PermiFlow — Fine-Grained Permissions & Maker-Checker Automation
9/10
Demand Score
Uncontrolled admin access causes costly mistakes, fraud risk, and failed audits; teams need approvals without slowing daily ops.
8/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$299-2k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
10 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Moderate
The Problem
PermiFlow adds data-scoped, action-level permissions and approvals across ecommerce ops. Define who can refund over $X, edit prices for Category Y, export customer data from Region Z, or publish theme
Competitor Landscape
- Shopify Flow
- Alloy Automation
- Workato
- n8n
- StrongDM
- Okta (RBAC)
Must-Have Features for MVP
Permission matrix with data scopes and thresholds
Just-in-time elevation with expiry
Maker-checker approval flows and SLAs
Session diffing and light replay for audits
Policy-as-code with versioning and tests
Connectors for ecommerce, ERP, WMS, helpdesk
Anomaly alerts (e.g., refund spikes)
Compliant export controls and DPO reports
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Capturing high-fidelity action diffs across systems
- Ensuring enforcement even for UI-only admin actions
- Balancing friction vs. security in approvals
- Role modeling for complex orgs and regions
Risk Level: Moderate
🎯 Keys to Success
- Reduction in unauthorized/high-risk changes
- Audit pass rates and time-to-evidence
- Mean time to approve critical actions
- Lower chargebacks and refund leakage
Ready to Build This?
This moderate-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.