ControlTwin for ERP: Continuous Compliance Digital Twin
9/10
Demand Score
Active audits, regulatory fines, and board-level risk demand continuous evidence and fast remediation—not periodic snapshots.
8/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$3k-25k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
14 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
A compliance digital twin for SAP-centric ERPs that continuously maps live configurations, roles, transactions, and data flows to regulatory controls (SOX, GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001). It runs non-invasiv
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Competitor Landscape
- Onapsis
- Pathlock (Greenlight)
- SAP GRC Process Control
- Drata
- Vanta
Must-Have Features for MVP
SAP S/4HANA/OData/RFC read-only connectors
Regulatory control mapping library
Synthetic control test engine
Immutable evidence vault with hash chain
Real-time SoD and posting-limit monitors
Data residency and cross-border flow detection
Automated remediation workflows (SAP GRC/ServiceNow)
Auditor portal with scoped access
Executive risk dashboards
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Read-only access approvals to production systems
- False positives from broad rules
- Auditor acceptance of synthetic evidence
- Mapping non-SAP processes into control library
Risk Level: High
🎯 Keys to Success
- Fast time-to-value with prebuilt controls
- Low system overhead and no transports required for read
- Auditor-accepted evidence format
- Clear reduction in audit hours and issues
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