Insights

Running your business on one system.

Clear, practical thinking for wholesalers, distributors and product businesses — on B2B e-commerce, inventory, accounting, supplier rebates and what it really takes to run everything as one connected system.

Free plan

Free B2B ordering software for wholesalers

Put your trade customers online for $0 a month — what a free B2B ordering portal is, why distributors start free, and exactly what Cognit's Free plan includes.

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Free trial

Why you should try an ERP before you buy

Most ERPs won't let you trial them — and that's a risk. What a real free trial should let you do, and how Cognit's Free plan and 14-day trials de-risk the switch.

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How-to

How to take wholesale orders online — for free

A practical, do-it-this-week guide to getting trade customers ordering online at no cost — catalogue, logins, pricing, go live — then grow into the full ERP.

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Guide

What is an all-in-one ERP with a built-in online store?

The concept explained — and why a store built into your ERP beats bolting a website onto separate systems.

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Buyer's guide

The best ERP for wholesale distributors in New Zealand

A buyer's guide to what distributors actually need — stock, customer pricing, B2B ordering, rebates and Xero — and how to choose.

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Comparison

ERP with built-in e-commerce vs a website plus separate accounting

Two ways to run a product business compared — and the hidden costs and sync problems of the bolt-on approach.

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Accounting

Do I still need Xero if I have an ERP?

Cognit has a real general ledger of its own and also syncs two-way with Xero. Here's when each option makes sense.

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Rebates

How to stop losing money on supplier rebates and claim-backs

Why spreadsheets quietly cost distributors thousands a month — and how automated rebate tracking recovers it.

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Migration

How to replace multiple disconnected business systems with one ERP

The patchwork problem, a sensible migration approach, and exactly what to consolidate first.

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Run your whole business on one system.

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