SeatBridge RBAC Workbench (Virtual Staff Seats without Plus)
8/10
Demand Score
Seasonal hires and agencies need access now; seat caps block operations or force risky credential sharing.
9/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$99-499
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
3 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
User account/staff seat restrictions
Competitor Landscape
- No direct equivalent
- Mechanic (automation, not RBAC proxy)
- Rewind (backup, not RBAC)
- Shopify’s native staff seats (license)
Must-Have Features for MVP
Fine-grained RBAC mapped to safe task catalog
Just-in-time workflows with approvals and expirations
SSO/SAML, 2FA, IP allowlisting, device fingerprinting
Immutable audit logs and full action replay/rollback
Bulk editors with policy guards (price/SEO/content)
Multi-store support with scoped permissions
Real-time guardrails (rate limiting, anomaly detection)
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Staying compliant with platform ToS while proxying actions
- Ensuring comprehensive auditability and reversibility
- Covering enough high-value admin tasks via APIs
- User training and change management
Risk Level: Moderate
🎯 Keys to Success
- Zero password sharing within 30 days
- Seat/licensing costs reduced by 50%+ for target roles
- No ToS violations or security incidents
- Median task completion time under 3 minutes
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