Unified Customer-Pricing Graph (UCPG)
10/10
Demand Score
Mispriced orders and manual overrides drain margin and cause churn; scaling B2B/B2C hybrid catalogs requires consistent, instant pricing everywhere.
7/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$499-5k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
12 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
Fragmented Customer and Pricing Management
Competitor Landscape
- Pricefx
- Zilliant
- BlackCurve
- Prisync
- Shopify B2B Price Lists (native)
- NetSuite Price Levels
Must-Have Features for MVP
Identity resolution graph (emails, domains, VAT/EIN, CRM IDs)
Contract/price book ingestion with OCR-to-rules mapping
Deterministic precedence engine with simulation sandbox
Shopify Pricing Function app and BigCommerce/Magento adapters
Approval workflows and audit trails for overrides
Edge cache with <50ms P99 response
Bulk backfill and real-time webhooks to keep channels in sync
Self-serve B2B portal for terms, quotes, and renewals
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Dirty/duplicate customer data across systems
- Complex contract precedence and exceptions
- Latency SLAs for real-time pricing at scale
- Rate limits on platform APIs
- Liability from pricing errors/contract misinterpretation
Risk Level: High
🎯 Keys to Success
- 0 critical misprices post go-live
- <50ms pricing response injected at cart/checkout
- Measured margin lift and reduction in manual overrides
- Accurate contract adherence with auditable logs
- Faster quote-to-cash and fewer order holds
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This hard-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.