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Your process works. Now make it impossible to lose.
Custom business systems for orders, approvals, inventory, quotations, invoicing and service requests. We map how your team really works, then build software that follows it step by step, with every handoff tracked and every change on record.
Workflows and approvalsAudit trailRoles and permissionsAccounting sync
13+years in digital
20+industries
2018in market since
Illustrative · one order, two ways of working
Order SO-2207 · Al Noor Tradingtoday: sheets, calls and WhatsApp
Sales
Manager
Store
Accounts
Quotetyped in Excel
Approvewaits on WhatsApp
Confirmre-typed order
Pickstock unknown
Invoicere-typed again
Deliverclient calls to ask
Ready · press Run to follow the order
3re-typednonehistory
At a glance
AlGurus develops custom business systems in Amman, Jordan: web-based software for orders, approvals, inventory, quotations, invoicing, purchasing, HR requests and service tickets. We map your process step by step, build a system that enforces it with roles, rules and automatic notifications, connect it to your accounting software and online store, and keep a full audit trail of every change. You own the code and the data.
ReplacesExcel, paper and WhatsApp threads
CoreWorkflows, rules, roles, audit
Connects toAccounting, store, WhatsApp, e-invoicing
OwnershipCode and database in your name
What a business system is
The software behind the work your customers never see.
Every company runs on a handful of internal processes: a quote turns into an order, an order needs approval, stock is reserved and picked, an invoice is issued, a delivery is made, a payment is collected. In many businesses in Jordan and the Gulf these steps live in spreadsheets, paper forms and WhatsApp groups. That works well with five people. With fifty, information gets re-typed, approvals wait in someone's chat, stock numbers drift and nobody can say where a particular order is right now.
A custom business system puts the whole process into one web application. Each step is owned by a role, each record has one source of truth, the rules you already follow are enforced automatically, and every change is logged with who made it and when. It is not a new way of working imposed by a software vendor. It is your way of working, made reliable.
Modules
Eight modules we build most often, combined to fit you.
Most systems start with the one or two modules that cause the most pain and grow from there. Pick a module to see the records it manages, the screens your team uses and the automations that run in the background.
Module · Orders and sales
Orders and sales
The order module is the spine of most systems. Orders arrive from sales staff, the online store, branches or B2B customers and follow the same path, so nothing is handled differently because it came in through a different door.
Records
- Customers and price groups
- Orders and order lines
- Delivery addresses and zones
Screens
- Order entry with stock check
- Order board by status
- Customer history
Automations
- Credit limit check
- Stock reservation on confirm
- WhatsApp confirmation to client
Module · Quotations
Quotations
Quotes built from your real price lists and discount rules, sent as branded PDFs in Arabic or English, and converted to orders with one click when the customer accepts, so the details are never typed twice.
Records
- Price lists and discount tiers
- Quotes and versions
- Validity and terms
Screens
- Quote builder
- Pipeline of open quotes
- Win and loss reasons
Automations
- Approval above a discount limit
- Expiry reminders
- Quote to order conversion
Module · Inventory and branches
Inventory and branches
Stock per warehouse and branch, updated by every sale, return, transfer and receipt. Everyone sees the same number, and low stock raises an alert before it becomes a lost sale.
Records
- Products, variants and units
- Stock by location
- Transfers and adjustments
Screens
- Stock lookup by branch
- Transfer requests
- Stock count with phone scanner
Automations
- Low-stock alerts
- Reorder suggestions
- Sync to online store stock
Module · Purchasing
Purchasing
Purchase requests, supplier quotes, purchase orders and goods received, with approval limits by amount and department, and a clear view of what has been ordered but not yet delivered.
Records
- Suppliers and price agreements
- Purchase requests and orders
- Goods received notes
Screens
- Request form for staff
- Supplier comparison
- Open orders tracker
Automations
- Approval chain by amount
- Stock updated on receipt
- Late delivery reminders
Module · Invoicing and payments
Invoicing and payments
Invoices generated from confirmed orders, payments recorded against them, and balances visible per customer. Data flows to your accounting software instead of being typed into it, and e-invoicing requirements are handled where they apply.
Records
- Invoices and credit notes
- Payments and receipts
- Customer balances
Screens
- Invoice list and status
- Statement of account
- Collections follow-up
Automations
- Sync to accounting software
- E-invoice submission where required
- Payment reminders
Module · Approvals
Approvals
A shared approval engine any module can use: discounts, refunds, purchases, leave, price changes. Requests reach the right person automatically, can be approved from a phone, and escalate if nobody acts in time.
Records
- Approval rules and limits
- Requests and decisions
- Delegations during leave
Screens
- My approvals inbox
- Mobile approve and reject
- Approval history
Automations
- Routing by amount and department
- Escalation after a deadline
- Notification by email or WhatsApp
Module · HR requests
HR requests
Leave, permissions, expense claims, salary certificates and asset requests submitted by staff from their phone, approved by managers and recorded for HR, without paper forms or lost messages.
Records
- Employees and departments
- Leave balances
- Requests and attachments
Screens
- Staff self-service
- Manager approvals
- HR overview
Automations
- Balance checks
- Approval routing
- Document generation
Module · Service tickets
Service tickets
Customer requests, complaints, maintenance visits and warranty claims logged in one place, assigned to the right team, tracked against response times and closed with a record of what was done.
Records
- Tickets and categories
- Assets and warranties
- Visit reports
Screens
- Ticket queue by team
- Technician mobile view
- Customer history
Automations
- Auto-assignment by area
- Response time alerts
- Customer updates on WhatsApp
Business rules
The rules in your head, written as software.
Every business has rules that experienced staff simply know: discounts above a certain level need the manager, credit customers cannot exceed their limit, orders for a particular region go to a particular branch. When those rules live only in people's heads, new staff break them and busy staff forget them. In a custom system they are written down once and applied every time, and changing a limit is a setting, not a retraining exercise.
Illustrative · test the rule
WHENan order is confirmed
IForder totalis above1,000 JODORdiscountis above10%
THENroute toSales managerescalate after4 hours
ELSEreserve stocknotify warehouse
Within limits: stock reserved automatically
Warehouse notified to pick
Rules we typically build in
- Approval limits by amount, discount, department or customer type, with escalation when nobody acts.
- Credit control: warnings or blocks when a customer's open balance would pass their limit.
- Routing: orders, tickets and requests assigned by region, branch, product line or workload.
- Validation: required fields, valid phone numbers, tax numbers and duplicate checks before a record is saved.
- Deadlines: response and completion times per request type, with reminders and escalations.
- Calculations: pricing, commissions, taxes and stock levels computed the same way every time.
Rules are documented in plain language alongside the code, so your managers can review exactly what the system does and ask for changes as the business evolves.
Roles and permissions
Everyone sees what they need, and nothing they shouldn't.
Permissions in a custom system follow your organisation chart, not a vendor's pricing tiers. Each role sees the screens and records relevant to its job, sensitive fields such as cost prices or salaries are hidden from roles that do not need them, and every permission is enforced on the server, not just hidden in the interface. This is an example matrix for a trading company with branches.
| Action | Sales | Branch manager | Warehouse | Accounts | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create quotes and orders | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Approve discounts above limit | No | Own branch | No | No | Yes |
| See cost price and margin | No | Own branch | No | Yes | Yes |
| Adjust stock | No | No | With reason | No | Yes |
| Issue invoices and credit notes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Export customer data | No | No | No | Logged | Logged |
Yes full accessScoped limited to own branch, with a reason, or loggedExample only; your matrix follows your organisationSwipe the table to see every role
Audit trail
Every change, who made it and when.
Spreadsheets forget. When a price is changed, a row is deleted or a quantity is overwritten, the old value is gone and nobody knows who changed it. A business system keeps the history of every record: each field change, each approval, each status move and each export, with the user, the time and the previous value.
That history settles disputes in seconds, makes audits and stock counts much easier, and quietly discourages mistakes and misuse, because everyone knows the system remembers. Combined with automatic daily backups, it also means a bad edit can always be traced and reversed.
Illustrative record history
SO-2207 · Al Noor Trading24 items · Sweifieh branch
DeliveredSara created the order from quote
QT-1180Sun 09:12Sara changed discount
5% → 12%Sun 09:20 · triggered approval ruleRami approved the discount from his phoneSun 10:42 · reason: annual contract
System reserved 24 items in SweifiehSun 10:42 · automatic
Omar picked and packed, 1 item substitutedSun 11:05 · photo attached
System issued invoice
INV-5531 and synced to accountingSun 11:06 · automaticSystem sent delivery confirmation on WhatsAppSun 15:30 · automatic
Integrations
The centre of your tools, not one more island.
A business system is most valuable when it talks to the software you already rely on. We connect it to your accounting package so invoices are never typed twice, to your Shopify or Salla store so online orders and stock stay in step, to WhatsApp and email for notifications, to payment gateways, and to the national e-invoicing platforms where they apply, such as JoFotara in Jordan and ZATCA's FATOORA in Saudi Arabia.
Your business systemone source of truth
Accounting / ERP
Shopify store
Salla store
WhatsApp Business
Payment gateways
E-invoicing
Email and SMS
Two-way where it matters
Stock and order status move in both directions between the system and your online store, so a sale in a branch updates the website and an online order reserves branch stock.
One-way where it is safer
Invoices and payments flow into accounting, where your accountant stays in control of the books rather than two systems editing the same entries.
Imports where there is no API
Older tools, supplier price files and bank statements can be imported on a schedule with validation, so bad data is rejected with a clear error instead of loaded silently.
From spreadsheet to system
Moving off Excel without stopping the business.
Most of our business system projects start with years of data in spreadsheets: customers, products, price lists, open orders and balances. We treat that data as an asset. Before launch we clean it, remove duplicates, fix formats such as phone numbers and Arabic names, and import it so the system starts with history rather than an empty screen.
Go-live is planned so the business never stops. Typically one branch, team or module goes first while the old way continues in parallel for a short period. Once the numbers match and the team is comfortable, the spreadsheets are archived. Each role gets short training focused on the screens they use, in Arabic or English, with recorded guides for new joiners.
- Data audit: we list every sheet and file in use and agree which become records in the system.
- Clean and import: duplicates merged, formats fixed, opening balances and stock levels confirmed.
- Pilot: one team or branch runs on the system first, with daily check-ins.
- Rollout: remaining teams move over, old files are archived read-only.
Honest comparison
Excel and WhatsApp, an off-the-shelf ERP, or a custom system?
Packaged ERP systems such as Odoo or similar products are a good answer for many companies, and we will recommend one when it fits. Custom makes sense when your process is distinctive, when an ERP would need so much customisation that it becomes custom anyway, or when you only need a few modules done very well.
| Question | Excel and WhatsApp | Off-the-shelf ERP | Custom business system |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fit to your process | Flexible but unenforced | You adapt to the ERP's process | Built around your process |
| One source of truth | Many copies of each file | Yes | Yes |
| Audit trail | None | Usually built in | Every field, every change |
| Arabic and RTL | Fine | Varies by product | Designed in |
| Cost model | Staff time and errors | Licences per user plus implementation | Build per release plus hosting and care |
| Time to start | Today | Weeks to months of setup | First module in weeks, then grows |
Proof and measurement
We measure a system by the work it removes.
A business system succeeds when the process runs faster, with fewer mistakes, and people stop working around it. Before we build, we agree with you how to measure that, and we track it after launch.
SpeedCycle time
Time from quote to order, order to invoice, or request to approval, measured from the audit trail.
QualityRework and corrections
Edited invoices, stock adjustments and returned orders caused by data errors.
FlowApprovals waiting
How many requests are waiting, for how long, and where they get stuck.
AdoptionWork done in the system
Share of orders, requests and updates handled in the system rather than outside it.
A team that builds for operations, not just screens
Since 2018 AlGurus has worked with more than 120 brands in more than 20 industries across Jordan, the Gulf and North America, and built more than 75 Shopify stores. Much of that work sits where sales, stock and operations meet, which is exactly where business systems live.
13+years in digital
120+brands served
20+industries
75+Shopify stores built
Partners for the stores we connect
Shopify Partner and Salla Partner status covers the ecommerce platforms our business systems most often sync orders and stock with.
ShopifyPartner
SallaPartnerBusiness system projects are often confidential. Examples and references are shared on your strategy call, under NDA where needed.
Process
How we build a business system, one module at a time.
Big-bang system launches are where most internal software projects fail. We map the whole process, but build and launch in modules, so your team is using real software early and every release is shaped by how they actually work.
01
Map
We follow real orders and requests through the business with the people who handle them, and draw the process as it is.
Process map02
Decide
Build, buy an ERP or extend what you have. A written recommendation and a module plan.
Build-or-buy report03
Design
Records, rules, roles and screens for the first module, as a clickable prototype in Arabic and English.
Prototype · rule book04
Build
Two-week sprints with demos on a staging system loaded with your real data.
Sprint demos05
Migrate and pilot
Data cleaned and imported, one team goes live first, the rest follow when it is proven.
Pilot · rollout06
Grow
Support, backups and security updates, plus the next module on the roadmap.
Care plan · roadmap
What you get
A working system, and everything needed to keep it.
Your business system belongs to you: the source code in your repository, the database in your cloud account and the documentation that explains how it works. If you later hire an in-house developer or change partners, nothing is locked away.
Because a system becomes part of daily operations, we stay with it after launch. A care plan covers monitoring, backups, security updates and a monthly block of hours for improvements and new modules.
Process map and rule book
Your process and business rules documented in plain language.
Web system for desktop and mobile
Every module, every role, in Arabic and English.
Integrations
Accounting, store, WhatsApp, email, payments and e-invoicing where needed.
Migrated data
Customers, products, balances and open orders cleaned and imported.
Security, audit and backups
Server-side permissions, full history and daily backups.
Training and documentation
Role-based training and technical documentation.
Honest fit
When a custom business system is (and isn't) the right choice
Custom software is a serious commitment. These are the situations where it clearly pays back, and the ones where we would steer you elsewhere.
A good fit when
- Your team has outgrown spreadsheets and WhatsApp, and mistakes or delays are starting to cost real money.
- Your process is part of your advantage, such as how you price, approve, deliver or serve, and generic software would flatten it.
- You tried an ERP and it did not fit, or the customisation quote was close to building your own.
- You have branches, warehouses or field teams that need the same live information.
- You need one or two modules done very well rather than a full suite you will mostly not use.
Probably not the right choice when
- Your process is standard for your industry and a packaged ERP or accounting add-on covers it well.
- The process itself is not settled yet. Software freezes a process; agree how you want to work first.
- Nobody internally can own the project and give decisions and feedback during the build.
- You only need better reporting on existing tools. A custom dashboard may be the faster win.
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Business systems development: your questions answered.
What is a custom business system?
A custom business system is web-based software built around your internal processes, such as orders, approvals, inventory, purchasing, invoicing, HR requests or service tickets. It replaces spreadsheets, paper and chat threads with one system where each step has an owner, rules are enforced automatically and every change is recorded.
How is this different from buying an ERP?
An ERP is a packaged product with its own built-in process that you configure and adapt to. A custom system is designed around your process from the start. ERPs suit companies with standard processes that want a broad suite; custom suits companies with distinctive processes or that need a few modules done very well. We assess both before recommending either.
Can it connect to our accounting software?
Yes. We connect to accounting and ERP software through their APIs where available, or through scheduled imports and exports where not. Invoices, payments and customers flow from the business system into accounting so nothing is typed twice and your accountant stays in control of the books.
Does it support e-invoicing in Jordan and Saudi Arabia?
Where your invoices are issued from the business system, we integrate with the applicable national platform, such as JoFotara in Jordan or ZATCA's FATOORA in Saudi Arabia, or pass invoices to accounting software that already handles it. We confirm the exact requirements for your company during discovery.
How much does a custom business system cost?
Cost depends on the number of modules, roles, rules and integrations. A single module such as approvals or quotations is a much smaller project than a full order-to-invoice system across branches. We price each release after mapping the process, so you can start with the module that removes the most pain.
How long does it take?
Mapping and a prototype of the first module usually come first, followed by development in two-week sprints. We aim to get the first module into daily use as early as possible and add the rest in planned releases rather than launching everything at once.
Can staff use it on their phones?
Yes. Systems are built as responsive web applications, so managers can approve requests, warehouse staff can scan and count stock and technicians can update tickets from a phone browser. Where offline use or device features are essential, we can discuss an installable app.
What happens to our existing data in Excel?
We audit your existing files, clean duplicates and formats, and import customers, products, price lists, balances and open orders before go-live. Old files are archived read-only so you keep the history.
Is our data secure, and who owns it?
The database and hosting run in your own cloud account, with server-side permissions, encrypted connections, two-factor sign-in for sensitive roles, full audit logs and daily backups. You own the code and the data, and can move them to another team at any time.
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