Short answer
To choose a POS system in Qatar, test four things before you compare prices: whether a cashier can sell, refund, and close a shift with the internet off; whether a sale moves stock, including the ingredients inside a dish; what the reports cover compared with full accounting; and what the vendor does not include.
Can a cashier get through a whole shift, even offline?
Ask how a cashier logs in, sells, parks an order, refunds, closes the drawer, and keeps working if the internet drops. If that flow is slow, the rest of the feature list will not save the day.
What happens to stock after a sale?
For retail, the SKU (stock-keeping unit, the code for one product) should drop. For restaurants, the ingredients inside the dish should move. A system that only counts products may still leave your food cost unknown.
Is POS reporting the same as accounting?
Good POS reporting tells you sales, cash, refunds, voids, staff, products, and stock movement. It does not automatically mean full bookkeeping, tax filing, or a formal P&L (profit and loss statement).
What does the POS not include?
The honest answer matters. Card processing, customer messaging, accounting, delivery integrations, payroll, and online ordering are often assumed. Make the vendor say yes or no before implementation.