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Every tender, on the bill

Restaurant payment software for the way India pays

Cash, UPI or card, one guest or a table split four ways. The bill records how it was paid, and the money lands in your own account.

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Last reviewed 1 Oct 2026

The short answer CountStand is restaurant payment software that records how each bill was paid: cash, UPI or card, or a table split into shares. For UPI the till shows a QR that carries the amount due and pays your own UPI ID. Card is taken on your own card machine and recorded once it prints “approved”. CountStand never holds the money. Payments are in every plan, from ₹2,999 a month.
BANK₹935UPI₹1Bill2UPI QR3Card4Split5Account
  1. 1BillRecords how it was paid: cash, UPI or card
  2. 2UPI QRCarries the amount still due, ₹935, and your UPI ID
  3. 3CardYour own card machine, recorded once it prints “approved”
  4. 4SplitA table split four ways, each share paid its own way
  5. 5AccountThe money lands in your own account; CountStand never holds it
Fig. 0One table’s bill at Akira, Surat, a sample outlet: from the till to the bank across the street.
  • UPI QRwith the amount due, paid to your own UPI ID
  • Sharesa table split equally, each share paid its own way
  • ₹2,00,000in cash on one bill is refused, as the law requires
  • Paisaexact tax: CGST and SGST add up to the bill
Fig. 1The bill at 1:42 pmAkira, Surat · a sample takeaway order
Fig. 1The bill at 1:42 pmAkira, Surat
  1. 1The price comes from the menu.A tap adds the dish at its menu price. The cashier does not type an amount.
  2. 2Add-ons are priced on their line.Full, Extra gravy and Less spicy sit on one line at ₹290, so the bill shows what each dish cost.
  3. 3Tax to the paisa, rounded once.CGST ₹22.25 and SGST ₹22.25 on ₹890.00, then a single round off of +₹0.50 to ₹935.
  4. 4Cash, or a QR with the amount in it.“Cash · exact” records ₹935 in cash. “UPI QR” shows a code for ₹935, paid to the outlet’s own UPI ID.

01At a glance

What the counter records, and what it refuses

  • A QR for each billThe UPI QR carries your UPI ID and the amount still due, and it prints on an unpaid bill too. Set the UPI ID once, under Settings, Receipt, Payment handle.
  • Card on your own machineKey the amount into your card machine. When it prints “approved”, record it on the bill. CountStand does not connect to the terminal.
  • Split the tableSplit a bill into equal shares and charge each one any way, or move dishes to a new bill. Whatever is unpaid stays on the open bill.
  • Short cash is caughtCash that does not cover the bill shows “Short by” and the shortfall, and is not recorded as paid in full.
  • The cash capAt ₹2,00,000 on one bill the till refuses cash and says why: take UPI or card, which have no cap. The server applies the same limit per guest per day.
  • Refunds from the orderA refund is made from the order, by a manager or the owner, in cash, UPI or card, and it is recorded on that order.

02In detail

Why is a QR per bill better than the sticker on the counter?

A printed shop QR is one code for every guest. The guest types the amount, sometimes wrongly, and the money arrives with nothing to say which table it was for. At close the cashier matches credits to bills by amount and memory, and a ₹460 that could belong to three tables stays a question.

The till’s QR is made for the bill in front of the guest. It carries the amount still due, so the guest’s UPI app opens with the figure filled in, and the cashier records the payment as UPI on that bill once it has arrived. The money goes to your UPI ID, the same as with the sticker. What changes is that the bill and the payment agree from the start.

Is CountStand a payment gateway?

No. CountStand records payments; it does not hold, move or settle money. UPI money goes to the UPI ID you set, and card money goes through your own card machine and its bank, as it does today. There is no CountStand fee on a payment.

Online payments through CountStand are not open at launch, so guests pay at the counter, or at the table from the QR on the bill. Every payment is recorded in integer paise against its bill, which is why a day of cash, UPI and card closes to the paisa.

03Questions

Questions about taking payments

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Cash, UPI and card on every bill, in every plan. Apply for access and we reply within two working days.

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