GranularAccess for Commerce—ABAC/RBAC Overlay for Storefront + Admin
9/10
Demand Score
Teams can’t delegate or scale operations due to coarse permissions; security/audit risks block onboarding external reps and agencies.
8/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$299-1k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
12 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
A drop-in permissions fabric for Shopify, BigCommerce, and Adobe Commerce that adds enterprise-grade, attribute-based access control (ABAC), time-bound roles, step-up MFA for sensitive actions, and fu
🔗 Validated by Real User Complaints
This problem has been verified through 5 real user complaints:
Competitor Landscape
- Native Shopify staff permissions
- Adobe Commerce (Magento) B2B roles
- Okta/Entra ID (generic IAM)
- Locksmith (storefront gating)
- OroCommerce roles
Must-Have Features for MVP
Policy-as-code with visual builder (ABAC + RBAC)
Field/action-level permissions for admin and storefront
Step-up MFA and just-in-time access windows
Approval workflows and segregation of duties
Scoped impersonation with full audit logs
Prebuilt role templates for B2B ops and 3PLs
Break-glass access with auto-expiry
SIEM/SSO integrations (SCIM/SCIM-like sync)
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Platform API rate limits and admin UI extension constraints
- Ensuring zero data exposure on policy misconfigurations
- Change management for teams shifting from shared accounts
- Coverage parity across multiple platforms
Risk Level: High
🎯 Keys to Success
- 1-day implementation via app installs and connectors
- Sub-50ms policy decisions via edge caching
- Clear audit trails exportable to SOC2/ISO tooling
- Policy simulation/sandbox mode to prevent lockouts
- Measurable reduction in privilege sprawl and support tickets
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