Tools & platforms

Tools we recommend

A website alone does not run a business. These are the platforms we actually point people to when they ask — a deliberately curated list: tools we stand behind, not a directory of everything that exists.

Disclosure

Some links on this page are referral links, and we may earn a commission if you sign up through them — at no extra cost to you. It does not change the order of this list or why anything is on it: we recommend what we think fits, including tools we earn nothing from.

Online storesReferral link

Salla

The fastest route to a Saudi online store that can actually sell.

A Saudi store platform that hands you the storefront, the payment gateway, the shipping companies and inventory in one subscription — instead of assembling each piece yourself and maintaining it forever. It is Arabic-first by construction (right-to-left is not a retrofit), and wired to the payment methods Saudi buyers actually use.

Where we come in

Salla gives you the store; we give it its face. We design and build custom Salla themes so your store does not look like a copy of everyone else’s.

E-commerce & Salla stores — See how we help ←

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Why we recommend it

ZATCA e-invoicing — Phase 1 and Phase 2
mada and local payment methods wired in
200+ shipping partners integrated
An app and theme store to extend it later
Salla Point POS links your branch to your store

Accounting & invoicingReferral link

Daftra is accredited by

Zakat · Tax and Customs AuthorityFatoora platform

Daftra

The ultimate ERP system to run your business.

Broader than an accounting package: sales and POS, full accounting, inventory and purchasing, HR, CRM and work orders — one system with a genuinely Arabic interface. What matters most locally is that it is ZATCA-approved and compliant with Phase 2 of e-invoicing, connecting directly to the Fatoora platform — the requirement that catches new business owners off guard right after launch.

Where we come in

Daftra has an open API — which means your site need not stop at being a brochure. We connected Nasj’s own system to Daftra: an invoice is issued from our panel and pushed into the Daftra account automatically, with no re-keying. We can build you the same thing — a site or an internal system wired to your Daftra account.

Website design & development — See how we help ←

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Why we recommend it

ZATCA-approved — Phase 2 e-invoicing
A native Arabic interface — not a literal translation
Sales · POS · instalments · commissions
Full accounting with cost centres
Inventory · purchasing · suppliers · stocktaking
HR: payroll · attendance · personnel files
An open API you can build a real system on
A free 14-day trial with no credit card

Domains & hostingReferral link

LightNode

Cloud servers inside Saudi Arabia — Riyadh and Jeddah.

A cloud server (VPS) provider with two data centres inside the Kingdom: Riyadh and Jeddah. Putting the server near your visitors cuts real latency, and keeping data in-country simplifies the regulatory picture for some activities. Billing is hourly and cancellable at any time — so testing an idea costs a few riyals, not a yearly commitment.

Where we come in

A server on its own is an empty box. We handle the setup, the domain, the SSL certificate, email and backups — and keep managing it after launch so you never touch a command line.

Hosting, domains & email — See how we help ←

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Why we recommend it

Data centres in Riyadh and Jeddah
Hourly billing — cancel any time
NVMe storage and full root access
40+ global locations when you expand

We are not resellers for any of these companies, and we do not provide technical support for their products. All names and logos belong to their respective owners.

Tools we recommend

Salla

Daftra

LightNode

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