Geidea vs PayTabs

Geidea is a Saudi payments company that sells card terminals, a mobile POS app, a payment gateway and payment links, plus a point of sale with online ordering, kiosk, kitchen display and branded app for restaurants and other merchants. PayTabs is a payments company serving the Middle East and North Africa. Both are listed under Payment Processing for Food Businesses. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in audience, platforms and countries covered.

Key differences

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: Geidea: Restaurants and cafes in Saudi Arabia; PayTabs: Restaurants, cafes and hotels in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt.

  • platforms

    Platform support differs. Geidea: Web, Android; PayTabs: Web, iOS, Android.

  • countries covered

    On geography, Geidea names 3 countries and PayTabs names 9 countries. 3 countries appear in every list.

  • integrations

    The integration lists differ. Geidea names 5 integrations and PayTabs names 11 integrations. 5 partners appear in every list.

  • company background

    Geidea was founded in 2008 and PayTabs in 2014.

Side by side

Geidea vs PayTabs: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldGeideaPayTabs
What it isGeidea is a Saudi payments company that sells card terminals, a mobile POS app, a payment gateway and payment links, plus a point of sale with online ordering, kiosk, kitchen display and branded app for restaurants and other merchants.PayTabs is a payments company serving the Middle East and North Africa.
Best forRestaurants and cafes in Saudi Arabia; Food trucks and cloud kitchensRestaurants, cafes and hotels in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt; Small merchants and mobile food sellers in the region; Online sellers and small businesses
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWeb, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesEgypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab EmiratesEgypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and 3 more
LanguagesArabic, EnglishArabic, English, French
Number of integrations511
CertificationsNot publishedPCI DSS
Security practicesUnder the supervision and control of the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA); holds a SAMA acquiring licence (vendor statement)EMV 3D Secure 2.0 ready, UAE IA standard and SAMA cybersecurity framework
Founded20082014
HeadquartersRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaNot published
OwnerNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • Magento
  • Opencart
  • Prestashop
  • Shopify
  • WooCommerce

Named only by Geidea

Every partner Geidea names is also named by another product here.

Named only by PayTabs

  • Apple Pay
  • CS-Cart
  • Samsung Pay
  • STC Pay
  • WHMCS
  • Xero

Which to choose

Geidea

Choose Geidea if you are in one of these groups: Restaurants and cafes in Saudi Arabia; Food trucks and cloud kitchens.

PayTabs

Choose PayTabs if you fit its listed audience: Restaurants, cafes and hotels in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt; Small merchants and mobile food sellers in the region; Online sellers and small businesses.

What we could not confirm

Geidea

  • Prices and transaction rates
  • Contract terms
  • Named integrations for POS
  • Restaurant customers
  • Employee count

PayTabs

  • A price for the payment gateway or TAPn'GO (only Paymes Super App pricing is published, in a testing phase)
  • Headquarters city, legal entity, team size and funding
  • Named restaurant POS integrations
  • Customer names for restaurants using TAPn'GO
  • Contract term and renewal

Go further

Geidea profilePayTabs profile

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Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.

PayTabs, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: products, markets, TAPn'GOhttps://paytabs.com/en/
  2. Pricing pagehttps://paytabs.com/en/pricing/
  3. Paymes Super Apphttps://paytabs.com/en/superapp/
  4. Gateway features and industrieshttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/payment-gateway-platform/
  5. TAPn'GO for restaurants and hotelshttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/tapngo/
  6. SoftPOShttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/paytabs-touch/
  7. Shopping cart pluginshttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/integration-solutions/
  8. PCI DSS and frameworkshttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/security-compliance/
  9. Company history and founderhttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/about/
  10. Support routeshttps://ai.paytabs.com/en/contact/
  11. Hospitality pay-by-link (coming soon)https://ai.paytabs.com/en/hospitality-solutions/