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Internet Cafe Billing Software for Cyber Cafes in India

Internet cafe billing software still matters in India — form-filling, printing, browsing and a few gaming seats keep cyber cafes busy. CafeNex handles time-based billing, locks PCs between sessions, and counts the cash at every shift close. Plans start at ₹999/month with unlimited stations on every plan.

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Think before you switch tools

Free software is never free on a full floor

If the product is free forever, ask who the customer is. CafeNex is built so you pay for software — not with leaked free play, lost snack sales, or support that disappears.

If it is free forever…

Who pays? Ads, data, upsell walls, or a product that stops at marketing features when you are full on Saturday.

Can unpaid PCs stay locked?

A dashboard invoice does not stop free play. You need a Windows Station Agent that locks until the session is paid.

What happens in a food rush?

If kitchen and POS are bolted on later, snacks get lost. CafeNex runs desk POS + kitchen tickets on the same bill as the session.

What is the real cost of downtime?

One broken evening costs more than a month of serious software. Book a WhatsApp demo, run it against your floor — pay only when it earns it.

Go-live path on CafeNex

01

Create cafe

Sign up · Unlimited stations

02

Stations + rates

PC, PS5, packages, multi-player

03

Pair PC Agent

Lock seats until paid play

04

Run the floor

Sessions · food · kitchen · cash

Deep dive

What the product actually does

01

Time-based billing that starts when the customer sits

A cyber cafe sells time. CafeNex starts the clock when a session begins, pauses it when a customer steps out to print a document, resumes on return, and checks out the exact minutes owed. Separate pricing plans cover different seat types — plain browsing machines, gaming rigs, and the PC reserved for government form-filling.

  • Start, pause, resume and checkout on exact minutes
  • Separate pricing plans for browsing and gaming seats
  • Pause holds the seat while a customer prints
  • Wallet balances settle bills without loose change

CafeNex floor

Real product UI patterns — sessions, lock, billing

02

Lock and unlock every machine from the counter

Idle machines invite free usage. The Windows Station Agent locks any PC without an active paid session and unlocks it the moment one starts — no shared Windows passwords shouted across the room. On seats that run games, the agent also scans installed libraries and shows remaining time on a player HUD.

  • Idle PCs locked automatically
  • Unlocked only when a paid session starts
  • Game library scan on gaming seats
  • Player HUD with remaining time

CafeNex floor

Real product UI patterns — sessions, lock, billing

03

Printing, form-filling and the mixed-use counter

Most Indian cyber cafes are mixed counters: e-forms, printouts, scans and an hour of browsing. CafeNex rings these up alongside session time on one bill through the POS, so a ₹10 printout and ₹30 of browsing land on a single checkout, while inventory tracks consumables like A4 sheets and keeps the food side honest if you run one.

  • One bill for session time plus print and scan charges
  • POS items for printouts, scans and stationery
  • Inventory tracks consumables like paper
  • Kitchen kanban covers food if you serve it

CafeNex floor

Real product UI patterns — sessions, lock, billing

04

Cash, shifts and staff you can trust

Cash leaks kill small cafes. Every shift opens with a float and closes with a counted total reconciled against billed amounts. Staff roles decide who can start sessions, edit bills or void them — so the person at the counter is not also the person auditing it — and attendance records who worked which shift.

  • Shift open and close with counted cash totals
  • Role-based permissions for billing and voids
  • Attendance tracked per staff member
  • Analytics visible across shifts and staff

CafeNex floor

Real product UI patterns — sessions, lock, billing

05

GST-ready records without extra software

Cyber cafe services in India generally fall under 18% GST, and customers increasingly ask for bills. CafeNex keeps session and POS records in one place, which makes monthly filing straightforward and settles disputes about what was charged. For classification specifics — especially if you bundle hardware sales — confirm the treatment with your CA.

  • Session and POS records in one place
  • 18% GST generally applies to computer services
  • Clean records make monthly filing simpler
  • Confirm classification specifics with your CA

CafeNex floor

Real product UI patterns — sessions, lock, billing

Same OS that runs your floor

Not a PDF whitepaper — live CafeNex product

FAQ

Straight answers

Both work. CafeNex is built for gaming cafes, but session billing, PC lock/unlock, POS items and shift cash counts are exactly what an internet cafe needs for time-based billing, printing and form-filling customers. Any gaming seats you add later run on the same system and bills.

CafeNex

Run the floor.
Own the revenue.

Sessions · PC Agent · POS · Kitchen · Wallets — unlimited stations.

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