Workflow Watch & Automate (WWA)
9/10
Demand Score
Manual workarounds create delays, errors, and SLA penalties—especially during peaks—driving cost and customer churn.
9/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$299-2k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
8 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Moderate
The Problem
Workflow Complexity and Workarounds
Competitor Landscape
- Zapier
- Make (Integromat)
- Workato
- Celigo
- Pipe17
- Shopify Flow
Must-Have Features for MVP
Recorder that translates clicks into API-first recipes
Diff-based policy engine with simulation mode
Serverless job runners with retries and dead-letter queues
Human-in-the-loop steps and exception inbox
RPA fallback with change detection and alerts
Observability: run logs, metrics, per-recipe SLAs
Prebuilt B2B recipes: quote ops, backorder notices, warehouse splits
Connectors for ERP/OMS/3PL/CRM with schema mapping
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Keeping UI selectors stable for RPA fallbacks
- Role-based data access and PII protection
- Balancing autonomy with human-in-the-loop approvals
- Event-source consistency across apps
Risk Level: Moderate
🎯 Keys to Success
- Documented hours saved per month per role
- >90% success rate on automated runs
- 80%+ of targeted manual flows automated within 30 days
- Reduced order cycle time and SLA breaches
- Fewer ad-hoc scripts and CSV transfers
Ready to Build This?
This moderate-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.