Net Terms Credit Control for Shopify B2B
The Opportunity
Helps merchants track unpaid wholesale orders, manage customer credit exposure, and block new orders when an account exceeds its allowed terms. It centralizes receivables visibility inside Shopify instead of relying on spreadsheets.
"Merchants offering net 30 to wholesale customers struggle to see what is unpaid, which customers are overdue, and whether new orders should be allowed without manual spreadsheet reconciliation."
Market Validation
Detailed Analysis
Proposed Solution
A Shopify app that tracks open invoices/orders by customer, flags overdue accounts, enforces credit limits or order blocking rules, and provides a simple accounts-receivable dashboard with aging and payment status.
Target Audience
Small to mid-sized Shopify merchants selling wholesale/B2B on net terms
Competitive Landscape
Existing B2B invoicing and wholesale apps, accounting integrations, and some ERP connectors; likely partial coverage rather than a focused Shopify-native credit-control tool
Implementation Notes
Create customer-level receivables tracking from Shopify orders, tag or classify net-term orders, sync payment status from invoices/accounting integrations, calculate aging buckets, and add rules to block checkout or draft order creation when thresholds are exceeded. Include manual review workflows for approving new net 30 customers and notifications for overdue balances.
Evidence from Merchants
Real quotes from Shopify community forums
"One shop has 3 unpaid orders from May and Shopify let them place a 4th on Tuesday like everything’s fine."
"Current system: 'they seem nice.' Is there an app for this that actually works?"
"Sat down last week to work out what I’m actually owed -took an hour of clicking through orders."
Key Pain Points
Difficulty in tracking unpaid wholesale orders
criticalMentioned by 1 merchants
Impact: Unpaid orders could lead to significant cash flow issues.
Market Metrics
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