VariantGraph Edge Orchestrator
9/10
Demand Score
Variant limits, invalid option combos, and per-customer option control gaps directly suppress conversion and cause support churn daily.
9/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$500-3k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
8 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
A constraint-based variant and options engine that renders valid, segment-specific product variants at the edge without exploding SKU counts in the ecommerce platform. Merchants model attributes, depe
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Competitor Landscape
- Bold Product Options
- Infinite Options (ShopPad)
- Salsify
- Akeneo
- KBMax (CPQ)
- Tacton (CPQ)
Must-Have Features for MVP
Constraint modeling UI (attributes, dependencies, exclusions)
Rule engine (JSONLogic) with segment/contract conditions
Edge renderer (Cloudflare/Fastly) for sub-50ms page rewrites
Variant-to-SKU resolver at checkout
Per-warehouse availability and supplier substitution
Segment-aware pricing and discounts
A/B testing and analytics on option changes
Policy governance and audit trail
Connectors for Shopify/BC/Magento, ERPs, PIMs
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- SEO handling for virtual variants and canonical URLs
- Edge cache invalidation on rapid inventory/price changes
- Accurate tax/shipping estimates for dynamic bundles
- Platform API rate limits for price/inventory lookups
Risk Level: Low
🎯 Keys to Success
- Zero replatform, drop-in extensions
- Measured lift: fewer invalid carts, higher ATC and conversion
- <50ms edge latency globally
- Robust migration tools from existing option apps
- Clear ROI via SKU count reduction and ops time saved
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