The best FBR digital invoicing software for most Pakistani businesses in 2026 is the accounting, ERP or POS system you already run, with FBR built in, so each invoice goes to FBR as you issue it instead of being typed twice. If you only need compliance, standalone invoicing apps start at about Rs 1,500 to Rs 3,000 a month, and PRAL, FBR's own technology company, provides integration free of cost on request. This guide explains how the connection works, then compares the options with prices re-checked in October 2026. Full disclosure: AmalERP is our product, and we have kept its entry honest. Confirm current rules with FBR or your tax advisor.
How does FBR digital invoicing work?
FBR's Digital Invoicing Rules (SRO 69(I)/2025, Rule 150Q onwards) require an invoice to be generated electronically and sent to FBR in real time. FBR validates it and returns a unique FBR invoice number and a QR code, both of which must appear on the invoice you give the buyer. SRO 1413(I)/2025 of 1 August 2025 extended the duty to integrate to all sales-tax-registered persons, connecting through a licensed integrator.
FBR's published list has eight licensed integrators: Haball, WebDNAworks, EY Ford Rhodes, PRAL, OpenPort, TMR Consulting, NatureTech and Dynamic Resources. Sales Tax General Order 01 of 2026 (30 March 2026) lets a business use one or more of them, and allows a wrong invoice to be cancelled or edited within 72 hours; after that, the Commissioner's approval is needed. Most businesses never deal with an integrator directly: the software they invoice in connects through one. So the practical question is simple โ does my software return a real FBR invoice number and QR code in real time, and through which integrator?
Your three routes to compliance
| Route | Monthly cost (Oct 2026) | Best for | Trade-off |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRAL's free integration service | Rs 0 | Businesses with their own developer or very few invoices | No accounting behind it; you build or key in the invoices |
| ERP, accounting or POS software with FBR built in | About Rs 1,800โ7,000 (some charge setup) | Most SMEs: invoices come straight from your books | A monthly subscription |
| Standalone FBR invoicing app | About Rs 1,500โ8,000 (some charge setup) | Businesses that keep their current accounting | A second system to keep in step with your books |
Route 1 โ PRAL's free integration
Under Rule 150XF(2) of the Digital Invoicing Rules, PRAL must provide integration free of cost to registered persons on demand, and PRAL is itself one of the eight licensed integrators. That makes it a genuine zero-fee route, but it is a connection, not a business system: someone has to build the link from your invoicing to PRAL's API, or key invoices in through its manual mode, which FBR's own user manual describes as having limited functionality. It suits a business with an in-house developer or a handful of invoices. Everyone else is better served by software that already makes the connection.
Route 2 โ ERP, accounting or POS software with FBR built in
For most businesses the practical answer is a system that already speaks to FBR, so an ordinary sale becomes a compliant invoice with no extra step. The main rupee-priced options, from each vendor's own site:
| Software | Type | Entry price (Oct 2026) | What it says about FBR |
|---|---|---|---|
| AmalERP | Cloud ERP: accounting, POS, inventory | Rs 2,500/mo + Rs 1,000/mo tax module, billed annually | Real-time digital invoicing through PRAL; e.FBR for POS; SRB |
| Hisaab.pk | Cloud accounting / ERP (Karachi) | From Rs 35,000 a year, unlimited users | Integrated with FBR's digital invoicing API; uses PRAL as integrator |
| SadaHisab | ERP-based POS (Multan) | Rs 1,800/mo + setup from Rs 40,000 | Real-time FBR integration; FBR and PRA |
| SowaanERP | Cloud ERP (Karachi) | From Rs 1,400/mo (usage-capped tiers) | Built in, through a licensed integrator |
| CISePOS | Retail POS + accounts (Karachi) | Rs 2,500/mo + tax add-ons from Rs 2,000/mo per outlet | FBR POS, SRB, PRA, KPRA add-ons; digital invoicing add-on priced per branch |
| Nimbus RMS (LumenSoft) | Retail POS with digital invoicing | Rs 6,000/mo + tax, Rs 25,000 setup (1 register, 3 users) | Integrated with PRAL |
| SplendidAccounts | Accounting + inventory + POS | From US$13/mo | FBR integration listed for POS; digital invoicing not stated |
The advantage of this route is that compliance is a by-product of running the business: the invoice you were going to raise anyway is the one that goes to FBR, and your stock, receivables and sales tax figures already agree with it. For a sales-tax-registered SME that also needs books, a POS or inventory, this is almost always the right choice.
A note on our own entry: AmalERP sends digital invoices to FBR in real time through PRAL and connects POS retailers to e.FBR, with SRB for Sindh services. AmalERP is not itself one of FBR's eight licensed integrators. Its Tax Compliance (FBR & SRB) module is Rs 1,000 a month on top of the Rs 2,500 Basic plan, billed annually, not bundled. We spell that out because the point of choosing FBR software is knowing exactly what it does. See our FBR digital invoicing software page.
Route 3 โ standalone FBR invoicing apps
If you are happy with your current accounting and only need compliant invoices, a standalone app is the lighter change. A crop of them now ranks on Google; here is what each publishes about itself:
| App | Who runs it | Price (Oct 2026) | How it connects |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logic Layer | Logic Layer Pvt Ltd, Karachi | Rs 2,500/mo or Rs 25,000/yr (50% off until 31 Dec 2026; normally Rs 5,000/mo); unlimited invoices; web and Android | Built on FBR/PRAL's digital invoicing API |
| invoiceflow.pk | APITS Network, Lahore | Rs 1,500/mo or Rs 15,000/yr; Business Rs 2,000; free Android app | Through FBR's PRAL gateway; says it is not a licensed integrator |
| einvoices.pk | Paperfree.pk, Karachi | Rs 2,000/mo + Rs 15,000 setup (1โ5 invoices a month) up to Rs 8,000/mo + Rs 35,000 setup | Describes itself as a licensed integrator; not on FBR's published list of eight |
| taxit.pk | Tax It, Faisalabad | From Rs 2,999/mo | You connect with your own IRIS token |
| e-invoicing.pk | Tier3 Pakistan, Islamabad | Quote on request | Sits alongside an existing ERP |
| difbr.pk | Cloud ERP 360, Islamabad | Quote on request; 14-day trial | Says it is FBR sandbox tested |
The catch with every standalone app is that you now run two systems: your books and a separate invoicing layer. Customers, items and sales tax have to match in both, and a correction in one has to be made in the other. That is manageable for a trader with a few hundred invoices a month; it gets expensive in staff time as volume grows.
How to choose
- A registered SME that also needs accounting, POS or inventory? Choose software with FBR built in, so compliance comes from running the business.
- Happy with your current books and only need compliant invoices? A standalone app is the lighter change; compare monthly price, setup fee and invoice limits.
- Have a developer, or only a handful of invoices? PRAL's free integration service is a real option.
- Whatever you pick, ask for a live invoice with an FBR invoice number and QR code, and ask which of FBR's eight licensed integrators it goes through.
- Check provincial coverage too (SRB, PRA, KPRA) if you sell services, and ask your tax advisor about the 10% tax credit on FBR-integration software under Budget 2026-27.
Details were first researched in July 2026 and re-checked on 20 October 2026 from vendor websites and FBR sources, including FBR's list of licensed integrators, SRO 69(I)/2025, SRO 1413(I)/2025 and Sales Tax General Order 01 of 2026. Several vendors do not publish pricing and rules change, so confirm directly. This is general information, not tax advice.