Is the ZRA Smart Invoice portal free?

Yes, ZRA provides a free Smart Invoice portal. The cost is in time: you capture each invoice separately from your own records, and stock, purchases and VAT reporting are handled elsewhere.

What is the difference between the ZRA portal and a VSDC-integrated system?

The portal means typing every invoice twice. A VSDC-integrated ERP like Fiscari issues the compliant invoice as a by-product of a normal sale, so your sale, stock movement and ZRA transmission are a single action.

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ZRA portal vs an integrated Smart Invoice system

Q: Can an integrated system keep working when ZRA is down?

Yes. Fiscari keeps issuing invoices during ZRA or internet outages and transmits them automatically once the connection returns, as the Smart Invoice specification provides for.

Once you are registered for ZRA Smart Invoice, you have to decide how to issue invoices every day. The two options are the free ZRA portal and a compliant system that integrates with ZRA. They both produce valid invoices — but they cost you very different amounts of time.

The free ZRA portal

The portal is free and gets the job done for a business with a small number of invoices. The catch is double capture: you record a sale in your own books or system, then key the same invoice again into the portal. Stock, VAT reporting and purchases are separate problems you still have to solve elsewhere.

An integrated VSDC system

An integrated system talks to ZRA’s VSDC directly. Your sale, your stock movement and your ZRA transmission are one action, and the compliant invoice — QR code, SDC block and all — comes out automatically. Purchases can be pulled from ZRA, stock reconciles, and VAT reports export in the format your accountant wants.

Working when ZRA is down

A portal-only workflow stalls when ZRA or your internet is unavailable. An integrated system like Fiscari keeps issuing invoices through outages and transmits them automatically once the connection is back, so a busy counter never stops.

Which should you choose?

If you issue a handful of invoices a month and nothing else, the portal may be enough. If you carry stock, make regular sales, claim input VAT, or run more than one till or branch, the double capture and the missing stock and reporting quickly cost more than the software. The honest test is simple: count how many times the same invoice gets typed today.

Want this handled for you?

Fiscari makes a compliant invoice a by-product of running your business. Tell us how you invoice today and we will show you what moving looks like.

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