Hardware & DIY Store Software with Billing POS
Bill fast, manage a huge SKU catalogue, and run contractor khata, even when the internet is down.
Alfa Decode is a complete business platform pre-configured for hardware and DIY stores. Bill thousands of SKUs by barcode, sell by piece or in bulk, run contractor credit ledgers, and keep weighted-average costing accurate. Works offline on your own device, with GST and VAT built in.
No card required · Cloud or on-premise · Works offline · GST & VAT ready
Huge SKU Catalogue
Manage thousands of items with categories, units, HSN, GST rate, cost and price. Map several barcodes to one item so any code on the shelf scans correctly.
Fast Counter Billing
Scan barcodes for instant counter billing, hold and recall parked bills during busy hours, and split one sale across cash, card and credit.
Contractor Credit & Khata
Run a pay-later ledger for builders and contractors. Track every credit sale and repayment per customer, and reward repeat buyers with loyalty points.
Sell by Piece or Bulk
Bill fasteners, pipes and fittings by the single piece or in bulk quantities. Print your own barcodes for loose stock and unlabelled items at the counter.
Everything your hardware & diy store needs
Huge SKU Catalogue
Manage thousands of items with categories, units, HSN, GST rate, cost and price. Map several barcodes to one item so any code on the shelf scans correctly.
Fast Counter Billing
Scan barcodes for instant counter billing, hold and recall parked bills during busy hours, and split one sale across cash, card and credit.
Contractor Credit & Khata
Run a pay-later ledger for builders and contractors. Track every credit sale and repayment per customer, and reward repeat buyers with loyalty points.
Sell by Piece or Bulk
Bill fasteners, pipes and fittings by the single piece or in bulk quantities. Print your own barcodes for loose stock and unlabelled items at the counter.
Purchase & Stock Control
Receive stock via Goods-Receipt Notes that capture true cost with weighted-average costing. Maintain supplier ledgers, get reorder alerts and run stock-takes.
Works Offline
Runs local-first on your shop's own device with no internet. Keep billing through power and network cuts, then sync to the cloud automatically when you reconnect.
GST & VAT Built In
Per-line GST B2B and B2C invoices with HSN summaries for India, and VAT for the UAE, ready out of the box with no extra setup.
WhatsApp & Multi-Store
Send invoices and payment reminders over WhatsApp, and watch every branch on one consolidated owner dashboard with full reports and accounts.
What it fixes on day one
Thousands of near-identical SKUs — bolt sizes, paint shades — get rung up wrong at the counter
Multi-barcode lookup plus variants for size and finish pin every line to the right SKU and price
Cut-to-length cable, rope and pipe and loose fasteners are hard to price and track accurately
Weighed and scale-barcode items and per-unit pricing bill by metre or weight, with stock-take to reconcile loose stock
Contractors and painters buy on running accounts and settle later, and the tab drifts
A per-customer credit ledger tracks every job's balance, with WhatsApp invoices and reminders to chase what's owed
How a hardware & diy store runs on Alfa Decode
A hardware and paint store lives and dies by its catalogue. You carry thousands of near-identical lines — bolts and screws by the size, cable and rope sold by the metre, sheets and pipe cut to order, paint in a dozen bases, sheens and shades — and half of it looks the same on the shelf. Alfa Decode is set up on the Retail/POS engine so the counter can find the right SKU fast with multi-barcode lookup, variants for size and finish, and label printing that keeps every bin correctly tagged.
Behind the till it runs a proper stock book: purchase and goods-receipt notes, weighted-average cost, reorder alerts on your fast movers, and stock-take to reconcile the loose stuff that never scans cleanly. Contractor and painter accounts run on a credit ledger, tax is GST- or VAT-ready per line and HSN-coded, and the whole thing is offline-first so a dropped connection never closes the counter.
- Right SKU, right price at the counter every time
- Loose and cut-to-length stock priced and tracked accurately
- Contractor tabs and outstanding balances always visible
- GST or VAT filing-ready with HSN on every line
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Receive stock
Log supplier deliveries as goods-receipt notes against a purchase; the app updates weighted-average cost and on-hand quantity per line automatically.
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Label the bins
Print barcode labels and shelf tags for new lines, including size and finish variants, so loose and look-alike items scan correctly at the counter.
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Bill at the counter
Scan or search by multi-barcode, sell by piece, metre or weight, hold and recall a bill while a customer fetches more, then split-tender the payment.
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Run trade accounts
Put contractor purchases on their credit ledger, send the invoice by WhatsApp, and track outstanding balances until the job is settled.
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Reorder and close
Act on reorder alerts for fast movers, run day-close for a Z-report and P&L, and file GST or VAT with HSN-coded, filing-ready reports.
Works offline
Runs on your own counter and keeps billing with no internet — then syncs to the cloud automatically.
Tax-ready compliance
Configurable GST / VAT & tax-compliant invoicing — built in, nothing to bolt on.
Cloud or on-premise
Start in the cloud or keep all your data on your premises — same product, your choice.
Hardware & DIY Store software — your questions
Can it keep billing if my internet goes down?
Yes. Alfa Decode is local-first and runs on your shop's own device, so you can bill, look up stock and take payments with no internet. Everything syncs to the cloud automatically once you reconnect.
Does it handle GST in India and VAT in the UAE?
Yes. GST invoices in B2B and B2C formats with HSN summaries are built in for India, and VAT is built in for the UAE. Both work from the same software with no add-ons needed.
Can I manage a very large catalogue of small parts?
Yes. The item master handles thousands of SKUs with categories, units, HSN, GST rate, cost and price. Multi-barcode support lets several codes map to one item, so any pack still scans correctly.
Can I give contractors credit and track what they owe?
Yes. The credit and khata ledger records every pay-later sale and repayment per customer, so you always know outstanding balances. You can also run loyalty points for regular trade buyers.
Can I track real cost when supplier prices keep changing?
Yes. Goods-Receipt Notes capture the cost of each purchase and apply weighted-average costing automatically. Supplier ledgers, reorder alerts and stock-takes keep your buying and margins under control.
Is it available as a one-time purchase or only subscription?
Both. Choose Cloud as a subscription, or On-Premise as a one-time licence with AMC, from the same codebase. A white-label option is also available if you want it under your own brand.
Can it handle paint sold in different bases, sheens and shades?
Yes. Use variants to hold each base, sheen and shade as its own priced SKU under one product, with a barcode per variant. The counter picks the exact tin, and stock and cost are tracked per variant.
Can I sell cable, rope or pipe by the metre and hardware by weight?
Yes. The Retail/POS engine supports weighed and scale-barcode items and per-unit pricing, so you can bill cut-to-length goods by the metre and loose fasteners or chain by weight rather than by piece.
How does it manage credit for my contractor and painter customers?
Each trade customer gets a credit ledger that records purchases and payments, so you always see the running balance. You can send invoices and payment reminders by WhatsApp and settle accounts when the job finishes.
Will the counter keep working if the internet drops?
Yes. Alfa Decode is offline-first, so billing, stock lookup and printing carry on with no connection. Everything syncs to the cloud automatically once you are back online — nothing is lost.
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