A Lebanese software company that builds on site
Head office in Hamra, Beirut, with a second office in Nabatieh. We specialise in fuel station automation and we build the rest of the systems our clients need — because in this market, a vendor who cannot come to your site is not much use.
Cedars Software Solutions is a Lebanese software company founded in 2021, with its head office in Beirut and a second office in Nabatieh. We specialise in fuel station automation — connecting dispensers, tank gauges, POS and fuel cards into one real-time system, now running at 40+ stations across Lebanon — and we build ERP, POS, accounting, clinic, school, e-learning and gym management software, mobile applications and custom systems. We work in Arabic, English and French, and we deliver across Lebanon, the Middle East and West Africa.
Why we ended up specialising in fuel
We did not set out to be a forecourt company. We started as a software house building management systems, and fuel stations kept arriving with a problem nobody local was solving properly: the software available to them was either a generic retail package that knew nothing about tanks and pulsers, or an expensive international system designed for a market where the power does not go off and the currency does not move.
So we built it on site, in real stations, with the managers who close the shift at midnight. That is why the platform handles things that look like edge cases on a specification and are simply Tuesday in Lebanon — two currencies in one ledger, credit customers paying in instalments, a generator switchover mid-shift, an attendant covering two islands, a delivery that arrived 300 litres light.
Specialising was not a marketing decision. It happened because forecourt automation rewards depth: the difference between a system that works and one that produces plausible nonsense is entirely in the details of how hardware, liquid and money actually interact.
How we work
- We survey before we quote. Nobody gets a firm price on forecourt automation from us without an engineer having opened the pump housings. A quote issued without that is a guess the client pays for later.
- We build for the conditions, not the brochure. Offline tolerance, local recording and cloud sync are defaults, because a system that stops trading during an outage is not a system.
- We configure rather than force. Clients change their process because it is better, not because the software cannot cope.
- We say no. Sometimes the honest answer is that a dispenser cannot be integrated, that automation will not pay back at your volume, or that your problem is not a software problem. Saying that costs us a sale and saves a client a project.
- We stay after go-live. Engineers in Lebanon who can be on your forecourt, not a ticket queue in another time zone.
Four opinions that shape what we build
The system should work when the power does not
Anything that depends on a live internet connection to sell fuel is unfit for this market. Local recording with cloud sync is not a premium feature — it is the minimum standard.
Design for the counter, not the dashboard
If the system makes the attendant slower, they will route around it and within a year your data is fiction. The person doing the work is the primary user; management reporting is a by-product of getting that right.
Edge cases are not rare
The instalment payer, the split shift, the second currency, the customer who is also a supplier. Every operation is mostly edge cases. Software that treats them as exceptions creates a permanent manual workaround.
An honest no beats a hopeful yes
Telling a client their dispensers cannot be integrated, or that automation will not pay back at their volume, loses us work. It also means the projects we do take on succeed — which is the only sustainable way to sell in a market this small.
Who we work with
Our client base runs from single-forecourt independents to 27-station networks. In fuel that includes Aytam (27 stations), Kilani (7), the Rasamny Group (6 branches on full automation with POS and chain management) and branded forecourts trading under Total and Coral. Beyond fuel we have delivered a full ERP and accounting system for Banin Charity, plus work for GIZ, the Lebanese University, Africell Holding and a number of private medical clinics.
That range is deliberate. Working with an institution teaches you about auditability and documentation; working with a village station teaches you that if the interface needs explaining twice, it is wrong. Both lessons end up in everything we build.
Working with us
- Site visits included — we come to your forecourt
- Arabic, English and French delivery and training
- Written compatibility statements before commitment
- Separate training for attendants, managers and owners
- Parallel run before go-live, always
- NDAs as standard; your data stays yours
- Local engineers, reachable directly
Come and see whether we are the right fit
A demo, a site survey, or just a conversation about the problem you are trying to solve. If we are not the right people, we will tell you.