Shopify FitLab — Executable Platform Comparison
8/10
Demand Score
Leadership needs a defensible, fast platform decision; wrong picks cause costly replatforms and missed targets.
9/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$299-2k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
14 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
Style Factory Shopify Review and Comparison
Competitor Landscape
- RFP/selection consultants
- G2
- Capterra
- Style Factory
- POC agencies
Must-Have Features for MVP
Business profile import (catalog size, channels, regions, B2B terms)
Auto-provisioned dev stores and scripted scenario runner
Gap analysis mapped to Style Factory and other review claims
TCO calculator including app/add-on costs and staff effort
App recommendation matrix with alternatives
Performance and checkout-flow measurements
Exec summary and shareable interactive sandbox
Change tracking as platforms update
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Respecting platform TOS for automation/scraping
- API/feature parity differences across platforms
- Keeping app catalogs and pricing current
- Generating realistic datasets without PII
Risk Level: Minimal
🎯 Keys to Success
- Decision time reduced by >50%
- TCO estimates within ±10% of realized costs
- Stakeholder alignment via reproducible test evidence
- Higher first-time-right rate on platform selection
Ready to Build This?
This hard-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.