POS system and stock control for shops and cafés in Ethiopia

No. BelloPOS is not accredited by the Ministry of Revenues as a sales register machine or electronic sales register system, and it is not connected to the MoR electronic invoice system. If your business must issue receipts from an accredited machine or system, keep doing so. BelloPOS handles what that machine usually does not: stock, purchases, customer credit, staff and reports. Ask your accountant how to run both side by side.

Yes. BelloPOS Lite is free for good, not a trial. On one till you can sell, print receipts, add products, scan barcodes, print barcode labels and track stock, and we never ask for a card. When you want credit accounts for regulars, wholesale price groups, purchase orders, scheduled backups or Ares AI, move up to Go. Cafés, restaurants and shops with several tills usually choose Pro.

Yes, as payment methods. BelloPOS is not linked to telebirr, CBE Birr, M-Pesa or any bank, so the customer pays you as usual and the cashier selects the method on the sale. Each sale then shows how it was paid, which helps you check against the wallet or bank statement at closing. Cards on your bank's terminal, or any other method you add, are recorded the same way.

Yes. Selling, receipts, stock and reports all run on the computer or Android tablet in your shop, so a slow mobile network or an internet cut does not stop the counter. Extra tills and waiters' phones connect over your own Wi-Fi, not the internet. For power cuts, keep the PC, router and receipt printer on a UPS; a tablet keeps running on its battery. Only Ares AI and plan activation need a connection.

Yes, with Go. Create the customer, set a credit limit and sell on account. Every purchase and payment goes into their ledger, the till warns you when they reach the limit, and you can print a statement at month-end or on salary day. It replaces the dubie book on the counter, and the customer sees exactly what they took and when.

Yes. With Go, you create price groups such as wholesale, suk or hotel and attach customers to them. Select the customer at the till and their price appears automatically, while walk-in buyers pay the shelf price. Stock comes from the same product list, so you always know what is left whether a carton went to a suk or single packets went over the counter.

Not today. BelloPOS is available in English and several other languages, but not in Amharic, and dates follow the Gregorian calendar. Product names can be typed in Amharic if your keyboard supports it, but check that your receipt printer prints Ethiopic characters before relying on it. Many Addis Ababa businesses already work in English on their computers, so try the free plan first.

Message us on WhatsApp with the plan you want. We confirm the price, tell you how payment can be made from Ethiopia and send your licence key once payment is received. Every purchase is invoiced from the USA. You can try every Pro feature free for 7 days first, and paid plans have a 14-day money-back guarantee.