No‑Touch Intake Hub for ERP (NTI Hub)
10/10
Demand Score
Manual entry backlogs and error fees are eroding margins; staffing shortages increase cycle times and DSO.
8/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$3k-15k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
8 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Moderate
The Problem
Strict staff account limits:
Competitor Landscape
- UiPath
- Automation Anywhere
- Blue Prism
- Hyperscience
- Rossum
- Celonis
Must-Have Features for MVP
Pre-trained templates for common ERP docs (PO, SO, invoice, GR, credit memo)
LLM OCR with confidence thresholds and learn-by-correction feedback
SAP connectors (OData/IDoc/BAPI) plus resilient non-API automation for portals
Duplicate and anomaly detection with master data reconciliation
SOC1-ready audit logs, field-level lineage, and approvals
Real-time dashboards for STP rate, exception aging, and SLA alerts
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Highly variable document layouts and languages
- Dirty or incomplete master data
- Security approval for mailbox and portal automation access
- User adoption for human-in-the-loop exception handling
Risk Level: Moderate
🎯 Keys to Success
- >=85% straight-through processing within 60 days
- ≥70% reduction in manual keying time
- <0.5% posting error rate on automated items
- Payback in <90 days from labor and error-fee avoidance
Ready to Build This?
This moderate-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.