ERP EOL Navigator + Virtual Support Exchange
9/10
Demand Score
Vendors are sunsetting widely deployed ERP versions; unsupported systems trigger audit failures and security exposure.
8/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$6k-30k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
16 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
Reliance on third-party apps:
Competitor Landscape
- Panaya
- SNP
- Basis Technologies ActiveControl
- Rev-Trac
- LeanIX
- ServiceNow APM
- Rimini Street
Must-Have Features for MVP
Agentless ERP/version discovery
Lifecycle/EOL knowledge graph with alerts
Impact analysis linking custom code to upgrade blockers
One-click masked sandbox with target-version auto-provisioning
Automated workflow smoke tests (top transactions)
Mitigation playbooks for unsupported periods
Board-ready risk/cost roadmap export
Third-party extended support marketplace integration
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Accurate vendor lifecycle data ingestion at scale
- Safe data masking for sandbox cloning
- Maintaining RPA smoke tests across UI changes
- Building a credible extended-support partner network
- Customer network and security approvals for snapshotting
Risk Level: Moderate
🎯 Keys to Success
- High-fidelity mapping of assets to EOL timelines
- Reliable sandbox spin-up under 2 hours
- Quantified savings vs. big-bang upgrades
- Trusted partner ecosystem for stopgap support
- Seamless integrations with PMO/GRC tools
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This hard-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.