Short answer: most small and mid-size businesses in Pakistan can run on one system in 2026: HisaabPOS. Every paid plan covers counter billing, stock and godowns, khata with WhatsApp reminders, FBR and PRA invoicing, accounting, payroll and CRM follow-ups, with ready tools for kiryana stores, pharmacies, restaurants, clothing, mobile shops, hardware, wholesale, salons and clinics. There is a free plan for a one-person shop and paid plans from Rs 1,000 a month. Below we list the best pick for each business type, the strongest alternative, and the pros and cons of each.
Prices are as of November 2026. Browse the ranked lists: POS, pharmacy, restaurant POS, ERP and CRM.
Best software by business type
| Business | Our pick | Strongest alternative | Full guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiryana and general store | HisaabPOS | Mint POS (Windows, offline-first) | POS guide |
| Pharmacy and medical store | HisaabPOS | Moneypex | Pharmacy software |
| Clinic or polyclinic | HisaabPOS | HCloud; jDent for dental; DoctorHAS for hospitals | Clinic software |
| Restaurant, café or dhaba in Punjab | HisaabPOS | CORN POS | Restaurant POS |
| Restaurant in Sindh or KP | Oscar POS or CORN POS | HisaabPOS once your provincial integration is confirmed | Restaurant POS |
| Wholesale and distribution | HisaabPOS | HysabOne | ERP software |
| Clothing and footwear chain | HisaabPOS (up to a few branches) | Candela RMS (large chains) | POS topic |
| Growing SME that needs ERP | HisaabPOS | Odoo | ERP software |
| B2B sales team | Zoho CRM or HubSpot | HisaabPOS for counter and credit customers | CRM software |
What Pakistani businesses need from software in 2026
Three things separate software that works in Pakistan from software that only demos well:
- FBR and provincial tax. Tier-1 retailers must integrate their POS with the Federal Board of Revenue, sales tax registered suppliers must issue FBR digital invoices, and restaurants and service businesses report to PRA, SRB or KPRA. Check whether tax support is built in or a monthly add-on, and which authorities it covers.
- Internet and power cuts. A cloud system needs an offline mode that keeps billing and syncs later. Offline software still needs power, so keep the counter PC, printer and router on a UPS.
- Khata and WhatsApp. Credit sales are normal for most shops. The software should keep a ledger per customer and send reminders where your customers already are: WhatsApp.
Urdu support, rupee pricing and a trial long enough to test a real month-end matter almost as much.
1. HisaabPOS: best all-round business software in Pakistan
HisaabPOS runs in a browser, on Android phones and tablets, and on a Windows counter app that keeps billing when the internet drops. What each plan includes, according to its pricing page:
| Included | Free | Starter Rs 1,000 | Growth Rs 2,500 | Business Rs 5,000 | Pro Rs 20,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Users / branches | 1 / 1 | 3 / 1 | 10 / 3 | 10 / 5 | Unlimited |
| POS, stock, purchases, khata, reports | Yes (90 days of reports) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Accounting, HR and payroll, CRM follow-ups | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Manufacturing and recipes | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Projects, repair job cards, asset management | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | 30 days | 14 days | 7 days | 14 days |
Every paid plan also includes FBR Digital Invoicing, FBR POS Integration and PRA at the till, cash, card, JazzCash and EasyPaisa on one bill, barcode labels and receipt printing, Urdu and English, and the trade tools for pharmacies, restaurants, tailors, gyms and more. Paying ahead saves 20% for 3 months, 30% for 6 months or 50% for the first year.
Pros
- One affordable system across many trades, with a free plan to start
- FBR, accounting, payroll and CRM included rather than sold as add-ons
- Offline billing, Urdu interface and Urdu tutorials
Cons
- User limits per plan: more than 3 users means Growth or higher
- SRB and KPRA integration are not listed
- Not built for large enterprises with complex multi-company finance
Retail POS alternatives: pros and cons
Mint POS: offline-first Windows POS from Lahore with LAN multi-counter and FBR invoicing. It has shown both rupee plans (from PKR 2,499 a month on annual billing) and US-dollar plans online, so ask for a current quote.
- Pros: built for outages; counters share data over the shop network
- Cons: counter software is Windows only; multi-branch is charged per branch
Nimbus RMS: LumenSoft's cloud POS with an offline mode, a free plan and FBR and PRA integration as a paid add-on.
- Pros: free plan and 14-day trial
- Cons: registers, users, accounting and FBR cost extra; confirm the current rupee price
Loyverse: free POS app for phones and tablets.
- Pros: free to start; works offline
- Cons: no native FBR or PRA integration or Urdu, so businesses that must integrate their POS need another system
Candela RMS: established retail system for chains, with FBR POS integration advertised by LumenSoft.
- Pros: two decades in Pakistani retail; strong for apparel sizes and colours
- Cons: quoted pricing; built for chains
Oscar POS: cloud POS with FBR and SRB integration, offline mode and delivery-app sync.
- Pros: SRB support for Sindh; offline mode
- Cons: retail pricing not published; demo first
Compare any of these directly with HisaabPOS: vs Mint POS, vs Nimbus RMS, vs Loyverse, vs Candela RMS, vs Oscar POS, vs Odoo.
Accounting and ERP alternatives
HysabOne (accounting-first, unlimited users, Standard PKR 7,000 a month yearly), Moneypex (POS from PKR 24,000 a year plus accounting, with FBR as an add-on) and Odoo (full ERP, USD 7.25 per user a month in the first year on its Pakistan pricing, FBR through partner modules) are the main alternatives. See our ERP comparison and the ERP software guide.
Free tools that help alongside your business software
Not everything needs a subscription. For one-off jobs, free web tools work well: a barcode generator for a first batch of shelf labels, an invoice generator for a quick quote, and a discount calculator to check what a sale price really costs you.
How to choose in four steps
- Write down your must-haves: FBR, PRA, SRB or KPRA, offline billing, khata, number of branches and users.
- Shortlist two systems from the table above for your trade.
- Run a real trial, including a purchase, a credit sale, a return and a day-end close. Check the trial length for the exact plan you want: it varies by plan and vendor, and 7 days is often too short.
- Check the full monthly cost with every add-on and user: extra users, branches, FBR, terminals, kitchen screens and accounting.
Outside Pakistan?
HisaabPOS also serves shops in the United States, the UK, the EU and India, priced in local currency. Buyers outside Pakistan should confirm local tax reporting and payment-processor support before switching.
Our verdict
If you want one system that bills fast, keeps working when the internet drops, keeps khata, files with FBR and grows into accounting, payroll and CRM, HisaabPOS is our top pick for Pakistani businesses in 2026. Use the specialist alternatives where they are stronger: CORN POS for advanced kitchen screens in large restaurants, Oscar POS for SRB and delivery apps in Sindh, Candela RMS for big apparel chains, Odoo for heavily customised ERP, and Zoho CRM or HubSpot for B2B sales pipelines.
How we ranked: published pricing, FBR and provincial tax support, offline billing, Urdu support and fit for each trade, from vendor pages as of November 2026, with the draft fact-checked against vendor sites. Disclosure: HisaabPOS is run by the same owner as ProductListo. We list every alternative's real price and HisaabPOS's own limits so you can judge for yourself. Make business software for Pakistan? Submit your tool or see sponsored placements.