SidecarFlow for ERP
9/10
Demand Score
Broken or rigid ERP workflows cause shipment delays, cash flow issues, and audit risks that escalate costs daily.
7/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$1k-6k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
10 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
An event-driven sidecar that overlays ERP workflows (Oracle, NetSuite, Dynamics) without core customization. It listens to ERP events (APIs, webhooks, CDC), orchestrates multi-step processes with huma
🔗 Validated by Real User Complaints
This problem has been verified through 3 real user complaints:
Competitor Landscape
- Celigo integrator.io
- Workato
- Camunda
- ServiceNow Flow Designer
- UiPath Orchestrator
Must-Have Features for MVP
Event capture connectors (NS, Dynamics, Oracle)
Visual state machine with versioning and blue/green deploys
Human task inbox with SSO and SLA timers
Exception handling and compensating transactions
Process mining with KPI baselines and recommendations
RPA fallback with supervised runs
Sandbox simulator for new flows
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Reliable ERP event access (webhooks/CDC) across vendors
- Coexistence with existing customizations and SIs
- Change management and governance in regulated orgs
- RPA brittleness for UI-only endpoints
Risk Level: Low
🎯 Keys to Success
- Prove value on one high-friction process in <30 days
- No invasive ERP changes; reversible rollout
- Clear audit trails and segregation of duties
- Performance and reliability SLAs for orchestration
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