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Focus Softnet vs Happay

Focus Softnet logo

Focus Softnet

ERP

Cloud ERP for Indian and Asian markets

From
$300/month
Rated
-
Happay logo

Happay

Accounting

Indian travel, expense and corporate card platform, now owned by MakeMyTrip

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Focus Softnet no specific pricing plans, tiers, or costs are published on the website; Happay the platform has changed owner twice since 2021, from founders to CRED to MakeMyTrip, and each transition has meant leadership churn and roadmap reprioritisation.
  • They diverge on capability: Focus Softnet covers Financial management, Happay covers GST-aware capture.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Focus Softnet and Happay actually diverge.

Attributes where Focus Softnet and Happay differ
AttributeFocus SoftnetHappay
Starting price$300/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsCloud, Web, MobileWeb, iOS, Android
CategoryERPAccounting
Founded1994Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Focus Softnet

  • Financial management
  • GST compliance
  • Inventory
  • CRM
  • Reporting
  • Local tax systems
  • REST APIs
  • Third-party systems

Only in Happay

  • GST-aware capture
  • Corporate cards
  • Self-booking travel
  • Cash advances
  • Approval matrix
  • Analytics

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Focus Softnet

  • Cloud ERP covering sales, accounting, procurement and fixed assetsnot Happay
  • Customer relationship management and lead nurturingnot Happay
  • Human capital management including employee data and payrollnot Happay
  • Industry specific operations such as warehouse, manufacturing, retail point of sale and restaurant managementnot Happay

Happay

  • An Indian enterprise needing GST input credit fields captured at the point of expense submissionnot Focus Softnet
  • A company with field sales staff needing rupee prepaid cards with merchant category limitsnot Focus Softnet
  • A finance team replacing a spreadsheet-and-email cash advance process with a tracked workflownot Focus Softnet
  • An Indian group wanting travel booking and expense from one supplier with domestic content depthnot Focus Softnet

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Focus Softnet

  • No specific pricing plans, tiers, or costs are published on the website
  • Requires direct contact and free demo request to obtain pricing information

Happay

  • The platform has changed owner twice since 2021, from founders to CRED to MakeMyTrip, and each transition has meant leadership churn and roadmap reprioritisation.
  • It is now owned by an online travel agency, so the incentive is to grow travel bookings, and expense-only customers are not the strategic centre of the product.
  • Card issuance depends on partner bank relationships, so limits, approval times and product features are constrained by a bank the customer does not choose.
  • Coverage is overwhelmingly India-specific, which makes it unsuitable as a group-wide platform for companies with foreign subsidiaries.
  • Integration depth outside common Indian ERP and accounting systems is thin, and connecting a global SAP instance usually needs bespoke work.

Pricing, plan by plan

Focus Softnet

$300/month
  • Starter$300/month
    • Core ERP modules
    • Financial management
    • GST compliance
  • Professional$700/month
    • All modules
    • Advanced analytics
    • Priority support

Happay

On request
  • Happay$undefined/year
    • Quoted per-user or per-transaction subscription
    • Card programme terms set with the partner bank
    • Travel booking fees separate from expense subscription

Which should you pick?

Choose Focus Softnet if

  • You need financial management.
  • You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
  • You also want gst compliance.

Choose Happay if

  • You need gst-aware capture.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want corporate cards.

Questions people ask

Is Focus Softnet or Happay better?
Neither clearly leads. Focus Softnet starts at $300/month and Happay at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Focus Softnet or Happay?
Focus Softnet starts at $300/month and Happay at On request.
Does Focus Softnet or Happay run on more platforms?
Focus Softnet runs on Cloud, Web, Mobile. Happay runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Focus Softnet best used for?
Focus Softnet is most often used for cloud erp covering sales, accounting, procurement and fixed assets, customer relationship management and lead nurturing, human capital management including employee data and payroll, industry specific operations such as warehouse, manufacturing, retail point of sale and restaurant management. Of those, cloud erp covering sales, accounting, procurement and fixed assets and customer relationship management and lead nurturing are not what Happay is typically brought in for.
What can Focus Softnet do that Happay cannot?
Focus Softnet covers Financial management, GST compliance, Inventory, CRM. Happay covers GST-aware capture, Corporate cards, Self-booking travel, Cash advances.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Focus Softnet: What is Focus Softnet's pricing model?

Focus Softnet operates a cloud-hosted, mobile-ready SaaS subscription model, but specific pricing structures are not published on their public website.

Source
Happay: Who owns Happay now?

MakeMyTrip. It agreed in November 2024 to acquire the expense management platform, brand and team from CRED, which had bought Happay in 2021.

Focus Softnet: How can I get Focus Softnet pricing information?

Pricing inquiries require direct contact with their sales team. Contact them at [email protected] or call +91 40 4035 3535 to request a free demo.

Source
Happay: Can it be used outside India?

It books international travel for Indian entities, but the expense and card sides are built for Indian tax and banking and do not serve foreign entities well.

Happay: Does Happay issue its own cards?

It issues cards through partner banks rather than under its own banking licence, so card terms follow the partner.

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