RepHub—Delegated Admin, Quotes, and Approvals Without Upgrading Plans
6/10
Demand Score
Growing teams hit Shopify user limits and need safe delegation now, not after an expensive plan change.
8/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$99-499
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
45 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Moderate
The Problem
A secure multi-seat portal that gives sales reps, CS, and finance fine-grained permissions to act in Shopify via our app—avoiding the need to buy more native admin seats or upgrade plans. Reps can cre
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Competitor Landscape
- Shopify native admin seats (upgrade path)
- SparkLayer Sales Agent
- SalesLayer/ERP portals (indirect)
Must-Have Features for MVP
RBAC with granular permissions (discount caps, refund limits, regions)
Draft order and quote console with approval flows
Customer account edits with field-level controls
Order on behalf / cart building with saved lists
RMA/return workflows with labels and dispositions
Activity logging and tamper-evident audits
SSO/SAML and 2FA, IP allowlisting
Playbooks for finance approvals, MAP policy enforcement
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Some admin-only actions aren’t exposed via API; must provide guided workarounds
- Ensuring strong RBAC and audit logs for compliance
- Change management for teams moving from native admin UI
Risk Level: Low
🎯 Keys to Success
- Covers 90% of day-to-day tasks without native admin access
- Demonstrable reduction in plan/seat costs
- Clear auditability satisfying finance/compliance
- Fast adoption due to task-focused UI
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