ConfigDiet: CRM Customization Debt Manager
8/10
Demand Score
Customization sprawl slows onboarding, reduces data quality, and inflates maintenance cost.
7/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$800-6k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
8 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Moderate
The Problem
Vendor and Partner Mismatch:
Competitor Landscape
- Elements.cloud
- Salesforce Optimizer/Sonar-like org analysis
- Gearset Org Optimizer
- Copado metadata insights
Must-Have Features for MVP
Usage telemetry for fields/flows/layouts with heatmaps
‘Customization Debt Score’ and savings forecast
Safe deactivation pipeline with canary cohorts and auto-rollback
Role/stage-aware dynamic UI overlay (no hard deletes)
Impact simulation for reports/integrations before changes
Auto-merge of duplicate picklists and redundant automations
Change logs and approvals with SOX-ready audit trail
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Accurate dependency mapping across flows/process builders/APEX/Power Automate
- Change management resistance from teams owning legacy customizations
- Ensuring report/API stability post-pruning
Risk Level: Low
🎯 Keys to Success
- 50%+ reduction in average fields per layout within 60 days
- Zero critical report breakages post-changes
- Shorter form completion time and higher data completion rate
- Documented reduction in maintenance effort for admins
Ready to Build This?
This moderate-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.