Built for Namibian businesses · Works 100% offline

Invoices out, books done, staff paid — in minutes, not nights.

Kudu issues your invoices, keeps your books NamRA-ready, shows you exactly who owes you, and pays your staff correctly — on your own computer, even with no internet. No accountant for the day-to-day. No accounting degree. No monthly cloud bills.

Branded tax invoices & quotes NamRA & VAT ready (N$) Nothing to install, nothing online
Kudu Business Books — Dashboard
The real Kudu dashboard: cash balance, net profit, balanced books and key ratios in N$
If you run a business in Namibia, this sounds familiar

Keeping the books shouldn't cost you nights, money and peace of mind.

Excel that breaks

One wrong cell and the totals are off. No backups, and a single crash can wipe the whole file.

Expensive accountants

You pay every month just to capture invoices and run payroll — work you could do in minutes yourself.

NamRA & VAT stress

Chasing VAT, PAYE and filing figures at the last minute, never quite sure the numbers add up.

Payroll mistakes

PAYE, social security and overtime by hand — one slip and a payslip is wrong, or a deadline is missed.

Money owed that slips away

You did the work and sent the invoice — but three months later you can't even say who still hasn't paid you.

Cloud apps that own your numbers

Foreign apps charge in dollars every month, keep your data on their servers, and stop working the moment the internet drops.

Meet Kudu Business Books

Your accountant, payroll clerk and filing assistant — in one offline app.

You type in plain language ("I made a cash sale", "invoice this customer", "pay this employee 45 hours"). Kudu does the invoice, the double-entry, the VAT, the PAYE and the reports — and saves a backup every single time. That's it.

1. Enter it in plain words

Pick a scenario or type a payroll run. No accounting jargon, no formulas to remember.

2. Kudu does the maths

Double-entry, VAT, PAYE, social security and every statement — calculated for you, correctly.

3. See it, print it, relax

Clean dashboards, branded PDFs, ready-to-file NamRA figures — and an automatic backup every save.

New — stop re-typing

Import your bank statement. Kudu posts the books.

Download your statement as a PDF (or CSV) from your bank and open it in Kudu. It reads every line, suggests the right category, and you just tick and confirm — a month of transactions captured in under a minute. Emailed supplier invoices too.

  • No more typing transactions one by one
  • Smart categories you can correct in one click
  • Works offline — nothing leaves your computer
See it for real

Not mockups — this is the actual app.

Real screenshots taken from Kudu running a demo company (Etosha Trading CC). Everything you see below is what you get on day one.

General Journal with plain-language entries posted in N$
Every transaction, captured in plain wordsThe journal keeps clean double-entry books for you — no formulas, no broken cells.
Income Statement for Etosha Trading CC with revenue, COGS and expenses
Income Statement, always up to dateRevenue, costs and profit recalculated on every save — ready to print as a branded PDF.
Tax and NamRA view with VAT summary and income tax tracker
VAT & NamRA figures, ready to fileOutput VAT, input VAT and net payable — plus the full Namibia income-tax computation.
Business Health view explaining cash runway, biggest cost and money owed in plain English
Your numbers, explained in plain EnglishHow long your cash lasts, your biggest cost, who owes you — no accounting degree needed.
Employees view with a team list and monthly salaries in N$
Your whole team in one placeDepartments, salaries, contracts and status — the foundation for every payroll run.
Payroll run form with hours, overtime and allowances
Payroll without the painEnter the hours; Kudu works out PAYE, social security, overtime and net pay correctly.
The difference

From dreading the books to done in minutes.

Without Kudu

  • Hours re-typing every invoice and bank line into Excel
  • Paying an accountant every month for basic capturing
  • Invoices typed in Word — and no idea who has actually paid
  • Scrambling for VAT/PAYE figures at deadline
  • One crash and the whole file is gone

With Kudu

  • Import a statement and post a month in under a minute
  • Do the day-to-day yourself — keep the accountant fees
  • Numbered tax invoices + a live list of who still owes you
  • VAT, PAYE and NamRA figures always ready
  • A backup saved automatically every single time
<1 min
to post a month of bank lines
N$0
monthly cloud fees
100%
offline & private
3 days
free to try, no card
Everything you get

One app that replaces a stack of costs.

Do the maths yourself: a bookkeeper in Windhoek charges N$1,500–3,000 a month just to capture invoices and run a small payroll — ask around, or check any accounting firm's price list. Here's the stack Kudu replaces, line by line:

Full Namibian accountingJournal, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, Trial Balance, Annual Financial Statementsworth N$1,500/mo
Branded invoices & quotesNumbered tax invoices with your logo, VAT and business details — mark paid and the books update themselvesworth N$500/mo
Debtors & creditors, with agingSee exactly who owes you (and whom you owe) at 30/60/90 days — before the money disappearsworth N$400/mo
Payroll & payslipsPAYE, social security, overtime and net pay — calculated to Namibian rulesworth N$800/mo
Auto-import bank statements & invoicesRead a digital PDF or CSV and post a month of transactions in under a minute — you just confirmworth N$700/mo
VAT & NamRA figures, ready to fileVAT ledger, tax engine and a NamRA filing helper — no more last-minute mathsworth N$600/mo
Automatic backups on every saveA timestamped copy each time — you can never lose your books againpriceless
Your logo on branded PDFs & exportsProfessional statements and payslips, plus one-click Export to Excelworth N$500
100% offline — no monthly cloud feesEverything runs on your PC. No internet, no login, nothing extra to installsaves N$600/mo
Real-world value: over N$5,000 / month
Yours from just N$166 / month
Under the hood

Everything a Namibian SME actually needs.

Accounting

The full set of books, done right for Namibia (N$, VAT 15%, corporate tax).

  • Journal & Chart of Accounts
  • Income Statement · Balance Sheet · Cash Flow
  • Trial Balance & Business Health
  • VAT ledger · Tax & NamRA filing
  • Annual Financial Statements (AFS)
  • Loan Pack (DSCR), Asset Register, Bank Rec
  • Recurring transactions saved as templates
  • Issue branded invoices & quotes (PDF)
  • Debtors & creditors — see who owes you, with aging

Payroll & HR

Pay your team correctly, every time — Namibian PAYE and social security built in.

  • Employee records & contracts
  • Payroll run → PAYE, SSC, overtime, net pay
  • Professional payslips
  • Leave & absence tracking
  • Contract-expiry alerts
  • HR dashboard & monthly history
  • Recruitment pipeline & audit log
  • One click posts payroll into your books

Peace of mind

The things that let you sleep at night.

  • Works 100% offline — no internet
  • Automatic backup on every save
  • Export to Excel any time
  • Branded PDFs with your logo
  • Start-a-new-year in one click
  • No Microsoft Excel required
  • Quick search — find any screen or action in seconds
Simple pricing, in Namibian Dollars

Pay less the longer you stay.

Every plan is the full app — same features, all offline. Longer plans just cost you less per month.

Monthly
Great to get started
N$299/ month
Billed monthly
  • The complete app — accounting + payroll
  • Works 100% offline
  • WhatsApp support
Choose Monthly
90 Days
Save vs monthly
N$699/ 90 days
≈ N$233 / month
Save N$198 vs monthly
  • Everything in Monthly
  • Three months, one payment
  • Priority WhatsApp support
Choose 90 Days
★ Best value — most popular
Annual
The smart choice for a growing business
N$1,990/ year
≈ N$166 / month · N$2,990 after the first 20 founding businesses
Founding price — locked in for life
  • Everything, for a whole year
  • Lowest monthly cost
  • Free logo setup + onboarding
Choose Annual

Want it forever? Buy Kudu outright.

A one-time lifetime licence for your business — no renewals. Let's talk about the right price for you.

Ask about lifetime

Try it free for 3 days. If it doesn't save you hours, walk away.

Ask for a free 3-day demo key and use the real app on your own computer — issue a real invoice, run a real payroll. If Kudu doesn't obviously pay for itself, you've lost nothing: no card, no commitment, and your data stays on your PC either way.

Start my free demo
Free 3-day demo

Get Kudu on your computer in 3 steps.

No card, no commitment, no complicated setup. Download it, open it, and message us for your free key — you'll be issuing your first invoice in minutes.
Want to see it working first? Ask for the 60-second demo video →

1

Download the app

One click — the full installer in a single file.

Download Kudu for Windows
2

Install & open

Double-click the downloaded installer and follow the prompts — it creates a desktop shortcut for you.

3

Activate your free demo

The app shows a Machine ID on its first screen. Send it to us and we reply with your free 3-day key — paste it in and you're running.

Request my demo key

After the 3 days nothing breaks — your data stays on your PC. Pick a plan, get a full key, and carry on exactly where you left off.

And when you join today

Three bonuses, on the house.

Free logo branding

We set up your logo so every statement, payslip and PDF looks professionally yours.

Personal onboarding

A guided WhatsApp setup so you're recording your first transaction and payroll on day one.

Peace-of-mind backups

Automatic backups switched on from the start — plus one-click restore if you ever need it.

Loved by owners like you

Less admin. More business.

★★★★★

"I stopped paying my accountant just to capture invoices. Now I do it myself in minutes and my VAT is always ready."

JNJohannes N.Hardware shop, Oshakati
★★★★★

"Payroll used to take me a whole afternoon. Kudu does PAYE and payslips for my 9 staff in a few clicks."

TSTangeni S.Cleaning services, Windhoek
★★★★★

"No internet at my depot, so cloud apps were useless. Kudu just works on my laptop and backs up every time."

MKMaria K.Wholesale & distribution

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Questions

Everything you might be wondering.

Can I invoice my customers with it?
Yes. Kudu issues quotes and numbered tax invoices as PDFs — with your logo, VAT number, registration number and address. Convert a quote to an invoice in one click; mark it paid and the sale posts straight into your books. Unpaid ones show up under Debtors so nothing slips away.
Do I need Microsoft Excel or any other program?
No. Everything Kudu needs is inside the app — you install it and run it. No Excel, no extra downloads, no dependencies. You can Export to Excel any time, but it's optional.
Does it really work without internet?
Yes — 100%. Everything runs on your computer. No login, no cloud, no monthly internet dependency. Perfect for shops, depots and farms with unreliable connections.
Is my financial data safe?
Your books never leave your PC. On top of that, Kudu saves a timestamped backup every time you save, and you can restore any backup in one click.
Is it built for Namibia specifically?
Yes. Everything is in Namibian Dollars with 15% VAT, corporate tax, PAYE and social security, plus a NamRA filing helper and Annual Financial Statements.
How do I pay and activate?
Message us on WhatsApp and pick a plan. You'll get a licence key; activation happens right inside the app, fully offline — the app even shows you exactly what to send us.
Can I use it on more than one computer?
Each licence is tied to one computer for security. Need it on several machines? Just ask — we'll sort out a licence for each.
What if I get stuck?
We help you personally over WhatsApp — from setup to your first payroll run. You're never on your own.

Not ready today? At least never miss a NamRA deadline again.

Get our free 2026 NamRA deadline calendar — every VAT, PAYE and income-tax date for the year, on one page you can pin to the wall. We'll send it straight to your WhatsApp, free.

Send me the free calendar
Founding pricing: only the first 20 businesses lock in N$1,990/year — after that it rises to N$2,990

Take the admin off your plate this week.

Try Kudu free for 3 days, or pick a plan and be up and running today. Your books, your payroll, your computer — sorted.

Prefer email? Write to pedro@kudubooks.com