Vystra BuildStart free

User guide

From sign-up to your first month's report, in twelve short steps.

  1. Create your account

    Open build.vystra.in and press Start free. Enter your name, company, mobile number, email and a password. We email you a 6-digit code; enter it and you are in. The person who signs up is the company's admin.

  2. Add your company details

    Go to Settings → Company details. Add your phone, address, GST number, bank details and logo. They print on your quotations and invoices.

  3. Add a site

    Go to Sites → New site. Enter the site name, client, place, type of work and budget. Make one site for each job.

  4. Add your workers

    Go to Workers → Add worker. Enter the name, phone, kind of work, how they are paid (per day, per sq ft, per point, per piece, per kg or lump sum) and the rate. Add each worker once; they can work on any site.

  5. Mark attendance

    Go to Attendance → Mark attendance. Choose the site and the day. Press Tick everyone or tick the people who came, change hours or overtime where needed, then press Save attendance. To change a saved day, open Records and wages.

  6. Pay wages and advances

    On Workers, each worker shows what they earned, what you paid and what is still to pay. Press Pay to record wages (choose the site) or Advance for money given before the work is done.

  7. Record money in and out

    Go to Money. Under Money in, press Record payment when a client pays you. Under Money out, press Add expense for transport, equipment, food and other costs. Under Materials, add cement, sand, steel and other purchases with quantity, rate and vendor. The totals at the top always match your reports.

  8. Make quotations and invoices

    Go to Quotations & bills. Press New quotation, add the items with quantity, unit and rate, set GST and discount, and save. Download the PDF and send it on WhatsApp or email. Use Invoices to bill and track what each customer has paid.

  9. See reports

    Go to Reports. Month shows money in, money out and profit for any month. One site shows a site against its budget. Workers shows every worker's balance. Download gives spreadsheet files.

  10. Add your team

    Go to Settings → Team → Add a person to give your engineer or supervisor a login. In Settings → Company details you choose whether team members see all sites or only the ones they made.

  11. Using it on a phone

    The bar at the bottom has Home, Attendance, Sites and Money. Everything else is under More.

  12. Help, feedback and your account

    Something confusing or missing? Use Send feedback in the menu, or email admin@vystra.in. Forgot your password? Press Forgot it? on the sign-in page. To delete your account, go to Settings → My profile → Delete account.

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