Adaptive B2B Feature Compiler for Shopify
8/10
Demand Score
Overbuilt B2B stacks slow rollouts, break checkouts, and inflate app/agency costs; trimming to essentials yields immediate savings and stability.
8/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$299-999
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
75 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
Over-engineered B2B features with inflexible requirements:
Competitor Landscape
- Shopify B2B (Plus)
- SparkLayer B2B
- B2B/Wholesale Solution by BSS Commerce
- Wholesale Club (Orbit)
- Bold B2B
Must-Have Features for MVP
Usage telemetry to detect unused/fragile B2B features
Feature toggles scoped by channel/customer/tag
Visual rule builder for common B2B policies
Compile to Shopify Functions/Flow with type-safe checks
Versioning with one-click rollback and changelogs
Sandbox with synthetic orders for safe testing
Industry templates (wholesale, MTO, distribution)
Conflict detection across overlapping rules
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Some advanced deploy targets require Shopify Plus
- Mapping and normalizing existing B2B data (price lists, terms)
- Maintaining sub-100ms rule evaluation at checkout
- Team change management for rule ownership
- Robust testing for edge-case order flows
Risk Level: Moderate
🎯 Keys to Success
- 30%+ reduction in active B2B apps/custom code within 60 days
- Sub-100ms added latency at checkout
- Under 2 hours to import existing policies
- Weekly actionable de-bloat recommendations adopted
- Drop in B2B checkout defects and support tickets
Ready to Build This?
This hard-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.