What each player does, and what it does not document. Every figure cited points back to what the vendor publishes themselves.
Pharmacy management software
See our own pharmacy management software →- PharmaProPharmaPro is the only Algerian officine vendor that publishes everything: documentation, screenshots, a price, even its QR algorithm. That makes it the most honest comparison available — and it is also the vendor that declares, on its own site, a single customer. The product covers the till, batch stock, purchasing and CHIFA rejection tracking. It does not read CHIFA_OFFICINE’s database, does not detect bordereau counter drift, and encrypts the cloud copy rather than the database itself.
- PharmaciumPharmacium (CIRTASOFT, Algiers) is one of the market’s oldest vendors — ©2005, “300+ client pharmacies” — publishing three tiers from 80 000 to 200 000 DA excl. tax, for one to twenty-plus workstations. It is a counter application installed on site. What it cannot do, no local software can: receive the prescription from the prescriber before the patient arrives.
- XpertPharmXpertPharm (XpertSoft, Annaba) publishes three tiers — START, ADVANCED, XPERT — from 70 000 to 230 000 DZD, plus 15 000 to 35 000 DZD per extra workstation, and claims “more than 1500 pharmacies”. It is one of the few Algerian vendors to publish a per-workstation grid.
- Chifa PlusChifa Plus (Oran) claims “2500+ licences” across all 58 wilayas and publishes a clear grid: 53 000 DA for the server, 5 300 DA per client workstation, 5 300 DA/year for the mobile app. Its commercial promise is the absence of a subscription — “lifetime licence”, free server change.
- Shabakett OfficineShabakett Officine publishes three tiers from 80 000 to 150 000 DA, 69 released versions, a claimed one-hour setup and a mobile app. It is, with us, the only player in the dossier offering a mobile companion. Its published strength is purchasing and commercial management; that is also where we go furthest — product and financial credit notes, foot-of-invoice discount allocated line by line.
- EasyPharmEasyPharm (EasyDev) sells at 70 000 DA on Ouedkniss out of Algiers Centre and Sidi Bel Abbès, advertising an “unlimited licence, no annual subscription”. The vendor publishes no product site and no documentation: most of what can be known comes from the ads and a 2015 forum thread.
- SymloopSymloop is a web-first entrant: 19 900 DA/month for two workstations, 34 900 DA/month for five — roughly 239 000 to 419 000 DA a year, five to nine times a perpetual licence on this market. The thing to check before signing is not the price but the outage: a counter that stops when the ADSL stops is a counter selling on paper.
- PharmaXPharmaX (Inabex) is the only Algerian incumbent selling a real subscription: 6 950 DZD/month or 83 400 DZD/year excl. tax, with a three-month trial and a “lifetime purchase” on request. It is therefore the closest comparable to our model — 6 000 DZD/month, published, with no quote to request.
Booking and finding a doctor
- DabaDocDabaDoc is one of the best-known doctor directories in Algeria, but many listings show “contact the office” with no real online booking, no video teleconsultation and no e-prescriptions. Doctavie offers true online booking, video and prescriptions, with a full Arabic interface.
- Algerie-DoctoAlgerie-Docto connects patients and doctors mainly via WhatsApp, without real-time online booking or integrated teleconsultation. Doctavie lets you book a real slot online, consult by video and receive an e-prescription.
- DZDOCDZDOC is an appointment directory in Algeria. Doctavie goes further with video teleconsultation, e-prescriptions and a full Arabic experience, on top of online booking.
- Docteur360Docteur360 is the Algerian platform closest to ours: a national directory, a practice-management console, teleconsultation and home care. The difference is not the appointment — several players do appointments — it is what comes after: the prescription, the analyses, the imaging, the pharmacy and the CNAS reimbursement inside one record. Their téléexpertise is announced on their own site as “opening soon”; ours works.
A dash in a table means “undocumented”, never “no”. Most Algerian officine vendors publish no feature list at all.