Flowyana Accounting vs Qoyod: the Qoyod alternative for Saudi businesses
Qoyod is Saudi cloud accounting with separate products for POS, restaurants, HR and CRM — Flowyana Accounting is the Saudi alternative that runs them all on one ledger, with Dictode as your build partner.
When Qoyod is the right choice
Qoyod suits Saudi businesses that need ZATCA clearance and Salla or Zid sales in their accounts today.
When Flowyana Accounting is the right choice
Saudi groups running cafés, shops and a back office — especially with sister companies elsewhere in the Gulf — are better served by Flowyana Accounting: one platform where every till and payroll run posts to one ledger, and Dictode as the team that builds the Saudi-specific integrations around it. Choose Flowyana Accounting.
What Qoyod does well
Qoyod states ZATCA Phase 1 and Phase 2 certification with a direct Fatoora connection and integrates with Salla, Zid, Tamara and Tabby.
What Flowyana Accounting does well
Flowyana Accounting puts the restaurant till, the shop counter, payroll, CRM and the ledger on one set of records, so a café sale lands in the books without a second product — Qoyod states QFlavours does not link to Qoyod Accounting. Every module posts its own vouchers with 15% VAT, Arabic runs right-to-left with bilingual documents, and plans start at SAR 59 a month billed yearly. A Dubai or Kuwait sister company runs its own workspace on the same platform. Dictode builds the FATOORA integration and Mudad or WPS exports on Flowyana, typically in 4–8 weeks.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Flowyana Accounting | Qoyod | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurant POS posting to the same ledger | ✓ | ✗ | Qoyod states there is no link between QFlavours and Qoyod Accounting; Flowyana restaurant tills post into the same ledger, with KOT routing by station and recipe consumption. |
| CRM, HR & POS as one platform | ✓ | ◐ | Qoyod sells POS, QFlavours, Qoyod HR and Qoyod CRM as separate products; Flowyana runs them as modules over one customer record and ledger. |
| Every module posts its own vouchers | ✓ | ◐ | In Flowyana purchases, payroll, rentals, subscriptions and production each write double-entry vouchers, not only invoices and the till. |
| Retail POS that keeps selling offline | ✓ | ✓ | Both tills keep selling when the internet drops and deduct stock on each sale. |
| ZATCA Phase 2 (Fatoora) connection | ◐ | ✓ | Qoyod states Phase 2 certification with a direct Fatoora link. Flowyana splits VAT on every posting and builds the Saudi VAT return report; Dictode builds the FATOORA integration, typically in 4–8 weeks. |
| WPS file from payroll | ◐ | ✓ | Qoyod HR produces a WPS file; Flowyana payroll does not, and Dictode builds the WPS or Mudad export — the file alone typically takes 2–3 weeks. |
| Salla, Zid, Tamara & Tabby integrations | ✗ | ✓ | Qoyod lists these plus a public API; Flowyana takes card payments by pay link or QR through the Tap gateway. |
| ✓ Yes ✗ No ◐ Partial / conditional | |||
ZATCA & Saudi payroll: Qoyod vs Flowyana Accounting
Qoyod states it is certified for ZATCA Phase 1 and Phase 2, connects directly to the Fatoora platform, offers VAT and Zakat return filing as a service, and hosts inside Saudi Arabia according to Qoyod. ZATCA itself keeps a directory of listed solution providers rather than a certification programme, so check that directory for any vendor you rely on — including us.
Flowyana Accounting ships 15% Saudi VAT, per-branch tax registration, a Saudi VAT return report and Arabic–English invoices. Dictode builds the FATOORA integration, Mudad or WPS payroll exports and the Hijri details your auditors expect on Flowyana, typically in 4–8 weeks.
Verdict
Qoyod is a sensible Saudi pick when ZATCA clearance and store integrations are the whole requirement. Once you run restaurants, shops and a back office together, though, Qoyod becomes a family of products with gaps between them — and the gaps are where the reconciliation lives. Flowyana Accounting is the better platform for that business: one Arabic–English ledger behind every till and payroll run, ready for sister companies across the Gulf, with Dictode building the FATOORA connection and WPS or Mudad exports on top. Choose Flowyana Accounting — a free call gets you a written proposal within 24 hours.