SeatBridge: Task-Based Admin Proxy for Unlimited Staff
9/10
Demand Score
Seasonal/agency/vendor users need access now, but the platform’s seat caps and paywalled plans block operations and audits.
8/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$499-3k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
75 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
SeatBridge is a policy-driven admin proxy that lets you grant unlimited internal user access to ecommerce admin tasks while your platform only sees a few compliant service accounts. Instead of buying
🔗 Validated by Real User Complaints
This problem has been verified through 1 real user complaints:
Competitor Landscape
- Okta Workforce Identity
- 1Password Teams (shared vaults)
- Native platform RBAC/seat tiers
- Shopify Mechanic (automation)
- Adobe Commerce Admin APIs
Must-Have Features for MVP
Policy-based RBAC with field-level controls
Task library (refunds, price changes, order lookup, inventory edits)
Read-only data mirror for high-volume viewing
SSO/MFA and IP allowlisting
Just-in-time approvals for destructive actions
Full audit log with video-like activity trails
Break-glass access and session expiry
Usage analytics showing avoided seat/upgrade costs
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Staying compliant with platform Terms of Service while using service/API accounts
- Mapping 90%+ of admin operations to API-accessible tasks
- API rate limits under peak admin activity
- Security certifications (SOC 2) and buyer IT reviews
Risk Level: Moderate
🎯 Keys to Success
- Documented ToS-safe patterns (no credential sharing)
- Sub-200ms task execution median
- 99.9% uptime with audit log immutability
- >40% reduction in paid seats or avoided upgrades
- Low-friction onboarding via OAuth/API keys
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