Choosing POS software for a kiryana or general store in Pakistan: what to check before you buy, how offline POS, cloud POS and khata apps compare, and what each costs in PKR.
Who has to report sales to FBR from the counter, what FBR POS integration involves, the ways to do it (software with it built in, a paid add-on, PRAL) and every cost to ask about, from the Re 1 service charge to the printer, with vendors' published prices checked on 7 October 2026. General information, not tax advice.
HysabOne is cloud accounting and inventory software with a point-of-sale plan, Urdu screens and phone apps. MartPOS is point-of-sale, stock and khata software for kiryana and general stores that runs on the shop's own Windows PC and is paid once on Desktop. Here is how they compare in PKR and at the counter.
Which kiryana store software in Pakistan bills without internet, sells loose goods, keeps udhaar khata and costs least over three years? We checked 10 products on their own websites on 7 October 2026: what each does, what it costs in PKR, and who each one suits.
Oscar is a cloud POS for retail, restaurants and many other businesses, with payments, an online store and loyalty, but no published price. MartPOS is built only for kiryana stores, general stores and mini marts, publishes its PKR prices and runs on the shop's own Windows PC. Here is how they compare for a grocery counter.
MartPOS and Mint POS are two different products from two different companies, with names one letter apart. Both bill on a Windows PC without internet. For a kiryana or general store, MartPOS Desktop is paid once for two counters and sells loose goods by weight or by rupees; Mint POS is a monthly or yearly subscription with a phone app on its branch plan.
Khata apps such as Udhaar Book and DigiKhata keep udhaar on your phone; a POS with khata writes it from the bill itself and checks each customer's limit at the counter. What each does, where the apps are ahead, and how to choose, from the vendors' own websites on 7 October 2026.
Many POS programs sold in Pakistan now say they work offline, and the word covers very different things. What "offline" really means, how to test it before you pay, load-shedding and UPS, backups and sync, and what seven products say on their own websites, checked on 7 October 2026.