Comparison
Quick Commerce vs Zid
Zid’s pricing page lists no delivery slots, and we found no built-in picker or driver app. That grocery delivery work is what Quick Commerce is built for, with capacity slots, express delivery and COD OTP on every plan and your own choice of payment gateway. Zid is Saudi-built and Arabic-native, and it is strong where this page says so.
Choose Quick Commerce if you are
Grocers and quick-commerce shops that deliver their own orders, and want capacity slots, express delivery, COD OTP and ZATCA e-invoicing from the first plan, picker and driver apps from Growth, and their own gateway contract.
Choose Zid if you are
Merchants who want a free plan, a POS app included in the plan, no product cap or reach through the Mazeed marketplace, or who ship nationwide by courier.
Capability comparison
Quick Commerce vs Zid
Delivery slots with capacity, and express delivery
- Quick Commerce
- Every plan
- Zid
- Not listed on its pricing page
Picker app with barcode picking and substitutions
- Quick Commerce
- From Growth
- Zid
- None found in our research
Delivery-agent app and cash reconciliation
- Quick Commerce
- From Growth
- Zid
- None found in our research
COD OTP and order limits
- Quick Commerce
- Every plan
- Zid
- COD included; OTP not found built in
ZATCA e-invoicing (Phase 1 QR; Phase 2 integration) / GST invoices per GSTIN
- Quick Commerce
- Every plan
- Zid
- Tax settings from Growth; Phase 2 appears to need an app
Platform transaction fee
- Quick Commerce
- None, on any plan
- Zid
- No platform commission; earns on Zid Pay
Payment gateway
- Quick Commerce
- Your choice of 21 gateways
- Zid
- Zid Pay; advanced payment methods from Rise
Arabic + English storefront, right to left
- Quick Commerce
- Every plan
- Zid
- Yes
Locations with their own stock and pickup
- Quick Commerce
- 1 / 1 / 3 by plan, more as an add-on
- Zid
- Limits not published on its pricing page
Products
- Quick Commerce
- 2,000 / 10,000 / 50,000 by plan
- Zid
- Unlimited on every plan
POS registers with shifts
- Quick Commerce
- Add-on
- Zid
- POS app on every plan
| Capability | Quick Commerce | Zid |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery slots with capacity, and express delivery | Every plan | Not listed on its pricing page |
| Picker app with barcode picking and substitutions | From Growth | None found in our research |
| Delivery-agent app and cash reconciliation | From Growth | None found in our research |
| COD OTP and order limits | Every plan | COD included; OTP not found built in |
| ZATCA e-invoicing (Phase 1 QR; Phase 2 integration) / GST invoices per GSTIN | Every plan | Tax settings from Growth; Phase 2 appears to need an app |
| Platform transaction fee | None, on any plan | No platform commission; earns on Zid Pay |
| Payment gateway | Your choice of 21 gateways | Zid Pay; advanced payment methods from Rise |
| Arabic + English storefront, right to left | Every plan | Yes |
| Locations with their own stock and pickup | 1 / 1 / 3 by plan, more as an add-on | Limits not published on its pricing page |
| Products | 2,000 / 10,000 / 50,000 by plan | Unlimited on every plan |
| POS registers with shifts | Add-on | POS app on every plan |
Competitor details as of Sep 2026, from its published pages and the sources below. Prices are monthly unless stated, excluding VAT.
Sources: Zid pricing; InvoiceQ for Zid; Zid Help: transaction fees
Monthly cost
What the same plan costs on Zid
Each Quick Commerce plan against the Zid plan and apps a grocer would add for tax invoices, slots, COD checks and dispatch. These are estimates: Zid’s app market couldn’t be priced.
Starter
- Quick Commerce
- SAR 129
- Zid + apps (est.)
- ≈ SAR 430–610
Growth SAR 299 (tax and invoice settings start here) · ZATCA Phase 2 app, which Zid appears to need, 50–150 (est.) · slot and review apps 80–160 (est.)
Growth
- Quick Commerce
- SAR 299
- Zid + apps (est.)
- ≈ SAR 650–1,100
Growth SAR 299 · apps for slots, reviews, COD checks, loyalty, WhatsApp cart recovery and driver dispatch 350–800 (est.)
Scale
- Quick Commerce
- SAR 699
- Zid + apps (est.)
- Not published
Zid Professional is priced on request, so no total can be worked out.
| Plan | Quick Commerce | Zid + apps (est.) | What the estimate includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | SAR 129 | ≈ SAR 430–610 | Growth SAR 299 (tax and invoice settings start here) · ZATCA Phase 2 app, which Zid appears to need, 50–150 (est.) · slot and review apps 80–160 (est.) |
| Growth | SAR 299 | ≈ SAR 650–1,100 | Growth SAR 299 · apps for slots, reviews, COD checks, loyalty, WhatsApp cart recovery and driver dispatch 350–800 (est.) |
| Scale | SAR 699 | Not published | Zid Professional is priced on request, so no total can be worked out. |
Estimate as of Sep 2026, from list prices, monthly billing, excluding VAT.
- On Rise (SAR 99), without tax and invoice settings, the Starter-equivalent stack comes to about SAR 230–360.
- Plan prices are from zid.sa. Lines marked (est.) are estimates, because Zid’s app market couldn’t be priced.
- Zid includes a POS app on every plan, and payment processing (Zid Pay) is left out on both sides.
Sources: Zid pricing; InvoiceQ for Zid; Zid Help: transaction fees
Payments: your choice of gateway, not a promise of lower fees
Zid takes no platform commission. It earns through Zid Pay, and on the Growth plan a mada payment costs 1% + SAR 1, according to Zid’s help centre.
That is a low mada rate. At list rates, a direct gateway can cost a mada-heavy store more than Zid Pay, so we don’t claim lower payment fees than Zid.
What we offer is choice: connect the gateway you’ve negotiated with, keep your own settlement terms and instalment contracts, and pay no platform transaction fee on top.
Sources: Zid Help: transaction fees; Zid pricing
Where they win
Where Zid genuinely wins
A POS on every plan, and a free plan
Zid includes a POS app on every plan, including Starter, which is free for life. Our POS is a paid add-on, priced per register, so if you want a till included in the plan, Zid is ahead.
No product cap, and the Mazeed marketplace
Every Zid plan has unlimited products, orders and customers, and puts your products in front of the Mazeed marketplace, which Zid says reaches 5 million customers.
A low mada rate and strong offers
Zid Pay charges 1% + SAR 1 for mada on Growth, and Zid runs strong offers: in September 2026 it gave a free year on annual plans for National Day.
Where we win
Where Quick Commerce wins
Grocery delivery, built in
Delivery slots with capacity limits and express delivery come with every plan. Zid’s pricing page lists no slots, so on Zid they mean an extra app or custom work.
Picker and driver apps from Growth
Growth includes a picker app with barcode picking and customer-approved substitutions, and a driver app with live GPS and end-of-shift cash reconciliation. We found neither built into Zid.
Tax invoices and COD checks from the first plan
ZATCA e-invoicing (Phase 1 QR; Phase 2 integration) and COD OTP come with every plan, including Starter. On Zid, tax and invoice settings start on Growth, and Phase 2 appears to need an app such as InvoiceQ.
Moving from Zid
Export your products and customers from Zid and bring them in through our bulk import, running both stores side by side until the new one is checked. Our onboarding and migration service moves your catalogue, customers and order history for you. It is a one-time add-on on Starter and Growth and included on Scale.
- 1
Export your catalogue
Products, categories and customers export from Zid.
- 2
Bulk import
The import runs in the background with live progress.
- 3
Connect payments and delivery
Set up your gateway, delivery zones and slots before go-live.
- 4
Switch DNS with redirects
Old URLs redirect automatically when a URL changes.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Zid has a free plan and includes a POS. Why pay more?
Are your payment fees lower than Zid Pay?
Where does your ZATCA e-invoicing stand?
Is your Arabic as strong as Zid’s?
Why is Starter limited to 2,000 products?
I ship nationwide by courier. Is Quick Commerce right for me?
See the grocery operations Zid doesn’t list
Capacity slots, express delivery, COD OTP and ZATCA e-invoicing on every plan. Picker and driver apps from Growth.
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