RestroAI blog
Price comparisons, buyer’s guides and tax guides for restaurant owners in Pakistan and the Gulf, from RestroAI by Taiz in Lahore.
26 October 2026 · 8 min read
Restaurant POS Price in Pakistan 2026: What a Complete System Really Costs
Most restaurant software in Pakistan looks cheap until you add the website, the app, riders and Foodpanda. We compared the published prices of six systems for one branch.
Read26 October 2026 · 9 min read
Best Restaurant Management Software in Pakistan 2026: A Buyer's Guide
There is no single best restaurant software in Pakistan. This guide gives the criteria that matter and a fair summary of eight systems, including RestroAI, and who each suits.
Read26 October 2026 · 9 min read
Best Restaurant POS for Pakistan and the GCC in 2026
A buyer's guide for restaurants in Pakistan and the Gulf: the criteria that matter, ZATCA context for Saudi Arabia, and a fair look at the main systems including RestroAI.
Read26 October 2026 · 6 min read
RestroAI vs Oscar POS: Free POS or One Flat Price?
Oscar POS is free and earns from card payments. RestroAI charges one flat price with the ordering website, app and riders included. Here is how the two compare.
Read26 October 2026 · 6 min read
RestroAI vs Foodnerd: Order Caps and Add-Ons vs One Flat Price
Foodnerd prices in US dollars with daily order caps and paid add-ons. RestroAI is one PKR price per branch. Here is how they compare, and where Foodnerd is stronger.
Read26 October 2026 · 7 min read
RestroAI vs Foodics: An Honest Comparison
Foodics is the Gulf leader with live ZATCA support. RestroAI is a Pakistan-built, all-in-one system at one price per branch. Here is where each one fits.
Read26 October 2026 · 6 min read
RestroAI vs WOS (OnlineOrder.pk): Tiered Plans vs One Price
WOS sells tiered plans with an app fee and branded apps, positioned against Foodpanda. RestroAI is one price per branch. Here is the comparison, including where WOS is ahead.
Read26 October 2026 · 6 min read
RestroAI vs Nosh: What Nosh Pro Really Costs
Nosh looks cheap from PKR 1,999 a month. Riders, Foodpanda, tax integration and table ordering only come with Pro, which is priced on request.
Read26 October 2026 · 8 min read
FBR POS Integration for Restaurants: Complete Guide
A plain-language guide to FBR POS integration for Pakistani restaurants, how provincial authorities fit in, and what to ask your POS vendor.
Read26 October 2026 · 7 min read
ZATCA Phase 2 for Restaurants: A Practical Guide
Phase 1 generates e-invoices. Phase 2 connects your system to the Fatoora platform. Here is what a restaurant in Saudi Arabia needs to know and ask.
Read26 October 2026 · 7 min read
Own Ordering App vs Foodpanda: The Commission Math
A worked example of aggregator commission against a flat monthly price, with every assumption labelled, and a strategy that keeps Foodpanda for discovery.
Read26 October 2026 · 8 min read
Hidden Costs in Restaurant Software
The monthly price is rarely the whole bill. A guide to app fees, onboarding, per-order charges, caps and add-ons, with a checklist to use with any vendor.
Read26 October 2026 · 8 min read
How to Start a Cloud Kitchen in Pakistan
A practical order of work for opening a delivery-only kitchen in Pakistan: concept, location, licences to confirm, menu, delivery channels, software and cost categories.
Read26 October 2026 · 8 min read
How to Reduce Foodpanda Commission
You cannot negotiate commission away on demand, but you can change how many of your orders pay it. Seven tactics for moving repeat customers to your own channels.
Read26 October 2026 · 7 min read
QR Menu Ordering Guide for Restaurants in Pakistan
What a QR menu is, the difference between a view-only menu and one that takes orders, where each makes sense, and exactly what RestroAI supports today.
Read26 October 2026 · 8 min read
Restaurant Food Cost and Inventory Control Guide
How to calculate food cost percentage, cost a recipe, count stock, track waste and order from suppliers, with clearly illustrative numbers.
Read26 October 2026 · 7 min read
Restaurant POS vs Cash Register
A fair comparison: what a cash register does well, the point where it stops being enough, and what a restaurant POS adds beyond taking payment.
Read26 October 2026 · 9 min read
How to Choose a Restaurant POS in Pakistan: A Checklist
Twenty-seven questions to put to every restaurant POS vendor before you sign, grouped by price, features, tax integration, data, support, offline mode and hardware.
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One branch. One price. Every feature.
RestroAI by Taiz: PKR 15,000 per branch per month, with no setup fee and no commission on orders.