warnings, and a dedicated Query Manager support tool.

Product overview

Winman Software offers a platform-plus-modules architecture centered around Winman CA-ERP as the core product, supplemented by specialized modules Winman GST and Winman TDS. These products are designed specifically for Chartered Accountants in India, providing integrated solutions for income tax computation and filing, GST compliance, and TDS management. The products feature built-in automation, data import capabilities from accounting software like Tally, and compliance with Indian tax regulations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Winman CA-ERP: Comprehensive ERP solution for Chartered Accountants covering income tax computation, form processing, and audit requirements.
• Winman GST
• Winman TDS

Products and services

• Winman CA-ERP Comprehensive tax and compliance software for Chartered Accountants in India that handles income tax computation, ITR filing, 3CD audit preparation, and balance sheet generation, with automated data flow between modules, 1-click Tally import, 300+ built-in warnings, real-time data checks, and easy data migration from other software. Sold under annual subscription with free trial and Buy Now options.
• Winman GST GST compliance module for Chartered Accountants that streamlines GSTR filing with Tally/Excel import, automatic bifurcation of sales data into B2B/B2CS categories, GSTR-2A/2B auto-reconciliation, GSTR-1/3B annual summaries, and carry-forward of pending invoices in GSTR-2B to the next month. Sold under annual subscription alongside Winman CA-ERP.
• Winman TDS TDS compliance module for Chartered Accountants that automates challan downloads, FVU file generation, challan utilisation reports, interest calculation, short deduction reporting, TDS reports for 3CD audit, mass downloads of PAN status and e-return status, and easy migration of data from other software. Sold under annual subscription alongside Winman CA-ERP.

Quantifiable outcome

• 77 lakh ITRs filed using Winman software in the last year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers58 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature7 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ClearTax (Clear): Direct competitor in Indian tax compliance software, offering ITR filing, GST, TDS, and e-invoicing solutions to individuals, CAs, and enterprises — directly overlapping Winman's core product lines.
• Saral TaxOffice: Direct competitor focused on CA-centric tax software in India, providing income tax, TDS, and GST solutions with workflow and computation features similar to Winman CA-ERP.
• Masters India: Indian GST and indirect tax compliance software provider serving businesses and tax professionals, with overlapping e-invoicing, return filing, and reconciliation capabilities.
• Gen GST (Techno India): Indian GST compliance software competing with Winman GST, offering return filing, reconciliation, and e-way bill functionality to CAs and businesses.

Broad incumbents

• Tally Solutions: Dominant Indian accounting software platform that integrates GST and TDS capabilities and shares Winman's Tally-import integration; broader in scope but a key adjacent and partially overlapping incumbent.
• Zoho (India operations): Broader business software suite (Zoho Books, Zoho Invoice) used by Indian SMBs and accountants that includes GST filing features, creating adjacent competition to Winman's compliance modules.
• Avalara: Global tax compliance automation platform; while primarily international, it competes in the broader tax-tech category and influences enterprise expectations for compliance software functionality.
• Wolters Kluwer (CCH, TeamMate): Global provider of tax, accounting, and audit software solutions used by Big4 firms; competes for the same Big4-driven enterprise tax workflow that Winman serves in India.

Others

• Income Tax Department e-Filing Portal: Government-run free ITR e-filing portal that defines the baseline for Indian tax filing and represents the principal free alternative Winman competes against for individual and small filers.

Regional players

• Busy Accounting: Indian accounting and GST software widely used by SMBs and CAs, offering overlapping bookkeeping and compliance features with Winman within the Indian market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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