Contract Catalog Edge (CCE)
9/10
Demand Score
Enterprise buyers require contract pricing, approvals, and PunchOut now; lacking these loses RFPs and drives them to competitors.
7/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$499-4k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
10 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
Limited Built-In B2B Functionality (Without Apps)
Competitor Landscape
- Shopify B2B (Plus)
- Bold B2B / Wholesale Club
- SparkLayer
- Adobe Commerce (Magento) B2B
- BigCommerce B2B Edition
- Commercetools/Fabric B2B modules
- PunchOut2Go
Must-Have Features for MVP
Real-time contract price computation at edge
Account hierarchies with budgets and approvals
Quote builder with workflow and PDF/EDI outputs
MOQ/pack-size/assortment controls
Sales rep masquerade and territory rules
PunchOut (cXML/OCI) + order exports (EDI 850/855/810)
ERP connectors (NetSuite, SAP B1, Microsoft BC)
Checkout guardrails for terms eligibility and PO policies
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Complex price/discount stacking and cache coherence
- ERP master-data synchronization and conflict resolution
- PunchOut certification with large buyers
- Maintaining storefront performance with dynamic pricing
Risk Level: Low
🎯 Keys to Success
- Win-rate on B2B RFPs increases measurably
- Reduced app sprawl (replace 3–6 plugins)
- <150ms p95 price resolution overhead
- Zero price mismatches vs ERP on audit
- Higher AOV and repeat order frequency
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This hard-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.