Geidea vs Yoco

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. Yoco is a South African payments and point-of-sale provider for small businesses. Both are listed under Payment Processing for Food Businesses. They differ in price, audience and platforms.

Key differences

  • price

    Yoco publishes a starting price of ZAR 249 per location per month. Geidea does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: Geidea: Restaurants and cafes in Saudi Arabia; Yoco: Independent restaurants and cafes in South Africa.

  • platforms

    They do not run on the same platforms. Geidea: Web, Android; Yoco: Web, iOS, Android.

  • countries covered

    On geography, Geidea names 3 countries and Yoco names 1 country. No country appears in every list.

  • integrations

    Geidea names 5 integrations and Yoco names 11 integrations. 2 partners appear in every list.

Side by side

Geidea vs Yoco: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldGeideaYoco
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.Yoco is a South African payments and point-of-sale provider for small businesses.
Best forRestaurants and cafes in Saudi Arabia; Food trucks and cloud kitchensIndependent restaurants and cafes in South Africa; Food trucks, markets and pop-ups; Small businesses that want no monthly software fee
Pricing modelQuote onlySubscription per location plus transaction fees
Starting priceNot publishedZAR 249 per location per month
Free planNot publishedYes
Free trialNot publishedYes
ContractNot publishedNo contract on card machines, per the vendor
PlatformsWeb, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesEgypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab EmiratesSouth Africa
LanguagesArabic, EnglishNot published
Number of integrations511
CertificationsNot publishedNot published
Security practicesUnder the supervision and control of the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA); holds a SAMA acquiring licence (vendor statement)3D-Secure on transactions
Founded2008Not published
HeadquartersRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaNot published
OwnerNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • Shopify
  • WooCommerce

Named only by Geidea

  • Magento
  • Opencart
  • Prestashop

Named only by Yoco

  • Lightspeed
  • Loyverse
  • QuickBooks
  • Sage
  • Shopstar
  • stub
  • TallOrder
  • Wix
  • 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.

Yoco

Choose Yoco if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Independent restaurants and cafes in South Africa; Food trucks, markets and pop-ups; Small businesses that want no monthly software fee.

What we could not confirm

Geidea

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

Yoco

  • Headquarters, founding year and founders
  • Legal entity and registration
  • Funding rounds (the about page says over $100M raised in total, with no round detail)
  • Availability outside South Africa
  • Which accounting integrations need the Pro plan
  • Interface languages

Go further

Geidea profileYoco 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.