Salla vs Zid (2026): which should you pick?

Salla

• Merchants selling to customers in Saudi Arabia
• Stores that want an app store and APIs to extend the platform

Zid

• Merchants selling to customers in Saudi Arabia
• Stores that want POS, payments and shipping from one vendor
• Sellers who want to start free and add a domain later

Salla

• Salla's pricing pages answered with a bot check, so no plan prices were read and none are recorded.
• The help center describes a Special plan for large merchants with an account manager, and installments for annual plans.
• The help center and dashboard are written mainly in Arabic; an English toggle exists on the help site.

Zid

• Prices are in Saudi riyals; the site does not show a dollar price.
• The plan table lists custom domain linking, advanced payment methods and live chat support, but the text does not show which plans include them.
• The free Starter plan lists only basic payment methods: bank transfer and cash on delivery.
• Linking payment gateways may need a commercial registration, which the FAQ says is otherwise not required.

Salla

Online store management

The help center covers orders, order statuses, invoices, abandoned carts, shipping company integrations and customer complaints in the merchant dashboard.

App store

The Salla App Store holds apps that extend stores, and developers can publish their own apps through the developer portal.

Merchant APIs and webhooks

RESTful merchant APIs and webhooks let outside tools read and manage orders and other store data.

Automations and AI tools

Merchants can build, test and publish automations, share automation templates, and use AI prompt and design tools in the dashboard.

ChatGPT and Claude connections

Help articles explain how to connect a store to ChatGPT and to Claude.

Zid

Online store and themes

Launch a storefront with themes and pick from more than 400 apps in Zid's app store, with CSS customization of the interface listed in the plan table.

Point of sale

A mobile and tablet POS app and a branch dashboard cover in-person sales, and the pricing page says POS is offered free with a subscription.

Payments and wallet

Accept Mada, Apple Pay and Visa or Mastercard, with a Zid Wallet for balances. Zid says it charges no fees on sales on its paid plans.

Shipping

Print shipping labels and ship through Zid logistics and partner carriers; the plan pages show rates starting from 8.5 SAR.

WhatsApp and marketing tools

WhatsApp login and messaging, discount coupons, abandoned-cart voice recovery and the Mazeed marketplace help bring in orders.

Salla

Pricing could not be confirmed. See salla.com.

Zid

• StarterSAR 0

  Free forever: unlimited products, orders and customers, coupons, bank transfer and cash on delivery, and listing on the Mazeed marketplace.

• RiseSAR 83

  per month, billed annually (SAR 99 billed monthly)

  For anyone past the starting point; the comparison table lists 1 team member. SAR 990 billed annually.

• GrowthSAR 249

  per month, billed annually (SAR 299 billed monthly)

  Aimed at stores ready to scale and needing a complete setup; 5 team members. SAR 2,988 billed annually.

• ProfessionalCustom

  For large enterprises, sold through sales by quote, with 20 team members and annual billing.

Salla

No public discounts listed.

Zid

• Annual discount

  Save with annual billing

  Rise is SAR 83 a month when billed annually (SAR 990 a year) against SAR 99 monthly; Growth is SAR 249 against SAR 299.