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Dispatch handled by a workflow engine, with a human signing rather than writing. Aimed at rail compliance leads, built for one person, not a department.
In short: Rail Dispatch on Workflow is a workflow engine aimed at rail compliance leads, covering dispatch. It scores 70/100 on AltF Ideas, carried by open field (97) and held back by timing (23). Typical pricing is $3.6k–$78k per customer per year, with a first version reachable in a weekend for $3.0k–$7.0k.
Rail teams lose routing decisions made from memory at 6am. In most rail businesses this job has never had software written for it. Most operators assume this is simply the cost of doing business.
Point a workflow engine at dispatch, and let people review output instead of producing it. Revenue is per-outcome, which suits a buyer who wants the cost to track the value rather than the seat count.
| Total addressable market | $345M |
|---|---|
| Category growth (CAGR) | 8% |
| Annual contract value | $3.6k – $78k |
| Pricing model | Per-outcome |
| Time to first revenue | 71 days |
| Startup cost to MVP | $3.0k – $7.0k |
| Build effort | Weekend |
Connectors exist for systems that were closed five years ago. Rail is growing at roughly 10% a year, and this job has not been re-tooled since it was designed around paper.
| Who | The gap |
|---|---|
| A vertical competitor | Priced and scoped for enterprise accounts, not this segment |
| The incumbent suite | Sells a platform; this job is one neglected module inside it |
| An internal hire | Works until volume doubles, then breaks again |
Accuracy is unforgiving here — one wrong output costs more than the subscription.
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