ContractOS — B2B Pricing, Account Hierarchies, and Multi‑Location Inventory Orchestrator for Shopify
9/10
Demand Score
B2B buyers abandon or require manual quotes without reliable contract pricing and location‑aware stock, creating revenue leakage and support load.
7/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$499-3k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
11 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
An API‑first middleware that applies contract pricing, account hierarchies, credit terms, and multi‑location inventory allocation in real time across Shopify Storefront/Checkout. Built on Shopify Func
🔗 Validated by Real User Complaints
This problem has been verified through 5 real user complaints:
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Competitor Landscape
- Shopify B2B (native)
- SparkLayer
- Bold B2B
- Wholesale Club
- Pricing rules in ERPs (fragmented)
Must-Have Features for MVP
Contract price engine with tiers and currency
Customer account hierarchies and approvals
Multi‑location allocation and reservations
Backorder/ETA and substitution rules
Quote→order and PO ingestion
ERP sync (price lists, stock, terms)
Decision audit trail and simulator
Edge compute with <150ms cart compute
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Shopify Functions constraints for highly dynamic per‑account pricing
- API rate limits under heavy cart edits
- Tax/shipping interplay with computed prices
- Data consistency with ERP during high velocity
- Compliance for net terms/credit limits
Risk Level: High
🎯 Keys to Success
- Zero price mismatches between PDP/cart/checkout
- >50% reduction in manual quotes
- SLA-backed uptime and sub‑second cart performance
- Fewer stockouts via smarter location allocation
- Rapid onboarding via CSV import of contracts
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