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Daftra vs Edara ERP

Two Egypt software options, compared side by side for Egypt trades.

Which should you choose?

Daftra and Edara ERP are both Tier S: our check found each one's prices published on its own website, so you can compare their costs before talking to sales. The tier is not a quality ranking: weigh the pros, cons, pricing and Egypt-specific notes below against your trade and region.

Daftra

Tier S ยท Published prices

Cloud accounting and business management for Arab-market firms, with Egyptian e-invoicing

Daftra is a cloud accounting and business-management system operated by Izam, Inc.; its about page says the company has headquarters in the United States and in Egypt. Daftra says 45K+ businesses use it and that it covers 50+ industries, with accounting, invoicing, inventory, CRM and HR modules. It runs Egyptian phone lines for 24/7 technical support and for sales.

Pros

  • + Vendor says it is fully integrated with the ETA e-invoice system at no extra fee
  • + Accounting, invoicing, inventory, CRM and HR in one subscription
  • + Published prices and a 14-day trial with no card required
  • + Egyptian phone and WhatsApp lines for support and sales

Cons

  • โˆ’ Priced in USD, so the EGP cost moves with the exchange rate
  • โˆ’ Lower plans cap monthly invoices, clients and warehouses
  • โˆ’ Extra users cost $7-9.33 a month each
  • โˆ’ ETA signing needs an e-signature certificate bought separately from Egypt Trust

Egypt note

Daftra says it is fully integrated with the Egyptian Tax Authority's e-invoice system: it adds the ETA-required e-signature and digital stamp (the signature certificate comes from Egypt Trust), extracts GS1 item codes, calculates Egyptian VAT and can issue e-receipts. It says it charges no extra fee for the Tax Authority connection.

Typical Egypt pricing: Basic $30/month, or $240/year ($20/month); Advanced $55/month, or $495/year ($41.25/month); Premium $70/month, or $600/year ($50/month); prices in USD as shown on daftra.com. Extra users $7-9.33/month each. 14-day free trial, no card required.

Edara ERP

Tier S ยท Published prices

Cloud ERP for Egyptian and Saudi trading and distribution SMEs, from Cairo-based Edrak Software

Edara is a cloud ERP from Edrak Software (EDRAK), which says it launched Edara in 2006 and lists an office in Nasr City, Cairo. It covers accounts, inventory, sales, purchases, manufacturing and point of sale, and the vendor aims it at small and medium trading and distribution companies in Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

Pros

  • + Published USD prices with monthly or annual billing
  • + Accounts, inventory, sales, purchases and POS in one system
  • + Vendor says it guides customers through Egyptian Tax Authority integration
  • + Top plan connects to Shopify, WooCommerce, Salla and Jumia

Cons

  • โˆ’ Egyptian e-invoicing is listed only in the top (Ultimate) plan
  • โˆ’ Priced in USD, so the EGP cost moves with the exchange rate
  • โˆ’ Every plan adds a monthly base fee on top of the per-user fee
  • โˆ’ Vendor aims it at trading and distribution firms rather than contractors

Egypt note

Edara says it shortens the steps to integrate with the Egyptian Tax Authority and follows up with the customer until the e-invoicing system is running; its pricing page lists Egyptian e-invoicing in the Ultimate plan. The vendor lists an office in Nasr City, Cairo, and Egyptian phone numbers.

Typical Egypt pricing: Monthly base fee plus a per-user fee, in USD: Basic $29 + $5/user/month billed annually ($36 + $6 billed monthly); Professional $49 + $9/user ($61 + $11 monthly); Ultimate $79 + $12/user ($99 + $15 monthly). POS add-on $29/month. Egyptian e-invoicing is in Ultimate.

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