5 MyGSTRefund alternatives for service-export GST refunds

The best MyGSTRefund alternative depends on what you want to replace: software, professional filing support or the work of organising your records. There is no honest one-for-one substitute unless the scope is the same.

MyGSTRefund describes itself as a hybrid of SaaS automation and performance-based GST services. Its public site covers refund calculation, filing, tracking, returns and reconciliation. The alternatives below solve narrower or differently structured jobs. See our MyGSTRefund public-source review for the underlying claims.

This comparison is based on public product information, not authenticated product testing. It focuses on Indian exports of services without payment of tax under LUT and the preparation of an accumulated-ITC refund.

The shortlist

Option	Best fit	What it can replace	Important limitation
GST portal and official utilities	A confident self-filer with a small claim	Third-party software cost	You organise, reconcile and validate the source data yourself
Gen GST	A CA practice already using a broad desktop GST suite	A separate Annexure B preparation tool	Confirm the exact licence, deployment and refund workflow before buying
Zoho Books plus portal utilities	A service exporter whose records already live in Zoho	Re-keying basic invoice and bill data	Books data does not supply every refund field or decide refund eligibility
CA-led spreadsheet workflow	A claimant who wants professional judgement and filing responsibility agreed directly	A platform-led service	Quality, turnaround and audit trail depend on the practitioner and process
Fast GST Refund	An exporter or CA wanting focused self-serve preparation automation	Repetitive import, reconciliation and statement preparation once launched	The product is still in validation and is not available today

1. GST portal and official offline utilities

The lowest-software-cost route is to use the GST portal’s own Statement 3 and Annexure B utilities. It is a reasonable choice when you have few transactions, know the rules and can reconcile exports, receipts, ITC and ledger balances yourself.

The trade-off is labour. A JSON file is only one part of the application. You still need filed returns, export invoices, BRC/FIRC evidence, inward-supply records, the refund computation, attachments and declarations. Start with the complete refund-claim contents and the document checklist.

2. Gen GST

SAG Infotech’s current walkthrough shows a Gen GST refund workflow that imports Annexure B data from GSTR-2B or the government Excel format, then generates JSON. It also notes that fields absent from 2B, including some HSN and port information, need manual completion. The Gen GST review documents the source and the gaps to test.

Gen GST is the clearest alternative here for a practitioner wanting refund work inside a broader GST application. Before purchase, ask for a demonstration using your actual refund category and confirm whether the quoted plan includes the current RFD-01 and Annexure B workflow, multi-client use, updates and support.

Read MyGSTRefund vs Gen GST for a direct comparison.

3. Zoho Books plus the official utilities

Zoho Books can export invoices and bills in CSV, XLS or XLSX, and its India edition can reconcile GSTR-2B. That makes it a useful source system, not automatically a complete refund application. Zoho Books: export invoices, GSTR-2B reconciliation.

You must still add bank evidence, confirm the actual 2B period, classify inputs versus capital goods, handle reverse-charge records and tie the result to filed returns. Follow the Zoho Books export guide rather than exporting every field and hoping the files reconcile.

4. A CA-led spreadsheet workflow

Software cannot resolve every judgement in a refund. A capable CA or GST practitioner can own the reconciliation, ask for missing evidence, review eligibility and file through the taxpayer’s authorised process. This is often the practical alternative when the claim includes amendments, previous applications, unusual receipts or disputed credits.

Agree the deliverable before work begins: source-file index, invoice-level reconciliation, exclusions, refund calculation, Statement 3, Annexure B, attachments, filing responsibility and response to any deficiency memo. “GST refund filing” can otherwise mean very different things.

5. Fast GST Refund

Fast GST Refund is a self-serve preparation workflow for service-export refunds. It brings accounting and GST records, invoice-to-receipt matching, inward-supply exceptions, a traceable Rule 89(4) working, and validated Statement 3 and Annexure B outputs into one workspace.

Early access is not open yet, and pricing has not been announced. The current guided flow shows the preparation path relevant to your claim and provides useful help in the meantime; it does not process your files. Fast GST Refund also differs from MyGSTRefund’s advertised managed filing and tracking offer: it is for customers who want to operate the preparation workflow themselves.

Review the public MyGSTRefund offering or compare Fast GST Refund and MyGSTRefund directly.

A five-question buying test

Ask every provider or practitioner to demonstrate these five things:

1. Which refund categories and export types are supported?
2. How are Statement 3 receipts matched to invoices, including partial and combined payments?
3. How are Annexure B eligibility, reversals, RCM and capital goods reviewed?
4. What evidence connects the output to GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, GSTR-2B and the credit ledger?
5. Who reviews, signs, files and responds if the portal or officer raises an issue?

Choose the smallest currently available workflow that answers those questions for a live claim. For a repeat practice, use the software evaluation guide for CAs. To explore Fast GST Refund’s self-serve approach, start with your claim.