Daftra vs Wafeq

Arabic and English cloud ERP with a contracting module and ZATCA e-invoicing

Daftra is a cloud accounting and business-management system operated by Izam, Inc., which says it has headquarters in the United States and Egypt; it serves Saudi Arabia with an Arabic and English site and a Saudi phone line. Its contracting module covers projects, progress-payment statements with retention, labour and materials costing and per-project profit reports. Daftra says more than 45,000 companies use it.

Pros

• + Contracting module with progress-payment statements and retention
• + Per-project labour, materials and profitability reports
• + Daftra says it meets ZATCA Phase 1 and Phase 2 at no extra cost
• + Published prices and a 14-day trial with no card required

Cons

• − Priced in USD, not SAR
• − Each plan includes one user; extra users cost $7-9.33 a month
• − Lower plans cap monthly invoices (100 or 500) and clients
• − No Saudi office address published; the contract is with Izam, Inc.

Cloud accounting with ZATCA e-invoicing and project and cost-centre tracking

Wafeq is cloud accounting software from Wafeq FZ-LLC, a UAE company, sold in Saudi Arabia through an Arabic and English Saudi site with SAR prices and Saudi phone lines. It covers invoicing, ZATCA e-invoicing, inventory, payroll and 40+ financial reports, and tracks projects and cost centres as reporting dimensions. Wafeq says more than 18,000 companies use it.

Pros

• + Published SAR prices, monthly or yearly
• + Wafeq says it supports ZATCA Phase 2 and links directly to Fatoora
• + Projects and cost centres can filter the profit and loss report
• + 14-day free trial, no card required

Cons

• − Prices exclude VAT
• − Contract is with a UAE entity, with disputes in Dubai's DIFC Courts
• − Accounting software, not construction project management
• − Enterprise tier is quote-only and billed yearly