FeatureDiet: CRM Module Right-Sizing and License Optimizer
8/10
Demand Score
CRM bloat wastes budget and drags adoption; renewals are imminent and need data-backed cuts without breaking processes.
8/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$600-3k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
5 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Moderate
The Problem
Too Many Unused Features:
Competitor Landscape
- Salesforce Optimizer
- Zylo
- Torii
- BetterCloud
- LeanIX SMP
- HubSpot Usage Analytics
Must-Have Features for MVP
Per-role feature usage heatmaps and abandonment detection
License and module downgrade recommendations with savings
Auto UI declutter policies and safe rollback
RenewalShaper: vendor-ready negotiation dossier
Guardrails to protect automations and dependencies
Compliance logs for audit
Success metrics tracking of adoption and savings
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Mapping usage telemetry to safe deprovision actions
- Vendor pushback during license downsell
- Edge cases where hiding features breaks automations
- Change management with power users
Risk Level: Low
🎯 Keys to Success
- Realized license savings in first 30–60 days
- Reduction in visible UI elements per role by >40%
- Higher task completion rates post-declutter
- No critical automation breakages after changes
Ready to Build This?
This moderate-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.