Why SmartBiashara fits the way business works here.
Most business software reaches Tanzania as an afterthought: priced in dollars, charged per user and blind to mobile money. SmartBiashara starts from the counter of a Tanzanian duka and grows to a fifty-branch chain.
14-day free trial, no credit card required.
Monthly plans, in shillings
- StarterTSh 15,000
- BasicTSh 35,000
- StandardTSh 45,000
- EnterpriseTSh 55,000
- Enterprise ProTSh 850,000 /yr
Prices exclude VAT and service levy. Yearly billing charges 10 months for 12.
Full pricingEight reasons owners switch
Each one is something you can check for yourself during the 14-day trial or a 30-minute demo.
Designed around African trading, from the first screen
Credit customers with limits, sales recorded in shillings, stock that moves between a shop and a store room, staff who share one counter. SmartBiashara handles these out of the box, so you configure less and sell sooner.
How the platform fits togetherPrices in TSh, starting at TSh 15,000 a month
Five plans are published openly: four monthly plans from TSh 15,000 to TSh 55,000, plus Enterprise Pro at TSh 850,000 a year, all excluding VAT. Your subscription is priced in shillings, so its cost does not move with the dollar.
Compare every planMobile money taken at the till
Cashiers accept M-Pesa, Tigo Pesa and Airtel Money at checkout alongside cash, and each payment is reconciled against its sale. Closing the day stops being a hunt through SMS messages.
See mobile money paymentsSeveral branches, one set of numbers
Run a shop in Arusha and a store in Moshi from the same account. Stock, prices, transfers and staff permissions are managed centrally, and each plan states how many locations it covers, from 1 on Starter to unlimited on Enterprise Pro.
Multi-store managementAn offline-ready POS that runs in any browser
The point of sale opens in the browser on a phone, tablet, laptop or desktop you already own, and it is offline-ready for the days the connection is patchy. Barcode scanners work at the till.
Explore the POSThe option to own your ERP outright
Instead of renting forever, you can buy a white-label copy of SmartBiashara on your own domain and private server, one-time from TSh 1,500,000.
How Own Your ERP worksSupport from Dar es Salaam, in English or Kiswahili
Reach real people on WhatsApp or phone at +255 749 900 050, Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm EAT. Setup help, staff training and day-to-day questions all go through the same team.
Ways to reach usA wider family of tools when you need them
MiniPOS, Smart QR Menu, Smart QR Code Generator. Each one solves a single job for owners who are not ready for a full ERP, or who want to add a menu, a QR code or an online shop.
Everything we build
How SmartBiashara compares
A fair look at the two other routes most owners consider. Global suites are powerful; spreadsheets are cheap. Here is where each one lands for a Tanzanian business.
| Criterion | SmartBiashara | Global ERP suites | Spreadsheets + basic POS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Currency you pay in | Tanzanian shillings, published | Usually US dollars | Shillings, but costs are scattered |
| How the price grows | By plan: branches, users and modules | Often per user, per app, plus a partner’s fees | Low cash cost, high time cost |
| M-Pesa, Tigo Pesa, Airtel Money at checkout | Accepted and reconciled per sale | Usually needs a local add-on or developer | Matched by hand against SMS |
| Stock across several branches | Built in, with transfers | Yes, once configured | Separate files that drift apart |
| Sales, stock and accounts in one place | Yes, in one system | Yes | No, re-typed between tools |
| Depth for very large, complex groups | Up to unlimited branches on Enterprise Pro; ask us about complex setups | Their main strength | Not designed for it |
| Time to first sale | Often the same afternoon, with our help | Often weeks, with an implementation partner | Immediate, then hard to scale |
| Local support hours and language | Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm EAT, English or Kiswahili | Depends on the local partner | You are on your own |
| Option to own the system | One-time, TSh 1,500,000–TSh 1,925,000 | Licence or self-hosting, usually costly | You own the files, not a system |
“Global ERP suites” and “spreadsheets + basic POS” describe typical setups, not any single product. Pricing and features vary by vendor and local partner.
Rent it monthly, or own it outright.
Most owners start on a monthly plan. Larger businesses, and those who want their own brand on the system, can buy a white-label SmartBiashara that runs on their own domain and private server, with every module unlocked.
You pay once for the licence. From the second year, the only cost is the server and domain renewal.
- One-time licence
- TSh 1,500,000 / TSh 1,700,000 / TSh 1,925,000
- From year two
- TSh 425,000 a year for server and domain
- Live in
- 4–7 working days
- Payment
- 60% to start, 40% on handover
Launch prices apply while launch slots last. Prices exclude VAT.
Questions to settle before you choose
We would rather you ask now than find out after a month of setup.
Fiscal receipts and TRA devices
SmartBiashara records your sales and produces the reports your accountant needs. If you issue receipts through an EFD or VFD, ask our team how that fits your setup before you commit.
Which plan covers your modules
CRM and the WhatsApp gateway start on Basic, hotel management and asset management on Standard, and manufacturing, repair and project management on Enterprise. Check the plan before you budget.
Your branch and user count
Each plan has a location and user limit, from 1 location and 5 users on Starter up to unlimited on Enterprise Pro. Count the tills and staff logins you need today and next year.
In their words.
20,000+ businesses across East Africa have used SmartBiashara since 2018. Here is what three of them told us.
“We used to close books in 3 days. Now it is 30 minutes. The mobile money reconciliation alone saved us 2 staff. SmartBiashara is the backbone of our pharmacy chain.”
“M-Pesa, Tigo Pesa and Airtel all come in automatically. No more end-of-day counting. The reports make my accountant happy and my tax filings take an hour, not a week.”
“Started on the free trial. By week 2, we had 3 branches on it. The inventory tracking across stores is what makes SmartBiashara different from everything else we tried.”
Customers are identified by initials at their request. Share your own story.
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