OrderLogic Layer
9/10
Demand Score
Revenue leakage and operational drag from rigid ERP workflows; teams delay launches for promos/subscriptions or rely on risky manual workarounds.
8/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$1k-6k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
90 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
An event-sourced orchestration layer that models complex billing and order workflows in a declarative DSL, then compiles them into ERP-specific operations. Supports split/merge orders, deposits, parti
🔗 Validated by Real User Complaints
This problem has been verified through 5 real user complaints:
Competitor Landscape
- Chargebee/Recurly (subscriptions only)
- OrderGroove (subscriptions/loyalty)
- Celigo/Workato (generic flows)
- Skubana/Extensiv (OMS, limited billing logic)
- Nintex/Camunda (workflow engines, not ERP billing DSL)
Must-Have Features for MVP
Order/Billing DSL with compiler to ERP APIs
Visual rule builder with versioning and approvals
Event-sourced ledger and reconciliation engine
Workflow simulator with what-if analysis
Connectors for top carts/ERPs
Guardrails for accounting integrity and tax handling
Manual override with full audit trail
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Accounting compliance and auditability
- Concurrency and idempotency across systems
- ERP-specific edge cases and limits
- Training non-technical ops users on new tooling
Risk Level: High
🎯 Keys to Success
- Time-to-launch new workflow cut from months to weeks
- 70%+ reduction in manual adjustments/credits
- Near-zero revenue leakage via reconciliation alerts
- Fewer costly ERP customizations while expanding capability
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