Bakery POS Software: the Usual Way vs LaSha OS
We run La Saveur French Bakers in Jaipur. Most bakeries we know bill on one software and run everything else on WhatsApp, notebooks and Excel: cake orders, recipe costing, stock, staff and accounts. Here is what that usually looks like, and what changes with LaSha OS.
| Cake | Chocolate truffle · 1 kg · eggless |
| Design | Customer photo · "Happy 7th, Aarav" |
| Delivery | Sat · 5:00–6:00 PM slot |
| Advance | ₹700 of ₹1,650 · UPI |
Why a working bakery built LaSha.
Billing was never the problem. The work around the bill was: the jobs a bakery does every day that we wanted in one place, built the way our kitchen works.
Custom cakes lived on WhatsApp
Photos, advances and delivery times were spread across chats and notebooks. We wanted every cake order, its advance and its slot in one screen, with a kitchen alert when it runs late.
Quoting a cake from a photo took time
Customers send a picture and ask "kitna lagega?". LaSha's website gives a price from the customer's photo using AI.
Eggless recipes needed real costing
We are a 100% eggless bakery. We wanted recipe and BOM costing, production runs and raw material deduction for every cake and bread.
Calls went unanswered in the rush
At 7 PM the counter can't pick up the phone. Pari, our AI voice agent, answers busy and missed calls in Hindi and Hinglish.
The usual way vs LaSha OS.
What a typical bakery or café does today, next to how the same job runs on LaSha.
| Job | The usual way | With LaSha OS |
|---|---|---|
| Billing | A billing software for the counter. Everything after the bill happens somewhere else. | POS + GST billing, free forever up to ₹12 lakh annual billing. Keeps billing offline and syncs when the internet is back. Live |
| Custom cake orders | Photos, advances and delivery times spread across WhatsApp chats, slips and a notebook. | Custom cake orders with advance, delivery slot, cake kitchen screen and "not ready" alerts. Live |
| Cake price from a photo | The owner works out a price by hand for every photo a customer sends. | Customers upload a design on your website and get a price using AI. Live |
| Recipe costing & stock | Costing in Excel or by guess. Wastage and missing stock show up at month end. | Recipes/BOM with costing, production runs, batches with expiry (FEFO) and store → kitchen → outlet transfers. Live |
| Accounts & Tally | Bills are typed again into Tally by the accountant. | Tally XML export and import, plus ledgers, GST reports and Tally-style views. Live |
| Customer loyalty | No record of who buys what; offers go out by hand, if at all. | LS Coins loyalty & referral, Table QR ordering, KOT screen. Live |
| Online orders | Only through delivery apps, with their commission on every order. | Your own ordering website with 0% commission; delivery-app intake through channel adapters with your platform access. Setup by LaSha |
| Phone calls in the rush | Calls at 7 PM go unanswered and orders are lost. | Pari, the AI voice agent, answers busy and missed calls in Hindi and Hinglish. Setup by LaSha |
| Price & trial | A yearly cost before you can see if it fits. | Free POS, modules ₹299–₹599/month or Complete LaSha OS ₹2,999/month (plus GST). Any paid module free for 14 days. |
Bakery-specific tools, priced per module.
Start with the free POS and add only what your bakery or café needs. Every paid module has a 14-day free trial.
Custom cake orders Live
Advance, delivery slot and design go to the cake kitchen. Late cakes raise an alert.
₹399/monthAI cake price from a photo Live
Customers upload a design on your website and get a price, using AI. Part of your own website.
Own Website ₹499/monthEggless recipe costing Live
Recipes and BOM with costing, production runs and raw material deduction. Your recipes, your labels.
₹299/month<VOUCHER VCHTYPE="Sales">
<LEDGER>Sales 5%</LEDGER>
</VOUCHER>Tally export & import Live
Tally-ready data for your CA, with ledgers and GST reports inside LaSha.
Accounts & Tally ₹399/monthPari AI calling Setup by LaSha
Answers busy and missed calls in Hindi and Hinglish, takes cake and catering leads, tells order status.
₹499/month + call minutes as per usageFree POS up to ₹12 lakh Live
POS + GST billing free forever up to ₹12 lakh annual billing. Set it up yourself or choose assisted onboarding for ₹4,999 one-time.
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When LaSha may not be the right fit yet.
We would rather tell you now than after you switch.
Very large chains
If you run dozens of outlets with a central IT team, talk to us first: multi-outlet is priced on request and set up with you.
Delivery apps from day one
Delivery-app intake needs your platform access and setup by LaSha, so it is not instant on day one.
24x7 phone support
LaSha is a small team. You reach the people who built it on WhatsApp, not a round-the-clock call centre.
Moving to LaSha, step by step.
No big-bang switch. Start free, test with your own menu, then move when you are ready.
Assisted onboarding (₹4,999 one-time) covers business, billing and printer configuration, menu setup help, two online staff training sessions and go-live assistance. On-site work is quoted separately. More than one outlet? Multi-outlet software is priced on request.
Bakery POS comparison: FAQ
Is this page comparing LaSha with another company?
No. It compares the usual way bakeries work (billing software plus WhatsApp, notebooks and Excel) with working on LaSha OS. We do not name or describe any other product.
Can I keep my current billing software while I try LaSha?
Yes. Start LaSha's free POS next to what you use now, try any paid module free for 14 days, and move when you are ready.
Is the POS really free?
Yes. POS + GST billing is free forever for businesses with up to ₹12 lakh annual billing.
Does LaSha work for eggless bakeries?
Yes. LaSha was built at La Saveur French Bakers, a 100% eggless bakery in Jaipur, and recipes, items and labels are yours to set up.
Can my CA still use Tally?
Yes. LaSha exports and imports Tally XML and has ledgers and GST reports inside.
Try LaSha next to what you use today.
POS + GST billing free forever up to ₹12 lakh annual billing. Try any paid module free for 14 days, or book a demo with your own menu.