Alternatives · UAE
Foodics alternatives for a UAE restaurant (2026)
Foodics is one of the biggest cloud POS names in the region and publishes AED prices for the UAE. Operators look past it for a price they can read per outlet, UAE VAT detail or a trial. These are five options a UAE restaurant can weigh against it, taken from what each one publishes about itself.
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Credit where it is due
Where Foodics is strong.
Foodics is strong where a restaurant wants one company for the POS, payments and hardware. It runs payments of its own (Foodics Pay) and its own device (Foodics One), cites more than 40,000 restaurants, and trades in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Kuwait and Jordan. Its UAE page prints bundle prices, and its marketplace lists Careem and Noon Food and several delivery middleware providers.1,2,3,4,5,6
Side by side
Foodics and five other options, on what a UAE restaurant checks first.
Only what each product’s own pages say. The small numbers point to the notes at the foot of the page. Where a page says nothing, the cell says so.
| Product | Who it suits | Price, as published | Free trial | UAE VAT and TRN | UAE delivery apps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foodics (the one you are leaving) | Operators who want payments and hardware from the same company, and a published UAE price. | AED 199, 375 or 556 a month on its UAE page (Starter, Basic and Advanced bundles), billed annually. Hardware is quoted separately.2 | Not published. It offers a free demo.1 | Nothing UAE-specific published. It states ZATCA e-invoicing compliance for Saudi Arabia.7 | Its marketplace lists Careem and Noon Food, and several delivery middleware providers. Talabat, Deliveroo and Keeta are not listed. Delivery Aggregators are an add-on on Starter and Basic and included in Advanced.4,2 |
| delEat | Restaurants and groups that want VAT kept per outlet and TRN, Arabic on the service screens and AED prices published. | AED 149, 429 or 719 per outlet a month on a 2-year term (Tab, Shift, Command); AED 199, 579 or 949 billed monthly. Enterprise is quoted. | 30 days, every module on, no card. | Each outlet trades as a legal entity with its TRN. Branches of one company share it and separate companies keep their own. Tax invoice or invoice by registration; credit notes on their own series. No e-invoicing yet. | Talabat, Careem, Deliveroo and Noon Food through UrbanPiper. Pending certification, so not live yet. |
| TajerGo | Small UAE operators who want a price that starts at AED 0 a branch and an Arabic admin console. | AED 0, 99, 299 or 899 per active branch a month before VAT (Free, Starter, Growth, Scale); a year costs ten months. Enterprise is custom.8 | A free plan with no card. The paid plans are described as planned with a 14-day trial.8 | Your TRN and VAT treatment on receipts, and a VAT summary export.9 | Talabat menu sync is listed as beta. No other delivery platform is named.8 |
| Petpooja | Operators who want a Dubai office, Arabic and direct links to the four main delivery apps, by its own account. | From AED 1,500 a year per outlet, billed annually, on its UAE page. Its pricing page names three plans (Core, Growth, Scale) with no figures, and the exact price is quoted on the demo call.10,11 | Not stated. It offers a free demo.10,11 | Says its invoices are VAT-ready and FTA-audit-ready, with VAT calculated automatically. TRN handling is not described.10 | Says Talabat, Deliveroo, Careem and Noon connect directly, with no middleware.10 |
| DineOpen | Small UAE operators who want a published entry price of AED 75 a month and Talabat orders arriving automatically. | AED 75, 185 or 365 a month (Starter, Growth, Pro) on its fact sheet. Its pricing page shows USD 20, 50 or 99 and a currency switch, and prints no AED figures.12,13 | 7 days with every feature, no card.12,13 | Says it is UAE VAT compliant at 5%, with tax invoices that carry a TRN. Handling of several TRNs is not described.14 | Talabat orders arrive in the POS automatically. Its fact sheet lists Deliveroo as not connected, to be entered by hand, while its UAE page says Deliveroo and Careem sales appear in reports. Noon Food is not named.12,14 |
| Sapaad | Operators who want a Dubai office, offline mode and central control across outlets, and will take a quote. | Quote on request. The one figure published is its kitchen display, from USD 19.99 a month per outlet.15,16 | 14 days, no card.17 | Nothing UAE-specific published. It states ZATCA e-invoicing compliance for Saudi Arabia.18 | Names Talabat, Deliveroo and Zomato; availability varies by country and plan.19 |
Why people look
What makes operators look beyond Foodics.
- The unit is not stated
- Its UAE pricing page does not say what a bundle price covers: per outlet, per till or per device.2
- UAE VAT detail
- The pages read say nothing specific to UAE VAT, and state ZATCA e-invoicing for Saudi Arabia.7
- Inventory is an add-on
- Inventory is an add-on on Starter and included from Basic. Recipe costing is not described.2
The options
Who each alternative suits, and what to watch for.
- delEat
- Restaurants and groups that want VAT kept per outlet and TRN, Arabic on the service screens and AED prices published. Price: AED 149, 429 or 719 per outlet a month on a 2-year term (Tab, Shift, Command); AED 199, 579 or 949 billed monthly. Enterprise is quoted. Watch for: A new product, so there is no long customer history to read. Delivery apps are pending certification, Zoho and Xero sync is coming soon, and it has no payments or hardware of its own.
- TajerGo
- Small UAE operators who want a price that starts at AED 0 a branch and an Arabic admin console. Price: TajerGo: AED 0, 99, 299 or 899 per active branch a month before VAT. Watch for: Delivery is limited to a Talabat menu sync in beta. The paid-plan trial is described as planned. delEat and TajerGo, row by row.
- Petpooja
- Operators who want a Dubai office, Arabic and direct links to the four main delivery apps, by its own account. Price: Petpooja: from AED 1,500 a year per outlet, with the exact price quoted on a demo call. Watch for: The price is quoted after a demo. Its page does not describe TRN handling or offline trading. delEat and Petpooja, row by row.
- DineOpen
- Small UAE operators who want a published entry price of AED 75 a month and Talabat orders arriving automatically. Price: DineOpen: AED 75, 185 or 365 a month on its fact sheet. Watch for: Its pricing page prints USD, and AED only on the fact sheet. Pro covers two outlets. Deliveroo is entered by hand, and recipe costing is not described. delEat and DineOpen, row by row.
- Sapaad
- Operators who want a Dubai office, offline mode and central control across outlets, and will take a quote. Price: Sapaad: a quote on request. Watch for: The price is a quote. Arabic POS screens are not stated on its pages. delEat and Sapaad, row by row.
Staying put
Who should stay on Foodics.
- You take card payments through Foodics Pay and want the POS, payments and hardware from one supplier.
- You also trade in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kuwait or Jordan and want one system across them.
- Order flow from Careem or Noon Food is the first thing you need, and you accept the Delivery Aggregators add-on (included on Advanced).
- Your tills are Foodics One devices and a hardware change costs you more than the software would save.
Switching
How switching from Foodics works.
delEat’s import from Foodics is mapped but untested, so it is on request. You can start without it: send your menu in whatever shape it exists, and we load it. Run delEat for 30 days with every module on and no card, and keep Foodics running until a full month has closed on delEat. delEat has no hardware of its own and runs in any browser, so check that your devices open one before you retire any Foodics hardware. See how to switch restaurant POS in the UAE for the six steps.
Questions
Foodics alternatives: the questions people ask.
What are the alternatives to Foodics for a UAE restaurant?
This page sets Foodics beside five options: delEat, TajerGo, Petpooja, DineOpen and Sapaad. Each is described from its own website, with the page and the date in the notes.
Which Foodics alternatives publish prices in dirhams?
delEat: AED 149, 429 or 719 per outlet a month on a 2-year term (AED 199, 579 or 949 billed monthly). TajerGo: AED 0, 99, 299 or 899 per active branch a month before VAT. Petpooja: from AED 1,500 a year per outlet, with the exact price quoted on a demo call. DineOpen: AED 75, 185 or 365 a month on its fact sheet. Sapaad: a quote on request.
Where is Foodics stronger than delEat?
Foodics is strong where a restaurant wants one company for the POS, payments and hardware. It runs payments of its own (Foodics Pay) and its own device (Foodics One), cites more than 40,000 restaurants, and trades in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Kuwait and Jordan. Its UAE page prints bundle prices, and its marketplace lists Careem and Noon Food and several delivery middleware providers. delEat has no payments or hardware of its own, and these are coming soon, not in delEat today: live sync with Zoho Books and Xero, mall reports by SFTP, card payment at the self-service kiosk, a rider app, e-invoicing and SSO and directory sync.
Can I move from Foodics to delEat?
delEat’s import from Foodics is mapped but not yet tested, so it is on request. A menu also comes in from a spreadsheet, a PDF or an export, and we load it. Write to hello@deleat.io.
Does delEat connect to the delivery apps Foodics users ask about?
delEat connects Talabat, Careem, Deliveroo and Noon Food through UrbanPiper. That is pending certification, so it is not live yet.
How long can I try delEat before paying?
Thirty days with every module on and no card. Then you pick a plan, Tab, Shift or Command, from AED 149 per outlet a month on a 2-year term, or walk away. Your data exports either way.
Sources
Every fact about another product, and where it comes from.
- Foodics, home page. https://www.foodics.com/. Read on 14 November 2026.
- Foodics, UAE pricing page. https://www.foodics.com/foodics-pricing-uae/. Read on 14 November 2026.
- Foodics, UAE product page. https://www.foodics.com/rms-uae/. Read on 25 and 26 September 2026.
- Foodics, app marketplace. https://www.foodics.com/marketplace/. Read on 14 November 2026.
- Foodics, Foodics One hardware page. https://www.foodics.com/one/. Read on 25 and 26 September 2026.
- Foodics, Foodics Pay UAE page. https://www.foodics.com/pay-uae/. Read on 25 and 26 September 2026.
- Foodics, POS product page. https://www.foodics.com/point-of-sale-restaurant-management-system/. Read on 25 and 26 September 2026.
- TajerGo, pricing page. https://tajergo.ae/pricing/. Read on 10 November 2026.
- TajerGo, UAE VAT billing page. https://tajergo.ae/restaurant-vat-billing-software-uae/. Read on 25 and 26 September 2026.
- Petpooja, UAE page. https://www.petpooja.com/ae/poss. Read on 14 November 2026.
- Petpooja, UAE pricing page. https://www.petpooja.com/ae/poss/pricing. Read on 14 November 2026.
- DineOpen, fact sheet. https://www.dineopen.com/about/facts. Read on 14 November 2026.
- DineOpen, pricing page. https://www.dineopen.com/pricing. Read on 14 November 2026.
- DineOpen, UAE page. https://www.dineopen.com/pos/uae. Read on 14 November 2026.
- Sapaad, pricing page. https://www.sapaad.com/contact-for-pricing/. Read on 14 November 2026.
- Sapaad, kitchen display page. https://www.sapaad.com/kitchen-display-system/. Read on 25 and 26 September 2026.
- Sapaad, free trial page. https://www.sapaad.com/sapaad-trial/. Read on 14 November 2026.
- Sapaad, ZATCA article. https://www.sapaad.com/us/zatca-phase-two/. Read on 25 and 26 September 2026.
- Sapaad, online order page. https://www.sapaad.com/restaurant-online-order-management/. Read on 25 and 26 September 2026.
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