Best POS system in Pakistan: how to choose one for your shop.

01The short answer

There is no single best POS for every business. A restaurant needs table and kitchen orders; a shop needs fast billing, stock and udhaar. For a retail shop in Pakistan, the best POS system is the one that:

• keeps billing when the internet or the power goes;
• has udhaar khaata built into the till;
• works properly in Urdu, on screen, on receipts and in reports;
• shows real profit, based on what you actually paid for stock;
• controls what each member of staff can see and do;
• runs on the computer or phone you already have; and
• is priced in rupees, with support you can reach on WhatsApp.

We built TijaratDesk Shop around that list, so of course we would like you to choose it. This guide is written so you can judge any POS fairly, including ours.

02What a POS system does for a shop

POS stands for point of sale: the counter where a sale is rung up. A modern POS system does much more than print a bill. It replaces the register, the calculator and the Excel sheet with one record of the shop:

• billing, with barcode scanning and cash, bank or credit payments;
• stock that updates itself with every sale and purchase, with alerts when it runs low;
• the khaata, so you always know who owes you and how much;
• suppliers, purchases and what you owe them;
• expenses; and
• reports on sales, profit and stock.

The real gain is numbers you can trust at the end of the day: the cash in the drawer matches the sales, the stock on the screen is on the shelf, and you know exactly who owes you money.

03What to look for: 10 things that matter in Pakistan

Most comparison lists check features that every POS has. These are the things that separate a system that works in a Pakistani shop from one that does not.

04The types of POS system in Pakistan

Almost every POS sold in Pakistan is one of four kinds.

Desktop software on one Windows PC

Often sold for a one-time fee, and it keeps working offline. But everything lives on one computer: if it breaks or catches a virus, backups were your job, the owner cannot check sales from home, and updates are installed by hand.

Khata and billing apps on a phone

Free or cheap, and good at keeping udhaar. A phone screen is slow at a busy counter, though, and stock, suppliers and reports are usually limited.

International cloud POS

Polished, but priced in dollars and built for other markets: rarely any khaata or Urdu. Some, such as Square, do not operate in Pakistan at all.

Web-based POS built for Pakistan

Runs in the browser on a PC, laptop or phone, keeps the records in the cloud so the owner can check them from anywhere, and, if it is built for it, keeps billing when the internet drops. It needs a connection now and then to sync, and it is usually a monthly subscription. TijaratDesk Shop is this kind.

What is typical for each kind, not a promise about every product.

05How much does a POS system cost in Pakistan?

Prices vary widely. Going by what Pakistani vendors publish in 2026:

• Subscriptions for a small shop: roughly Rs 2,000 to Rs 6,000 a month, sometimes with a one-time setup fee.
• One-time licences for desktop software: roughly Rs 35,000 to Rs 120,000, more with FBR integration. Updates and support are often charged yearly on top.
• Custom-built systems: several lakh rupees.

Then add any hardware you do not have yet, such as a barcode scanner, a receipt printer or a cash drawer. Many shops already own the computer or phone it runs on.

Compare the total over two years, not the first payment: setup, importing your products, support, updates, and the cost of adding staff or a second shop.

TijaratDesk Shop starts with a trial, and plans are priced for the size of your shop. Message us on WhatsApp for current prices.

0610 questions to ask before you buy

Ask every vendor the same questions, and ask to see the answers in a live demo, not a brochure.

• Show me a sale with the internet switched off. What happens when it comes back?
• Can I charge a sale to a customer's khaata straight from the till?
• Can I see a receipt and a report in Urdu?
• How is profit calculated when my purchase price changes?
• What can a cashier see, and can they delete a sale?
• Can I check today's sales from home, on my phone?
• Who sets up my products, and how long does it take?
• What will it cost in total over two years, including setup, support and updates?
• If I leave, can I export all my records?
• Does my shop need FBR integration, and do you provide it?

07Where TijaratDesk Shop fits

TijaratDesk Shop is a web-based POS and shop management system made in Islamabad, Pakistan for retail shops: kiryana and general stores, marts, and clothing, cosmetics, mobile accessory and hardware shops. Against the checklist above:

• Offline billing: the till keeps selling when the connection drops, and each sale syncs once when it returns, never counted twice.
• Khaata: customers on file with CNIC and phone number, a running balance, part payments and overdue tracking, charged straight from the till.
• Urdu: every screen, receipt and PDF report in right-to-left Nastaliq.
• Profit: true FIFO costing, so each sale is costed from the batch it came from.
• Staff: roles per shop, PIN sign-in, cashiers never see cost prices, and owners see the audit trail and deletions.
• Shops: several shops under one owner, side by side.
• Hardware: any modern browser on a laptop, counter PC or phone; any USB barcode scanner, or the phone’s camera.
• Reports: 37 of them, with CSV and PDF export in English or Urdu.

It is not the right choice for a restaurant that needs table service and kitchen orders. For a shop, see every feature or the questions shopkeepers ask us.

08Common questions