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33 systems,
one protocol.

What a wholesale business runs today, what does that job on GRAJ, and the screen that does it. Where GRAJ only does part of the job, the row says which part. Where it does not do it at all, the row says that too.

30
Replaced
3
Partly replaced
2
Not replaced
35
Systems listed
Wholesale order portal
Orders · B2B ordering sites, order-writing apps
Buyers and sellers write wholesale orders against a brand’s catalogue.
Orders are written by the buyer, the seller or the brand at one door that prices every deal and splits the money at checkout.
Replaced
Order management (the order half of an ERP)
Orders · ERP order modules
Track every order from placed to paid to shipped.
Every order carries its payment, fulfilment and settlement state, read by each party from the same row.
GRAJ runs wholesale order-to-cash. Manufacturing resource planning and a general ledger stay in your own systems.
Partly
Product information management (PIM)
Product data · PIM platforms, item spreadsheets
Hold every product attribute once and send it everywhere.
One product record fills any retailer’s item setup form, and every change is recorded and told to whoever pulled it.
Replaced
Line sheet software
Selling · line sheet builders, PDF catalogues
Send buyers a priced sheet of the range.
The line sheet is generated from the live catalogue, so it never shows a price that has changed.
Replaced
Catalogue hosting
Selling · wholesale catalogue sites
Publish the range to buyers.
A brand’s active, wholesale-enabled products are its public catalogue link.
Replaced
EDI value-added network
Orders · EDI VANs and translators
Exchange purchase orders, invoices and ship notices with large retailers.
EDI documents are produced and read on the protocol for the orders they describe.
A retailer that insists on its own VAN still needs that connection; GRAJ produces the documents.
Partly
Sales rep commission software
Money · commission calculators, spreadsheets
Work out and pay what each seller earned.
Commission is split at checkout from the agreement on file and paid out with the order, so there is nothing to reconcile.
Replaced
Rep agreements on paper
Selling · e-signature envelopes, PDFs
Agree terms between a brand and a seller.
Agreements live on the protocol; every change to terms is recorded from → to and the seller is told.
Replaced
Sales CRM (leads and accounts)
Selling · CRMs
Know who you are selling to and where each deal is.
Leads, accounts and their order history are the protocol’s own records, not a second copy.
Replaced
Field visit logging
Selling · rep route and visit apps
Record store visits and what came of them.
Visits are logged against the account they were to.
Replaced
Territory management
Selling · territory mapping tools
Say which seller covers which ground.
Territories are part of the agreement and decide who is credited for an order.
Replaced
Inventory tracking
Operations · stock spreadsheets, inventory apps
Know what is on hand and what is promised.
Stock is netted against orders that have not shipped, so what can be sold is what exists.
Replaced
Trade promotion management
Marketing · TPM suites
Author deals and make sure the invoice honours them.
A deal authored once is the deal the cart prices — percent, free goods, fixed price, freight or terms.
Replaced
Deductions and chargeback management
Money · deduction recovery tools
Dispute what a retailer took off an invoice.
A deduction is a record against the order with its evidence, visible to both sides.
Replaced
Returns (RMA)
Operations · RMA systems
Authorise and track goods coming back.
Returns are raised against the order line and settle back through the same split.
Replaced
Sample tracking
Selling · sample request spreadsheets
Know which samples went to whom and what came of them.
Sample requests and shipments are recorded per account.
Replaced
Quoting (CPQ)
Selling · configure-price-quote tools
Send a priced quote a buyer can accept.
A quote is priced by the same engine as an order and becomes one when accepted.
Replaced
Purchase order management
Orders · PO systems
Raise and track purchase orders to suppliers.
Purchase orders are raised and answered on the protocol by both sides.
Replaced
Contract pricing
Money · price-list managers
Hold negotiated prices per account.
Contract prices apply automatically to the account they were agreed with.
Replaced
Payments and payouts
Money · payment processors plus a payout spreadsheet
Collect from the buyer and pay everybody their share.
One charge is split at checkout: brand, seller, protocol, each visible to all.
Card processing itself runs through Stripe on your connected account.
Partly
Trade show lead retrieval
Events · badge scanner apps
Capture who visited the booth.
A badge scan or a virtual booth visit is a lead you follow up on the protocol.
Replaced
Trade show calendar and exhibitor lists
Events · show directories
Know which shows are on and who exhibits.
Participants put shows on the calendar and register as exhibitors.
Replaced
Virtual trade show platform
Events · virtual event platforms
Run a show online, with booths.
A virtual show’s booths are built by each exhibitor and walked by buyers anywhere; a visit is a lead.
Replaced
Co-op and MDF management
Marketing · co-op fund trackers
Track marketing funds owed and claimed.
Co-op funds are accrued and claimed against real orders.
Replaced
Rebate management
Money · rebate calculators
Work out volume rebates owed.
Rebates are computed from the orders they are earned on.
Replaced
Demand forecasting
Operations · forecasting spreadsheets and tools
Plan what will sell.
Forecasts are worked from the order history on the protocol.
Replaced
Quality inspection records
Compliance · QC checklists
Record inspections and their results.
Quality checks are recorded against the goods they inspected.
Replaced
Certification tracking
Compliance · compliance document folders
Keep certificates current and show them to buyers.
Certificates are held with their expiry, and buyers read them on the profile.
Replaced
Barcode and GTIN management
Product data · barcode spreadsheets
Assign and check product barcodes.
GTINs are validated and held on the product record.
Replaced
Receiving at the dock
Operations · receiving logs
Check what arrived against what was ordered.
A buyer receives against the order and discrepancies are recorded.
Replaced
Vendor-managed inventory
Operations · VMI portals
Let a supplier keep a buyer stocked.
VMI levels and reorders are agreed and run on the protocol.
Replaced
Campaign planning and ROAS reporting
Marketing · campaign trackers, ad dashboards
Plan a campaign with the brand and sellers and see what it returned.
Campaigns carry their brand, dates and members; ROAS is worked from the orders attributed to them.
Replaced
Trade-in and buyback programmes
Money · buyback spreadsheets
Take goods back for credit.
Trade-ins are valued and paid in the brand’s own credits.
Replaced
General ledger accounting
Money · accounting software
Keep the books for the whole business.
GRAJ keeps its own ledger of every order’s money and exports it.
Your accounting system stays. GRAJ gives it clean exports; it does not keep your books.
Not replaced
Payroll
Money · payroll providers
Pay employees and file payroll taxes.
Nothing — GRAJ pays shares of orders, not wages.
Not in scope. GRAJ does not run payroll.
Not replaced

Every row names the screen and the API door behind it. The build refuses a row whose screen or door does not exist, and the protocol checks every door answers on the live site. The same matrix is at /api/protocol/systems-replaced.