AppFence for Salesforce
9/10
Demand Score
Over-permissioned apps and hidden data egress create immediate compliance and breach risk across CRM crown jewels.
8/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$2k-5k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
20 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Expert
The Problem
A dedicated governance layer for Salesforce’s app ecosystem. AppFence inventories managed packages and connected apps, analyzes OAuth scopes, permission sets, and data egress. It detones new apps in a
🔗 Validated by Real User Complaints
This problem has been verified through 2 real user complaints:
Competitor Landscape
- AppOmni
- Adaptive Shield
- Obsidian Security
- Netskope SSPM
- Salesforce Shield
Must-Have Features for MVP
Full inventory of packages/connected apps with scope analysis
Detonation sandbox with synthetic datasets and outbound callout tracing
SBOM for SaaS apps plus vendor posture scorecards
Policy engine for least-privilege Connected App clones and token hygiene
Anomaly detection using Event Monitoring + DLP patterns
Auto-remediation playbooks and JIT revocation
Audit-ready reports mapped to SOC2/ISO27001/GDPR
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Limited visibility into managed package source code
- Event Monitoring licensing requirements
- Automating scratch org setup at scale
- Vendor/legal pushback on permission narrowing
Risk Level: High
🎯 Keys to Success
- Clear reduction in risky scopes and unused permissions within 30 days
- Frictionless deployment without breaking critical integrations
- Evidence-based risk reporting for auditors and execs
- Partnerships with major AppExchange vendors for validated configs
Ready to Build This?
This expert-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.