What is Tally Virtual User or TVU? After more than 30 years, Tally has made the first ever change to its licensing policy.
While Tally has been primarily a client-server application, many customers have found ingenious methods of taking its capability even further. So, when most users still use, Tally across a LAN in office, many have also started using Tally on Cloud or via RDP or via software such as Citrix etc. There even are a handful of operators who have hosted Tally in their servers and provided Tally as a service to clients! The last scenario, being a violation of Tally’s licensing terms.
With the world now moving faster towards cloud adoption, Tally has decided to now authorize the use of Tally on Cloud. Earlier Tally did not object to it nor provide any support, but they didn’t officially endorse or authorize the use of Tally on Cloud or in a virtual environment. However, now Tally Solutions has officially endorsed the usage of Tally in the virtual world.
How is this achieved?
They have done this by launching a new SKU called Tally Virtual User or TVU. Without wasting much time, let us directly dive in and look at the applicable licensing policy.
Before we read further, it is pertinent to note that Tally licensing has not changed for traditional local LAN usage. It is only applicable when Tally is accessed via RDP like when Tally is hosted on the cloud or accesses via software such as TS Plus, Citrix etc or via thin clients such as n-computing. If you do not use any of these or similar options, then the new policy does not affect you in any way.
TVU Licensing Info
- With Tally ERP 9 Silver, the customer gets one TVU pack and with a Tally ERP 9 Gold license, he gets 10 TVU packs by default, till the lifetime of Tally ERP 9.
- Tally Server 9 entitles a customer for an additional 20 TVU packs by default, till the lifetime of Tally ERP 9
- The customer has an option to purchase additional TVU packs with Tally ERP 9 Gold till the limit of 999 TVU packs that are allowed with Tally ERP 9 Gold. Since Tally Server 9 is linked with Tally ERP 9, separate TVU packs cannot be purchased for Tally Server 9. The TVU packs of Tally Server 9 get clubbed with those of Tally ERP 9 Gold.
- Additional TVU packs cannot be purchased with Tally ERP 9 Silver.
- Additional TVU packs can be purchased at a price of ₹225 per month (Billed Annually) for Tally licenses in India. Each TVU will have a validity of 12 months and will have to be renewed after that.
Tally Virtual User Trial
- Existing customers whose licenses have been activated on or before 30th June 2020 and already using Tally virtually, can opt for TVU starting 1st July 2020 till 30th September 2020. There will be no commercial impact till 31st March 2021 for these customers. This means that they can continue using the existing number of TVU packs (up to 999 for Tally ERP 9 Gold) at no additional cost till 31st March 2021.
- In the next scenario, existing customers whose licenses have been activated on or before 30th June 2020 and wish to use TVU, can opt for TVU starting 1st July 2020 till 30th September 2020. There will be no commercial impact till 30th September 2020 for them. This means that they can continue using the opted number of TVU packs (up to 999 for Tally ERP 9 Gold) at no additional cost till 30th September 2020; after which a regular TVU pack will have to be purchased. In case they opt for a free trial from 1st October 2020, a 30-day trial will be available.
- For new customers, whose license is activated till 30th September 2020 and those who opt for trial by 30th September, a free trial will be available till 30th September 2020. In case a free trial is opted for from 1st October 2020, a 30-day trial will be available; after which a regular TVU pack will have to be purchased.
- One import point which immensely benefits all customers having multiple licenses is that if they have multiple licenses in a single account, the TVUs of all licenses can be clubbed together. For example, if one has 5 Tally multiuser licenses and 2 single-user licenses, he will get 52 TVUs for use at zero cost.
Conclusion
TVU does not impact users accessing Tally via its inbuilt remote access mechanism; only users accessing via RDP including thin clients such as n-computing are impacted. We have even more information here. You can also read our FAQ for better understanding.
It is important to keep in mind is that TVU will not have any effect on the end-user experience. The end-user shall continue using Tally as earlier. TVU will have zero impact on speed or performance of Tally either locally or via virtual connectivity.
The best part is that now, customers will officially get support on configuring and troubleshooting of Tally in virtual environments.
If you need more information or you are looking for a TVU trial, please contact us via WhatsApp here or using the form below.
