CoreB2B Orchestrator: Replace App Sprawl with a Unified Policy Engine
9/10
Demand Score
Multiple apps for basics create breakage, fees, and inconsistent rules that hurt orders and margins.
8/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$299-1k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
8 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
A single B2B policy engine that consolidates rules scattered across many apps (pricing, MOQ, visibility, approvals, shipping rules) into one runtime. Import rules from installed apps, simulate equival
🔗 Validated by Real User Complaints
This problem has been verified through 2 real user complaints:
Competitor Landscape
- Shopify Flow
- Mechanic
- Mesa
- Alloy Automation
- Workato/Tray.io (iPaaS)
- Fabric/Commerce Layer (composable tools)
Must-Have Features for MVP
Rule importer (from common B2B apps) with diff/simulation
Unified B2B data model (accounts, contracts, lists)
Edge policy execution for storefront and cart
Back-office worker for order validation and exceptions
Centralized logs, metrics, and alerts
Prebuilt policy packs (MOQ/UOM, price tiers, visibility)
Kill-switch/rollback per policy
Cost/complexity scoring and App Diet report
Connectors to ERP/WMS/CPQ for authoritative data
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Accurate rule import/mapping from third-party apps
- Testing/simulation to ensure parity before cutover
- Checkout limitations for enforcing complex policies
- Vendor resistance to data export
- Educating teams to think in policies vs. apps
Risk Level: Moderate
🎯 Keys to Success
- Reduce active app count by 50–80% in 30 days
- Cut app spend by 30–60% within a quarter
- Fewer rule-related order errors (<0.5%)
- Median storefront latency impact < 20ms per policy
- Single-pane-of-glass admin satisfaction > 8/10
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