MatrixPricer: Real-Time Bulk & Contract Pricing + Quote-to-Order
10/10
Demand Score
Incorrect or inflexible bulk/custom pricing leaks margin and loses deals daily; sales needs governed, instant pricing and quotes.
8/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$399-3k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
60 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
MatrixPricer is an edge-executed pricing engine that applies quantity breaks, customer-specific contracts, pack sizes/MOQs, and formula-based rules (cost+ markup, FX, freight, time-bound) in real time
Competitor Landscape
- Pricefx (enterprise pricing)
- Tacton/PandaDoc CPQ (quote tools)
- Shopify Functions/Scripts (custom logic)
- BigCommerce Price Lists
- Odoo Pricelists
Must-Have Features for MVP
Formula builder with testing and versioning
Contract pricing importers (CSV/API) with validation
Edge execution (<10ms logic) with global cache
Min-margin guardrails and exception approvals
Quote builder with negotiation and e-sign capture
Quick order grid and CSV uploads
Sandbox simulator to test rules on catalogs
ERP sync (price lists, cost, FX)
Full audit trail and rollbacks
Observability on price outcomes and overrides
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Ultra-low-latency execution at scale
- Alignment with platform cart/checkout APIs
- Rounding/tax edge cases across currencies
- Contract import/validation from ERP
Risk Level: Moderate
🎯 Keys to Success
- 99.99% price accuracy with <50ms end-to-end latency
- Reduction in manual quote time by >60%
- Measured margin improvement and win-rate lift
- Zero checkout/cart breakage across platforms
Ready to Build This?
This hard-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.