ERP features: every module your business needs

How the ERP modules work together

A list of ERP features only tells half the story. What matters is what happens between the modules: whether a sale reaches your stock, your receivables and your VAT return without anyone typing it twice. In Nashora every module shares one database, with the same customers, products, employees and accounts.

One sale, from quotation to VAT return

Here is what happens to a single order:

1. Quotation. Your salesperson sends a quotation from the CRM module, using the customer's price list. If a discount takes the price below cost, the margin check flags it.
2. Sales order. Once the customer accepts, the quotation becomes a sales order and a pick list goes to the warehouse.
3. Delivery. The delivery note reduces stock in the right warehouse and bin, by lot or serial number where you track them. Partial deliveries are fine.
4. Invoice. The tax invoice carries UAE VAT on every line and posts its own journal entry to sales, receivables and output VAT.
5. Payment. The receipt or post-dated cheque clears the receivable and shows up in the month-end bank rec.
6. VAT return. At the end of the period the invoice sits in the right VAT 201 box, by the selling branch's emirate, and it is included in the FTA Audit File export.

Nobody re-keyed the order into a stock sheet or a separate accounting package. You can see the sales side of this in detail on the CRM, sales and inventory page, and the finance side on the accounting and VAT software page.

One payroll run, from attendance to the books

Payroll follows the same idea. Check-ins from the button, a QR code at the site or an attendance machine feed the late, early-leave and overtime figures. Approved leave and loan deductions are already in the system.

When you run the month, Nashora prorates salaries, produces payslips and the WPS SIF file for your bank, and posts the payroll journal to your accounts. Gratuity and final settlement use the same employee record when someone leaves. There is more on this in WPS payroll and HR in Nashora.

Purchases and expenses

On the buying side, a purchase request becomes a purchase order after approval, the goods received note adds stock, and the vendor bill is checked against both in a three-way match. Freight and customs go into the product cost as landed costs, so the margin on your next sale is the real one. Employee expense claims are approved by the manager and finance, then the reimbursement is posted to the books.

How to choose the right ERP modules for your business

You don't need every module on day one. Pricing depends on the number of users and the modules you need, so it pays to start with the right set. A simple way to decide:

1. Start with the books. Every VAT-registered business in the UAE needs accounting and VAT. This is the core that every other module posts into.
2. Add what you sell and stock. If you hold goods, add inventory and purchasing. If you have a sales team, add the CRM module for leads, quotations and targets.
3. Count your people. When payroll lives in a spreadsheet and attendance sits on a separate machine, the HR and payroll module saves the most time. Add recruitment and performance reviews when you hire regularly.
4. Decide who sees what. List your users and what they do. User roles and permissions limit each person to view, create, edit, approve or export, module by module.
5. Check your reports. Write down the three or four reports you look at every month — P&L by branch, receivable aging, stock valuation, payroll cost — and confirm they come out of the modules you picked.
6. Plan the import. Customers, vendors, products, opening balances and employees can come in from Excel. Get those lists clean before go-live.

Not sure where to draw the line? Our frequently asked questions cover setup, pricing and security, or you can book a demo of all the modules and decide afterwards.

Benefits of an integrated ERP system

Enter it once

A customer, product or employee is created once and used everywhere. No more copying invoice totals into a VAT sheet at the end of the quarter.

Numbers that agree

Stock valuation is reconciled to the books, and payroll posts its own journal. Your accountant spends month-end checking, not hunting for differences.

Control without chasing

Approval limits by amount, period lock and an audit log with IP address show who changed what and when. Two-factor authentication protects every sign-in.

Reports across departments

Profitability by product, customer and branch draws on sales, purchasing and inventory together. Dashboards for accounting, CRM, inventory and HR show what needs attention today, and every report exports to Excel and PDF.

One place for the team

Chat, voice and video calls, the shared calendar and the document library sit inside the same cloud ERP. Staff aren't switching between five apps to get one quotation approved.

Who Nashora ERP is for

Trading and distribution companies

Multiple warehouses, lots with expiry dates, landed costs, price lists per customer and route plans for field sales. The inventory and sales order software handles the stock side, and accounting picks up every delivery and receipt.

Retail and multi-branch businesses

Branches and cost centres on every document, profitability by branch, and a VAT 201 return that follows the selling branch's emirate.

Services and contracting firms

Projects and cost centres, employee expense claims, purchase approvals, and attendance by geofenced work location or a QR code at the site.

Small companies growing out of spreadsheets

Start with VAT-ready accounting and add modules as the team grows, without moving your data to a new system.

Finance and HR teams

Finance gets bank reconciliation, PDC tracking, fixed assets and the FTA Audit File. HR gets employee documents with expiry reminders, leave accrual and UAE payroll with gratuity and WPS.

Groups with more than one company get a separate Nashora per company, each with its own books, TRN and VAT return.

Why it's easier to get started

Nashora is browser-based, so there is nothing to install on desktop, tablet or phone. We configure your company, VAT, chart of accounts, users and roles, help you import your data from Excel, and give each team short training. Help mode explains every screen, and the built-in tutorial walks through examples. Most companies go live within days to a few weeks.

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