DraftFlow B2B Portal (Plus‑free wholesale stack)
9/10
Demand Score
Merchants need B2B revenue without committing to Plus or a patchwork of costly add‑ons.
7/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$149-399
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
8 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Moderate
The Problem
A sidecar B2B portal embedded via Shopify App Proxy that gives non‑Plus stores company accounts, customer‑specific price lists, MOQs, case packs, quote‑to‑order, and net terms—without upgrading to Plu
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Competitor Landscape
- Shopify B2B (Plus)
- SparkLayer
- Bold Custom Pricing: Wholesale
- Wholesale Gorilla
- B2B/Wholesale Solution
Must-Have Features for MVP
Customer‑specific price lists mapped to products/variants
Quick‑order matrix with CSV import
MOQ/case pack enforcement at add‑to‑cart
Quote builder -> Draft Order -> Invoice pay‑link
Company/branch/buyer hierarchy and approvals
PO number capture and workflow timestamps
Tax‑exempt logic and resale certificate storage
ERP sync for terms/credit limits via API connectors
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Draft Order edge cases (tax/shipping presentation)
- Performance of proxy pages under high traffic
- Theme/app conflicts with custom cart logic
- Training B2B buyers on invoice payment flow
Risk Level: Moderate
🎯 Keys to Success
- Launch B2B without Plus upgrade
- <10 minutes to create first wholesale catalog
- >50% reduction in manual quoting time
- <2% invoice abandonment via ACH/CC pay‑links
- Replace 3–5 B2B apps and cut TCO by 30–60%
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