Quito · Pichincha · Ecuador

Software for hardware stores in Quito

The all-in-one platform with AI for hardware stores of Quito: agenda, payments in USD, Electronic receipts (XML offline schema) and WhatsApp that serves your customers 24/7.

Population (metro zone)
2.8 million rooms
Currency
USD — US dollar
IVA
15%
time zone
UTC-5

Software for hardware stores operating in Quito

Quito is the political and corporate capital of Ecuador, with the best preserved Historical Center in Latin America and modern centers such as Cumbayá. In areas like La Mariscal, La Carolina, Cumbayá, Centro Histórico, hardware stores they compete every day for the same customers: responding first, getting paid without friction and keeping them coming back is the difference.

Thousands of SKUs sold by piece, meter and box

Credit to construction clients kept in a notebook

Quotes that take time and are lost

What Aura solves in your hardware

Massive catalog by unit of measure

You sell cable by the meter, screws by the piece or box and cement by the package: each presentation with its price and stock.

Credit to construction clients

Contractors with line of credit, statement and automatic payment reminder: the passbook is retiring.

Quotes at the moment

You quote a list of works in minutes and convert it into a sale with one click when the client authorizes.

Purchases from supplier

Reorder points by product and suggested purchase orders so you don't run out of what is sold.

Compliance and collections in Ecuador

Operating in Quito means complying with Servicio de Rentas Internas (SRI) and getting paid as people pay in Ecuador. Aura has it integrated:

Billing: Electronic receipts (XML offline schema)

Invoices, withholdings and remittance guides are signed with a digital certificate and authorized in the SRI (offline scheme: issued and then transmitted). The RIMPE simplifies the regime for popular and entrepreneurial businesses.

Local payment methods

  • Deferred cards (installments)
  • Interbank transfers
  • From Una (Banco Pichincha)
  • Cash via correspondents

Aura functions for hardware stores

POS with scanner

Fast payment by barcode with multiple presentations.

Multi-unit inventory

Piece, meter, kilo, box: automatic unit conversion.

Credit and collection

Lines of credit per client with account statements.

Quote

Formal quotes convertible to sale or remittance.

Cut-off billing

Counter or global invoice of the day as requested by the client.

Frequently asked questions

Does Aura issue valid invoices to SRI for hardware stores in Quito?

Yes. Aura emits Electronic receipts (XML offline schema) according to the requirements of Servicio de Rentas Internas (SRI). Mandatory for all taxpayers with economic activity, and the invoice is linked to the collection, without recapturing data.

What payment methods can I accept at Quito?

The ones your customers already use in Ecuador: Deferred cards (installments), Interbank transfers, From Una (Banco Pichincha), Cash via correspondents. Everything is automatically reconciled with each sale in USD.

Does the system handle the time and currency of Quito?

Yes. Your organization operates in the time zone of Quito (America/Guayaquil, UTC-5) and in US dollar (USD); Reports, appointments and cash closings use your local time, not the server time.

Does it hold 10,000 or more products?

Yes. The catalog is made for massive inventories, with import by Excel, search by code or description and control by branch and warehouse.

Can I give credit and collect collections?

Yes. You assign line and deadline per client; The system generates account statements and sends payment reminders via WhatsApp.

Get started today with your hardware on Quito

Activate Aura in minutes: without implementers or annual contracts. Set up your hardware, connect your WhatsApp and operate on USD from day one.

Start 14-day trial — $14 USD

Without permanence. Aura One Plan $599 USD/month with all modules.