This page has the list of FAQs on Tally Virtual User (TVU), categorised as Policy and Process, Licensing & Technology, Commercials, and Data Security.
Policy and Processes
We have introduced change in our licensing policy which will support virtual usage of TallyPrime via Tally Virtual User (TVU) pack. Virtual usage means accessing TallyPrime over RDP, Cloud, Citrix, or any other similar technologies.
Businesses that have an existing environment that allows accessing applications remotely can benefit. A few examples of Desktop Virtualisation tools are Windows RDP, Citrix, and Windows Thin Client.
- Customer gets comfort in the form of defined guidelines from TSPL to use Tally through RDP or similar technologies.
- Customer can choose the best method for TVU usage of TallyPrime, on the basis of the experience of operation in these environments.
- Customer gets support from Tally Partner and TallyCare on configuring and troubleshooting such environments.
- Multi-location organisations can operate a single license instead of needing to procure one for each branch. Depending on the situation Tally Partners can recommend the best option.
- TallyPrime can always remain open since it is installed on a server. Therefore, users can access TallyPrime round the clock.
TallyPrime is extensively used in standalone PCs or on multiple PCs in a LAN environment. We have noticed that a few of our customers and Partners have deployed or intent to deploy TallyPrime on cloud and other virtualised environments (Windows RDP, Windows thin Client, Citrix, or similar technologies) for various reasons. Given the diverse needs of our customers and Partners, and in good faith, TSPL does not intend to apply any direct restriction to host TallyPrime on such virtual environments. While TSPL does not intend to restrict hosting of TallyPrime usage in virtual environments, we advise our Partners and customers to follow certain well-defined guidelines to use TallyPrime Gold license in a virtualised environment. Hence, this is not an announcement of an added capability in TallyPrime but a step towards ensuring continuity of usage, and preventing possible misuse or abuse of TallyPrime License on the cloud.
Yes, the customer will be able to use Tally concurrently via server (configured for virtual setup) and virtual network in case of Silver license provided the RDP tool gives the same machine name in request.
Yes, LAN users (not using any virtual technology) do not fall under the purview of TVU. So 10 users can run one instance in a virtual environment. Please note, if anyone user loads 10 instances via his single login, all the 10 TVU packs will be consumed and other 9 users will not be able to load a Tally instance with a license. It will get opened in an “Educational Version” by giving the user a notification saying that “Maximum Tally Virtual User (TVU) limit exceeded. Close one or more TallyPrime instance accessed using TVU and try again.”
Customer can purchase TVU packs from TSPL by placing an order from his control centre. However, it is strongly recommended that all such cases undergo a thorough engagement by a competent Tally Partner.
Tally.NET Remote Access Capability and Tally Reports on Brower are not part of TVU pack, and these services continue to be part of TSS.
In such cases, the TallyPrime license used on the virtual environment will turn into Education Mode and a message will be displayed indicating that the TVU pack has reached the limit.
- Users working on the computers within a LAN are not under the purview of TVU.
- Any virtual technology used within/outside LAN will fall under the purview of TVU.
1/10/20 TVU packs will be available to the customers by default against Silver, Gold and TS9 license respectively, free of cost for the lifetime of the TE9 license. Additional TVU packs in case of Gold and TS9 licenses beyond default entitlement can be purchased @ India (Rs.100/- per user per month plus taxes) Outside India (SAARC – $3 per user per month plus taxes, Other International Regions- $3.75 per user per month plus taxes) billed annually.
Yes. Your TallyPrime Rental License is also eligible for TVU pack. 1/10 TVU packs are available for every Silver and Gold license respectively by default till the validity of the rental license. Additional TVU packs for Gold license up to 999 can be purchased at applied commercials.
TSS is applicable for the TallyPrime license and this is to avail Tally.NET services and the latest updates to the product. The TVU pack fee is for using TallyPrime in a virtual environment and is annual.
As you have a single user license, you will get one TVU pack for free. For additional TVU packs, you need to convert the Silver license to Gold license.
No, a TallyPrime Gold license is for a company. An association is not a company.
Companies largely provide access to a TallyPrime licence via RDP. This is not a violation of the license if the users are of the same company. But if users are of different companies, it is a violation. Every company needs to purchase TallyPrime license and TVU pack on a per-user basis to continue giving such services.
No. Currently, no such discounts are applicable.
Yes. During the trial period, you can ask for as many TVU packs as required for your operations.
A Tally partner will reach out to you and explain the policy details and provide the required assistance to you before 31st July 2020. You can opt for free TVU trial for all the users. The validity of the trial is till 31st March 2021. Post 31st March 2021, for your TallyPrime Gold license you are entitled to get 10 TVU packs free for lifetime. For users beyond this default entitlement, you can procure TVU packs at an introductory price India (Rs.100/- per user per month plus taxes) Outside India (SAARC – $3 per user per month plus taxes, Other International Regions- $3.75 per user per month plus taxes) billed annually.
TVU packs will be billed annually based on the first purchase, and any additional mid-term procurement will be charged pro-rata. For any subsequent purchases in the year, the validity of the TVU pack will remain the same as the validity of the first TVU pack.
The validity of the first TVU pack will be for 12 months, excluding the month of purchase. For example, if a TVU pack is purchased in May 2020, its validity will be till 31 May 2021. If an additional TVU pack is purchased on 1 July 2020, its validity will be till 31 May 2021, and the customer will be charged pro-rata for 11 months.
One multiuser (MU) can be upgraded to 10 TVU packs free of cost and can be linked to other primary multiuser (MU) license. TVU packs received in lieu of upgraded licenses will be valid until the lifetime of TallyPrime.
You have an option to upgrade your premise-based licenses to TVU pack (after the trial period) as per the following:
- A TallyPrime Silver license to one TVU pack valid until the lifetime of TallyPrime.
- A TallyPrime Gold license to 10 TVU packs valid until the lifetime of TallyPrime.
Trial TVU applicability for existing RDP users is till 31st March 2021. TVU packs equivalent to your needs shall be deployed free of cost. If you are not operating in a virtual environment, you can choose to avail the free trial till 31st March 2021 if you opt for it by 30th Sept 2020. If not availed before 30th September, a 1-month trial can be availed anytime after 1st Oct 2020 and before the end of the trial period, 31st March 2021.
The trial has to be utilised in one go, and cannot be broken into different intervals.
In this case, while Tally Care is helping customer in moving the Serial 2 to a different account, system will show the message that there are free TVU’s linked with the serial and the same will be moved back to Tally.Server 9. The Tally Care team will then reach out to the KAM to get an approval for this and once the approval is given, the serial is transferred to the different account and the 20 TVU’s moves back to Tally.Server 9.
In this case, while Tally Care is helping the customer in moving Tally.Server 9 to a different account, system will show the message that there are free TVU’s linked to a serial in the account and the same will be moved back to Tally.Server 9. Once the message is accepted by the Tally care team, 20 TVU’s will be moved back to Tally.Server 9.
Yes, you can split the TVUs for a Tally.Server 9 between two Gold Licenses.
No, you cannot do so directly. You need to merge the serials, and later you will be able to transfer the TVUs.
No. TVU has no dependency on TSS.
You will get one TVU pack free with each TallyPrime Silver (single-user) edition and 10 TVU packs with TallyPrime Gold (multiuser) edition.
For TallyPrime Gold license, you can buy up to 999 TVU packs.
Your TallyPrime Silver license entitles you to use one TVU pack for free. If you need more than one, you have to upgrade to TallyPrime Gold license, and purchase additional TVU packs. TallyPrime Gold has the capability to support 999 TVU packs.
No. The Tally Remote Access capability using Tally.NET technology will continue as-is for TallyPrime licenses.
As a customer of TSPL, you can host your TallyPrime application on a cloud as needed for your business. You can purchase TallyPrime license from any of the Tally Partners or directly from TSPL. To access TallyPrime from anywhere, you will be entitled to few free TVU packs depending upon the TallyPrime license (Gold – 10/Silver – 1). For Gold license, for additional users (beyond 10), you need to buy additional TVU packs.
Yes. You can get in touch with your Tally Partner or call TallyCare for assistance.
The speed of Tally over a virtual environment will depend on your network and environment. In any case, for support, you can contact your Tally Partner or TallyCare. Performance and connectivity issues will be handled on a case to case basis.
Yes. All users will be able to access the customised reports in a virtualized environment.
Yes. If access rights are defined for each user in TallyPrime at the company level using security control, each Tally Virtual User will get the relevant access. Contact your system admin for all virtual environment-related access rights.
Tally.ERP 9 Release 5.0 and later.
Yes, TSPL will consider that as TVU pack. You will need to transition to TVU pack, and a Tally Partner or TallyCare will guide you.
TallyPrime license version will be considered as the base product, and hence the TVU pack will need to be configured accordingly. Since it is an Indian license, it will have India TVU pack irrespective of the country it is getting operated from.
No, TVU pack is not required as VPN is an extension of LAN and no virtualised technology (RDP) is used to access TallyPrime license.
Yes, TVU pack is required as virtualised technology (RDP) is used to access TallyPrime license.
TVU and Remote Access are different from a data access perspective. Using Remote Access, multiple users get access to a single data set. When using TVU pack for RDP access, multiple users can access the same licence and multiple data sets.
Also, Remote Access comes with default entitlements and is part of the TSS package. You need an Educational version of TallyPrime on the local computer.
When using TVU pack, you can use any third-party tool to access your TallyPrime in a virtualised environment.
Yes, TVU pack is specific to a TallyPrime license Serial Number.
For an optimal experience, we recommend a connection with a minimum speed of 512 Kbps.
All customisation will continue to work as earlier, irrespective of the deployment style.
Usage of TVU pack will be with virtualised systems. The configurations depend on the volume of data and other parameters.
Tally.Server 9 licenses are entitled to get 20 TVU packs for free.
It is not possible to host Tally data and TallyPrime license in a separate virtual machine.
No, there is no plan to charge for using multiple companies in a single user license.
No. There will be no impact.
TVU pack price includes only the license cost. Infrastructure & deployment costs are not included, and these depend on the type of deployment and infrastructure you choose.
TVU is a licensing statement and does not impact the TDL customisations. However, it is good to check with your TDL customisation partner on the validity of the TDLs in virtualised deployments (such as Windows Thin Client, RDP, Citrix, cloud, etc.) that you choose.
The cost of one TVU pack is India (Rs.100/- per user per month plus taxes) Outside India (SAARC – $3 per user per month plus taxes, Other International Regions- $3.75 per user per month plus taxes) billed annually.
You can upgrade 50 TallyPrime Silver user licenses to TVU packs and link it to the Gold license at HO. However, the upgraded licenses will become inactive and cannot be used in future. TVU packs received in lieu of upgraded licenses will be valid until the lifetime of TallyPrime.
Additional TVU packs can be procured at the rate India (Rs.100/- per user per month plus taxes) Outside India (SAARC – $3 per user per month plus taxes, Other International Regions- $3.75 per user per month plus taxes) billed annually.
Tally Wallet remains with the customer until the TallyPrime license is with the customer. It cannot be used for TSS renewal.
Yes. As a Tally.Sever 9 customer, you are entitled to get 20 TVU packs free for the lifetime of your TallyPrime license.
These TVU packs will remain free till product life cycle of TallyPrime.
The number of months will be reduced in the wallet accordingly. Refer to the following example for the calculation.
- Assume that you have procured 10 TVU packs in the month of May 2020 by paying Rs. 2700/user/year.
- In the month of July 2020, you surrender 5 TVU packs and move it to the wallet. This leads to the availability of 50 months in the wallet.
- These 50 months are worth Rs. 11250/-.
- In the month of October 2020, assume that the price of the TVU pack changes from 2700 to 3600.
- Now the wallet will show 38 months (11250/300) as available.
The number of months in the wallet will be increased accordingly. Refer to the following example for the calculation.
- Assume that you have procured 10 TVU packs in the month of May 2020 by paying 2700/user/year.
- In the month of July 2020, you surrender 5 TVU packs and move it to the wallet. This leads to the availability of 50 months in the wallet.
- These 50 months are worth Rs 11250/-.
- In the month of October 2020, assume the price of the TVU pack changes from 2700 to 1800.
- Now the wallet will show 75 months (11250/150) as available.
Yes, you can surrender the packs, and the remaining months will be added to the wallet directly.
No, once the months are credited to the wallet there is no option to get cash back. This should be utilised for future purchases.
Yes, if you already have a TVU subscription you can use it.
No, this is not possible.
No, wallet balance can be utilised only for the purchase of TVU packs.
No, this cannot be done.
Yes, you can get volume discount as mentioned below
India
| TVU Volume | Price per TVU Per Month | Price per TVU (for 12 months) | Applicable Volume Discount |
| Up to 4 | 100 | 1200 | No Discount |
| 5 to 14 | 90 | 1080 | 10% |
| 15 to 24 | 85 | 1020 | 15% |
| 25 to 99 | 80 | 960 | 20% |
| 100 and above | 75 | 900 | 25% |
International
| TVU Volume | Price per TVU Per Month | Price per TVU (for 12 months) | Applicable Volume Discount |
| Up to 4 | $ 3.75 | $ 45 | No Discount |
| 5 to 14 | $ 3.38 | $ 40.50 | 10% |
| 15 to 24 | $ 3.19 | $ 38.25 | 15% |
| 25 to 99 | $ 3.00 | $ 36.00 | 20% |
| 100 and above | $ 2.81 | $ 33.75 | 25% |
SAARC
| TVU Volume | Price per TVU Per Month | Price per TVU (for 12 months) | Applicable Volume Discount |
| Up to 4 | $ 3.00 | $ 36 | No Discount |
| 5 to 14 | $ 2.70 | $ 32.40 | 10% |
| 15 to 24 | $ 2.55 | $ 30.60 | 15% |
| 25 to 99 | $ 2.40 | $ 28.80 | 20% |
| 100 and above | $ 2.25 | $ 27 | 25% |
TVU pack is not a service. Tally Virtual User (TVU) pack is an instance of accessing TallyPrime over a virtualised environment through tools like Windows RDP, Windows thin Client, Citrix, or similar technologies.
Data security is not limited to that of TallyPrime data. There are three separate agents responsible for data security. One agent is the owner of the business, and how he configures IT systems for the company. Second is TallyPrime and the security features built-in. And third is the virtual environment provider and the levels of security built-in.
An important point to note here is that a multiuser (MU) installation with remote connections will require good IT administration skills, including knowledge of firewalls, security protocols, data encryption, and so on, from the side of the implementation partner.
Data security is not limited to that of TallyPrime data. There are three separate agents responsible for data security. One agent is the owner of the business, and how you configure IT systems for your company. Second is TallyPrime and the security features built-in. And third is the virtual environment provider and the levels of security built-in.
An important point to note here is that a multiuser (MU) installation with remote connections will require good IT administration skills, including knowledge of firewalls, security protocols, data encryption, and so on, from the side of the implementation partner. You need to understand the security aspects from the implementation partner.
No, TSPL is not storing customers data.
