TwinGraph Entity Resolution for ERP

Integration & Automation
🔥
9/10
Demand Score
Duplicate and inconsistent master data is causing shipment misroutes, credit limit breaches, and revenue leakage due to misapplied pricing and terms.
🌊
8/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
💰
$2k-12k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
⏱️
8 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard

The Problem

A domain-tuned entity resolution service for customers, vendors, materials, and locations across multiple ERPs. Combines deterministic rules (tax IDs, IBAN, GLNs), probabilistic matching (fuzzy names/

🔗 Validated by Real User Complaints

This problem has been verified through 5 real user complaints:

Competitor Landscape

  • Tamr
  • Reltio
  • Informatica MDM
  • Senzing
  • Semarchy

Must-Have Features for MVP

Hybrid deterministic+ML matching with active learning
Graph-based confidence propagation across relationships
Explainable match rationales and audit trails
Human-in-the-loop review queue with SLAs
Survivorship policy builder and simulation
Crosswalk ID management and back-sync connectors
What-if sandbox to assess merge impact
Quality dashboards (duplicate rate, trust score)

⚠️ Potential Challenges

  • Gold record governance and business sign-off
  • Complex survivorship policies across regions
  • Write-back risks and replication timing
  • PII handling and GDPR/CCPA obligations

Risk Level: Moderate

🎯 Keys to Success

  • 80%+ reduction in duplicates within 90 days
  • <10% of candidates require human review
  • Zero irreversible bad merges due to full auditability
  • Golden records consumed by 3+ critical processes
  • Fewer chargebacks and returns tied to master data issues

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This hard-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.