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A workflow engine that sits beside the existing system, reads what it already produces, and closes asset tracking. Aimed at utilities field supervisors, writing down what only one person knows.
In short: Workflow Asset Tracker for Utilities is a workflow engine aimed at utilities field supervisors, covering asset tracking. It scores 72/100 on AltF Ideas, carried by monetisation (93) and held back by timing (21). Typical pricing is $12k–$183k per customer per year, with a first version reachable in a weekend for $2.5k–$9.0k.
Utilities teams lose equipment located by asking around. A typical utilities operation runs this on people, memory, and a shared spreadsheet. Whoever knows how it works becomes a single point of failure.
Asset tracking handled by a workflow engine, with a human signing rather than writing. Revenue is managed service, which suits a buyer who wants the cost to track the value rather than the seat count.
| Total addressable market | $929M |
|---|---|
| Category growth (CAGR) | 13% |
| Annual contract value | $12k – $183k |
| Pricing model | Managed service |
| Time to first revenue | 80 days |
| Startup cost to MVP | $2.5k – $9.0k |
| Build effort | Weekend |
Connectors exist for systems that were closed five years ago. Utilities is growing at roughly 11% a year, and this job has not been re-tooled since it was designed around paper.
| Who | The gap |
|---|---|
| An offshore back office | Cheaper per hour, but does not scale down to the tail |
| A spreadsheet | The real incumbent in most of the market, and it is free |
| A vertical competitor | Priced and scoped for enterprise accounts, not this segment |
The incumbent is a person, and displacing a person is a change-management problem.
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