FAQs
The questions Saudi business owners ask most.
Yes. Booksara is built to ZATCA Phase 1 (QR-coded invoices) on every plan. Phase 2 (Fatoorah API clearance) is available on Basic and above.
Yes. Booksara supports both ZATCA Phase 1 (generation) and Phase 2 (integration / clearance), including cryptographic stamps, QR codes, UBL 2.1 XML and API clearance with the ZATCA Fatoora platform.
Yes. The Starter plan is free with no time limit and no credit card required. You can run a compliant business on it and upgrade only when you outgrow its limits.
Yes. Booksara generates UBL 2.1 XML, cryptographically stamps each invoice and submits it to the ZATCA Fatoora platform for clearance and reporting — no manual uploads.
Yes — every paid plan includes multi-business accounting. Basic supports up to 3, Professional 10, Enterprise unlimited. Each business has its own chart of accounts, VAT registration, and team permissions.
Absolutely — that is what Booksara is built for. Add multiple businesses to a single account, each with its own chart of accounts, VAT registration, branding, customers and team, then switch between them in one click.
Anytime. Upgrades apply immediately and are prorated; downgrades take effect at the end of your current billing cycle. Your data is never lost when switching.
Absolutely. One account can hold multiple businesses, each with its own books, VAT registration, branding and team. Your plan sets how many businesses you can add.
All customer data is hosted on KSA-based infrastructure per PDPL data-residency requirements.
Yes. Booksara is Arabic-first with full right-to-left (RTL) support, and you can issue tax invoices in Arabic, English, or both languages side by side as required for ZATCA compliance.
Annual plans are billed once per year at a 20% discount versus paying monthly — roughly two-and-a-half months free each year.
Yes — Arabic and English appear together on every invoice line, address and total, with native right-to-left layout. It is built in, not an afterthought.
Yes. Every invoice is bilingual by default. Customer-facing PDFs include both the Arabic and English company name, items, and totals.
Yes. The Starter plan is free forever, and every paid plan comes with a 14-day Pro trial — no credit card required to get started.
Listed prices exclude 15% Saudi VAT, which is added at checkout and shown on your tax invoice.
Booksara runs a full double-entry engine, so your trial balance, P&L, balance sheet and 7-box VAT return are always up to date and exportable.
Booksara generates the 7-box VAT return ZATCA expects (standard / zero-rated / exempt sales, output VAT, standard purchases, input VAT, net payable) for each quarter.
Your data is hosted within Saudi Arabia, in line with local data-residency expectations for KSA businesses, and encrypted in transit and at rest.
We accept mada, Visa, and Mastercard through our Saudi payment gateways. Enterprise customers can arrange bank transfer.
Payroll — employees, timesheets, runs and taxes — is available on the plans that include it. Check the pricing page for the breakdown.
Yes. The Starter plan is free forever (1 business, 1 user, up to 20 invoices/month). Paid plans include a 14-day Pro trial.
Yes. Booksara keeps your VAT position, profit & loss and balance sheet up to date in real time, and produces a VAT return summary you can file with ZATCA — in Arabic or English.
You keep access until the end of the period you have paid for, then your account moves to the free Starter plan. You can export your data at any time.
You can collect online through SAMA-licensed gateways including HyperPay, Moyasar and PayTabs, and accept mada and SADAD.
Yes. Booksara connects natively with SAMA-licensed Saudi payment gateways including HyperPay, Moyasar and PayTabs, plus Mada and SADAD, so customers can pay invoices online.