The three pricing models you will meet
Every POS offer in Egypt is one of these, or a mix:
- Monthly subscription (cloud): you pay every month for as long as you use it; the data usually lives on the vendor's servers; the program needs the internet to work fully. The number looks small — 250, 400, 800 pounds a month — and it never stops.
- One-time license: you pay once per till and own the right to use that version; the data lives on your PC; support and major upgrades may or may not be included — ask.
- “Free”: a free tier with limits (items, receipts, one user, ads), a free app tied to a payment provider that takes a cut of every card sale, or free software that only runs on the vendor's hardware.
None of these is a scam. Each one just puts the cost in a different place — and the only fair way to compare them is to add everything up over the same period. Three years is a good period: it is how long a till PC lasts, and long enough for the small monthly number to show its real size.
The 3-year table — same shop, four ways to pay
One till, one shop, 36 months. The subscription figures are illustrative round numbers in the range we hear from shop owners — not any specific vendor's list — and the setup and hardware lines are typical Egyptian market figures (September 2026, indicative). PosMasr's figures are our real launch prices.
| Cost line | Subscription 300/mo | Subscription 600/mo | “Free” app + card fees | PosMasr Gold (one-time) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software, 36 months | 10,800 | 21,600 | 0 | 8,500 |
| Setup / onboarding | ≈ 500 – 1,500 | ≈ 500 – 1,500 | you do it | 0 during the launch offer |
| Card-sale commission above the bank's rate* | — | — | ≈ 0.5% of card sales · e.g. 20,000/mo in cards ≈ 3,600 over 3 yrs | — |
| Second user / cashier account | often + 50 – 150/mo | often included | usually a paid tier | included (manager + cashiers) |
| Price increase risk | yearly, in your renewal | yearly, in your renewal | limits can tighten | none — paid |
| If you stop paying | the till stops; export your data first | the till stops | features drop to the free tier | nothing changes |
| 3-year software total (one till) | ≈ 11,300 – 12,300 | ≈ 22,100 – 23,100 | ≈ 3,600 + tier fees | 8,500 |
* Only where the “free” app is tied to a payment provider that charges more than your bank's own terminal would; many do, some don't — read the fee sheet.
What “free” really costs
Free software is paid for somehow. The three usual ways, and what to check before you rely on it:
- Limits. 50 products, 100 receipts a month, one user, no reports export. The day you cross one, the “upgrade” price is rarely on the free page. Ask for it on day one.
- A cut of your sales. Apps bundled with a payment terminal live on the percentage. Half a percent of 20,000 pounds of card sales a month is 1,200 a year — quietly, forever.
- Your data. On someone else's server, exportable only in the paid tier, or not at all. Before typing 2,000 products into anything, find the export button.
The hidden fees — where the pricing page stops
| Fee | How it shows up | What to ask |
|---|---|---|
| Per till | The price is per “device” or “register”; the second till doubles it | “What does the second till cost, and does it share the stock?” |
| Per user | Each cashier login is a seat with its own monthly fee | “How many cashier accounts are included?” |
| Support | Free for 30 days, then a yearly “maintenance” contract | “What is support after the first month, and how do I reach you?” |
| Modules | Inventory, credit, kitchen screen, tax each a separate add-on | “Which of these features are in the price I'm looking at?” |
| Hardware lock-in | Runs only on the vendor's tablet or terminal; your PC and printer are “not supported” | “Will it run on the PC and printer I already have?” |
| Data export / exit | Export is a paid feature, or a request that takes weeks | “Can I export products, customers and sales to Excel, today?” |
| Internet dependence | No internet, no sales — or a “limited offline mode” | “What exactly works when the internet is down?” |
Hardware: the other half of the bill
Software is usually the smaller half. A working till needs a PC or all-in-one, a thermal printer, a drawer and — for most shops — a scanner. Indicative September 2026 street prices in Egypt (they move with the dollar):
- Reuse what you have: any Windows 7+ PC, even an old office machine — ≈ 0. Add a used 80 mm printer (Xprinter, Rongta) ≈ 1,500 – 2,500 and a drawer ≈ 800 – 1,500.
- A sensible new set: a small PC or mini-PC + monitor, an Xprinter / Gprinter 80 mm printer, drawer and a 1D or 2D scanner — ≈ 12,000 – 20,000 all in.
- A touch all-in-one (generic Chinese, Posiflex, Sunmi-style Windows units) — ≈ 15,000 – 35,000 for the unit alone, printer and drawer extra.
The expensive mistake is buying hardware the software forces on you. A tablet that only runs one vendor's app is worth nothing the day you leave them; a Windows PC and a standard printer work with the next program too. We wrote a whole article on the cheapest setup that actually works: the cheapest POS setup for a small shop.
What PosMasr charges — the whole list
We sell a one-time license per till PC, no subscription, and we publish every number on the pricing page. Launch prices, valid until 15 October 2026:
| Package | Launch price | After 15 October | For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 4,900 EGP | 5,900 EGP | Sell, print, drawer, cash/card/credit, daily reports, backup — a kiosk, canteen or small counter |
| Gold | 8,500 EGP | 9,900 EGP | + inventory, profit, suppliers, credit statements, labels, kitchen screen and every optional feature — most shops |
| Platinum | 12,900 EGP | 14,900 EGP | + the phone dashboard from anywhere, inventory and management from the phone, ETA e-receipts |
- Per till, one-time. Nothing renews, nothing expires, nobody can switch it off remotely. It runs offline on Windows 7 and up.
- Second till: 40% off the package price (Gold or Platinum); the two share products, stock and clients over the shop network. Kitchen screens are covered by the till's license.
- Users: a manager plus as many cashier accounts as you want, in every package. No seats.
- Setup: normally a separate service; free during the launch offer — we install, connect the printer, drawer and scanner, enter your products and train the cashiers.
- Upgrades between packages: you pay the difference and get a new key for the same machine; data stays.
- Moving to a new PC: release the license on the old one and get a new key free; if the old PC died with no release code, one transfer a year on a written declaration.
- Hardware: sold separately, and never forced — use what you have or ask us for a quote.
- Trial: 7 days, the full Platinum package, no card, no sign-up; your data carries over when you activate.
So the honest 3-year total for a typical shop on Gold, one till, is 8,500 pounds — plus whatever hardware you choose to buy, which you would have bought for any system.
Which pricing model for which shop
| Your situation | Leans towards | Why |
|---|---|---|
| A shop you plan to run for years | One-time license | Any subscription overtakes it within 1 – 3 years and keeps going |
| A pop-up, a season, a 6-month trial of a business idea | Monthly subscription or a free tier | You pay only for the months you exist |
| Unreliable internet at the shop | Offline software on your PC | A cloud till that stops when the router does costs you sales, not just fees |
| Several branches with one owner | Either — compare per-till totals | Per-till pricing is where subscriptions get expensive fastest; ask for a multi-till quote |
| You already own a PC and printer | Anything that runs on them | Hardware lock-in would make you buy them twice |
Quick answers
Is a one-time license really cheaper if I also want updates?
The program tells you when a new version is out; you run the new setup over the old one and your data stays where it is. Moving up to a bigger package costs the difference between the packages, nothing more.
What if my shop grows and I need the phone dashboard later?
Pay the difference between Gold and Platinum, get a new key for the same PC, done. No reinstall, no data migration.
Are there any recurring fees at all with PosMasr?
No. No subscription, no per-user seats, no support contract to keep it running. Setup is a separate one-time service (free during the launch offer) and hardware is whatever you buy.
Why is the second till 40% off and not free?
It is a second full installation with its own license, synchronising with the primary over the network. The discount reflects that the products, clients and setup are already done.
Can I try before paying anything?
Yes — 7 days of the full Platinum package, no card. Request a copy on the download page.
Add it up for your own shop — 7 days free
Run PosMasr on the PC you already own for a week. If a subscription still looks cheaper over three years, we'll be surprised — and we'll say so.
