The Brand Portal you saw on the demo page works as a website. The Standalone PWA tier turns it into a real installable app on every device, with offline mode, push notifications, and multi-user accounts. Below is the full spec of what's included & what we can add later.
We'd only kick this off once you confirm — your standard Brand Portal covers the day-to-day already.
One-tap install from the browser on iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows, ChromeOS. The app gets its own home-screen icon, splash screen, and runs fullscreen with no browser chrome. No App Store review, no developer fees, no waiting.
A service worker caches your vendor list, product catalog, and brand assets locally. Open the app on a plane, in a basement warehouse, anywhere with no signal — everything still works. Changes sync the moment you're back online.
Alerts on low stock, new vendor inquiries, order status changes, replies from vendors. Permissioned per user — staff can opt out of categories they don't need.
Redesigned for one-handed phone use: thumb-reachable buttons, swipe gestures, native-feeling transitions. Tablets & desktops get an expanded layout automatically.
Invite your team. Roles: Owner (full access + billing), Manager (everything except billing), Staff (add/edit vendors & products), Read-only (view only — for partners or investors). All actions are audit-logged.
Every change is tracked: who, when, what changed, before & after. Filter by user, by vendor, by date range. Catches mistakes early and keeps everyone honest.
Database snapshotted every night, encrypted at rest, replicated to two geographic regions. 30-day rolling recovery — restore any day with one click. You can also export the full database as a ZIP anytime.
Runs on portal.yourbusiness.com with your logo, your colors, your splash screen. To users it looks like your in-house app, not ours. Free SSL via Let's Encrypt, auto-renewing.
Open the app on your laptop and your phone at the same time — changes appear instantly on both. Built on WebSockets so there's no "refresh to see new data".
React 18 (frontend), Node.js + Express (backend), PostgreSQL (data), Redis (cache & sessions), service worker (offline), VAPID push (notifications). All boring, battle-tested, fast. Code is yours — we hand over the repo on request.
RESTful + Webhook API for connecting Shopify (push inventory both ways), QuickBooks (sync vendors as suppliers), Square / Clover (POS sync), Zapier (everything else). API keys are scoped per-integration so you can revoke without breaking other connections.
The same friendly AI helper from your website, embedded in the portal. Helps your team navigate, suggests vendors based on inventory gaps, drafts vendor outreach emails. Powered by Groq for fast responses.
Scan SKUs with your phone's camera to update stock or check pricing in seconds. Add-on: $39/mo (requires PWA tier).
Generate purchase orders to vendors and invoices to your stores directly from the portal. PDF + email built in. Optional QuickBooks sync.
Set min-stock thresholds per SKU. The portal nudges you (or auto-emails the vendor) when stock drops below the line. Great for fast-moving SKUs.
Critical alerts (out of stock, missed delivery) by text via Twilio. Per-user opt-in. Add-on: $19/mo + carrier fees.
Vendor growth, top-moving SKUs, revenue per category, regional mix, seasonality. Drill into any metric. Export charts as PNGs for decks.
Auto-published page on your main site showing the brands you carry. Pulled live from your portal — add a vendor, it appears. Add-on: $19/mo.
Spanish, French, Haitian Creole, Portuguese — full UI translation for staff who don't work in English. We translate & maintain.
TOTP (Google Authenticator) or SMS for every login. Required for Owner role by default, optional for others. Free, included in maintenance.
The standard Brand Portal covers ~80% of what most brand managers need on Day 1: a clean place to track vendors, products, brand assets and stores, with a click-to-add form for vendors and ongoing data care available as an add-on.
The PWA tier is the upgrade path for when (a) you want it on your phone like a real app, (b) you have a team that needs roles & audit logging, (c) you want it integrated with Shopify / QuickBooks / Square, or (d) you want offline + push so your portal feels like a tool you reach for instead of a website you open.
We don't recommend starting here. Live with the standard Brand Portal for 30–60 days first. If you find yourself wishing it was an app, you have a team, or you want integrations — that's when the PWA tier earns its $500. Until then, it's overbuilt for what you need.