B2B Commerce Layer
9/10
Demand Score
B2B sellers are actively seeking workarounds daily, considering costly platform migrations, and losing sales due to inability to properly serve wholesale customers
9/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$499-1k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
120 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
Specialized B2B overlay for Shopify that adds enterprise wholesale features without migration. Provides custom pricing tiers per account, volume discounts, net payment terms, multi-location inventory
🔗 Validated by Real User Complaints
This problem has been verified through 5 real user complaints:
Competitor Landscape
- SparkLayer - expensive and complex setup
- Wholesale Gorilla - limited features, poor UX
- B2B Wholesale Solution - basic functionality only
Must-Have Features for MVP
Customer-specific pricing rules
Multi-location inventory sync
Net payment terms management
Bulk order processing
Custom B2B checkout flow
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Complex Shopify API integration
- Handling edge cases in pricing logic
- Performance at scale
Risk Level: Moderate
🎯 Keys to Success
- Seamless Shopify integration
- No code changes required
- Quick time to value (under 24 hours)
- Dedicated B2B success team
Ready to Build This?
This hard-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.