Universal middleware that bridges any accounting software to eTIMS—seamless, retry-proof integrations.
Kenyan businesses are hit with frequent eTIMS downtimes and integration failures with accounting software, causing compliance delays and costly penalties.
TimsBridge sits between your accounting tools and eTIMS, translating formats, caching requests, and handling all retries/failures transparently. No code changes needed; just plug in and invoices flow reliably. Perfect for multi-software enterprises.
Kenyan SMEs and enterprises using accounting software for tax invoicing
Format-agnostic adapter supporting 5+ Kenyan accounting apps with intelligent caching.
friendly
Connects QuickBooks, Sage, Xero, etc. to eTIMS.
Stores requests during failures, replays on recovery.
Maps eTIMS errors to user-friendly messages.
Secure proxy endpoint for accounting software.
Live metrics on integration performance.
User-editable invoice field maps.
CSV upload for historical invoices.
Full request/response inspector.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| tier | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| software | text | No |
| config | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| bridge_id | uuid | No |
| payload | text | No |
| status | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| bridge_id | uuid | No |
| success_rate | int | No |
| timestamp | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/bridgesCreate bridge config
/api/proxy/etimsProxy invoice submit
/api/health/:bridgeIdBridge metrics
/api/cacheView cached items
/api/mappingsUpdate field maps
100 req/mo
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 80 | 4% | $93 | $1,116 |
| Month 6 | 700 | 7% | $1,444 | $17,328 |
No failures, no tweaks—just reliable tax invoicing via smart middleware.
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Many integrations
No caching, expensive for volume
Specialized, cheaper, failure-proof for eTIMS
Proprietary mappings and cache data for superior reliability
Rising multi-tool usage in SMEs as eTIMS matures
API rate limits
Queueing + proxies
Native integrations improve
Multi-country expansion
Data privacy for invoices
GDPR-like compliance
Success: 80% field match
Success: 99% uptime
Success: 10% paid
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