A restaurant does not need clever software. It needs billing that does not stop when the internet does, stock that tells the truth, and one screen showing dine-in, takeaway and Foodpanda orders together. Most of what gets sold to restaurants in Bangladesh fails at least one of those three.
What POS software costs in Bangladesh
Pricing splits into three models, and the cheapest option is rarely cheapest over two years.
- Cloud subscription — ৳1,000–5,000 per outlet per month. Updates and support included, no capital outlay.
- One-time licence — ৳10,000–50,000 per outlet. No monthly fee, but you pay again for upgrades and usually for support.
- Custom build — from about $6,900. Only worth it for chains, cloud kitchens or unusual workflows.
- Our own product sits at ৳1,999–4,999 per outlet per month, which is where the market has settled for a full-featured system.
Offline mode is not a feature, it is the requirement
This is where imported POS products fail hardest in Bangladesh. If billing depends on a live connection, then a router reboot, a load-shedding event or an ISP wobble stops you taking money — during dinner service, when it costs most. Proper offline handling means the terminal keeps issuing bills locally and syncs automatically once connectivity returns, with no duplicate invoices. Ask for a demo where they unplug the internet mid-bill. Many vendors will decline.
VAT and Musak compliance
Invoices must carry the NBR-required format and the correct VAT breakdown, and your reports need to export in a form your accountant can actually file. A generic international POS will produce a perfectly valid US-style receipt that is useless to you. Check this before purchase, not at the end of the quarter.
The features that genuinely pay for themselves
Ignore the feature-count comparison. Four things reliably return more than they cost.
- Recipe-level inventory — stock depletes by ingredient as dishes sell, typically cutting wastage 6–10%
- Kitchen display system — removes lost and misheard orders, and cuts ticket times
- Aggregator integration — Foodpanda and Pathao orders in the same queue as walk-ins
- Your own online ordering — direct orders avoid the 20–30% marketplace commission, usually the single biggest margin win available
Hardware you actually need
You do not need a proprietary terminal. An Android tablet or a basic Windows PC, a thermal receipt printer and optionally a cash drawer covers a single outlet. Buy locally so replacement is same-day. Be wary of vendors who bundle expensive proprietary hardware — that is where a lot of margin hides, and it locks you in.
Questions that separate good vendors from bad
Ask to see offline billing demonstrated live. Ask whether your data can be exported in full, in a standard format, whenever you want. Ask what support looks like at 9pm on a Friday. Ask how many outlets run the current version. And ask what happens to your data if you stop paying — the answer should be that you get all of it.
The short version
Buy for the three things that decide whether a restaurant runs smoothly — uninterrupted billing, honest stock, and one order queue. Everything else on the feature list is negotiable.
Frequently asked questions
Cloud subscriptions run ৳1,000–5,000 per outlet per month; one-time licences ৳10,000–50,000. A full-featured system with online ordering and kitchen display sits around ৳4,999 per outlet per month.
Good systems do — billing continues locally and syncs when the connection returns. Many cheaper and imported systems do not, so always test this before buying.
Yes, through their partner APIs. Aggregator orders then appear in the same queue as dine-in and your own online orders, so the kitchen works from a single screen.
Almost never. A configurable product covers about 95% of a single outlet's workflow at a fraction of the cost. Custom builds start making sense for chains, franchises and cloud kitchens with central-kitchen logic.
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Offline-capable POS, VAT-ready invoicing, online ordering and kitchen display from ৳1,999 per outlet per month — live in five days.
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