PainPulse: ERP Pain Scanner & Patchlets
9/10
Demand Score
Daily user friction drains productivity and morale; leaders need fast, safe fixes without waiting for major releases.
8/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$3k-12k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
14 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
Strict staff/user account limitations:
Competitor Landscape
- Dynatrace/New Relic/AppDynamics (generic APM)
- SAP Focused Run/Solution Manager
- Oracle APM
- Splunk RUM
Must-Have Features for MVP
ERP-aware RUM with transaction semantics and role context
PainPoint clustering and business impact scoring
Patchlets catalog with one-click deployment and rollback
Synthetic transactions for before/after benchmarking
Usage analytics and ROI dashboards
Governed change pipeline with approvals and audit logs
Support for on-prem and cloud ERP variants
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Extension framework differences across ERP vendors
- Enterprise browser/agent deployment policies
- Data residency limits for telemetry
Risk Level: Moderate
🎯 Keys to Success
- Actionable fixes within days, not months
- Measurable reduction in cycle times and error rates
- Low overhead and safe, reversible changes
- Partnerships with SI teams to co-create Patchlets
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This hard-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.