Negotiated Price Mesh for Shopify B2B
8/10
Demand Score
Incorrect B2B pricing causes lost deals or margin loss; sales teams need reliable, explainable prices synced from ERP right now.
6/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$149-699
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
6 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Moderate
The Problem
A contract-grade pricing engine that syncs negotiated B2B price lists from ERP/CSV to Shopify B2B (Plus) and computes per-company prices in real time via Shopify Functions and an edge-cached Price API
🔗 Validated by Real User Complaints
This problem has been verified through 5 real user complaints:
Competitor Landscape
- Clay B2B Wholesale Pricing
- BSS B2B & Wholesale
- Bold Custom Pricing
- Wholesale Club by Pixel Union
- SparkLayer B2B
Must-Have Features for MVP
ERP connectors (NetSuite, SAP B1, Acumatica, QuickBooks) + CSV importer
Shopify Functions-based price application with per-company rules
Edge cache with SLA and instant purge
Price lineage and audit trail with ‘why’ explanations
Scenario simulator (A/B price rules vs margin/GMV)
Quote mode with approval and expiry
Fallback for non-Plus via cart transforms and discount APIs
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Shopify Functions limits for large catalogs
- ERP sync and rate limiting on price list updates
- Edge cache invalidation for frequent changes
- Non-Plus stores require fallback tactics
Risk Level: Moderate
🎯 Keys to Success
- 100% price accuracy with sub-200ms lookup
- Easy mapping from ERP price tiers to Shopify companies
- Explainability for sales and finance
- Minimal theme changes; works with Online Store 2.0 and headless
- Measured margin lift within first 30 days
Ready to Build This?
This moderate-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.