Hi all! Would you use an "unofficial" NetSuite app marketplace to buy or sell apps the same way you would your mobile OS app store? You could one click install or uninstall apps as needed, search and find apps by type and description, ratings, etc, and payment would be handled in the store so no need to coordinate with individual developers/clients, all vetted, automated, and managed? I'm thinking about building it but would love a temperature check as to how many people would actually use it.

tbh I think this would be a bit of a hard sell due to concerns about the quality and safety of the apps in this unofficial store. At least theoretically, the apps in the Netsuite "store" have been vetted and won't break your system. Whether that vetting actually takes place and how thorough it actually is, who knows, but having Oracle behind it makes people feel safer downloading stuff from there I think. I personally would be a little wary of downloading something to a critical business system from some random marketplace not officially tied to my ERP.

That's a great idea! The current SuiteApp process moves really slowly and has a lot of red tape. An unofficial marketplace with simple installs and real user ratings would be fantastic. My only concern is security checks and NetSuite's API limits, but if you can address those, I would definitely use it. ablobthinking

Yeah I was thinking of having a vetting process and a standardized install/update/uninstall process

I think is a great idea!

YES! The SuiteApp cartel is not open, seems to be more aligned with revenue share to Oracle than best fit for businesses.

Also, honestly, I would be curious from a technical standpoint how something like this can be done. I am sure there are interesting challenges there! But yeah, great idea, I think it would be great for NetSuite themselves, way more dynamic and custom apps that can help grow the customer base.

Given the stern warnings I received from NS for our website copy, I would expect some imperial resistance vader

@Chris_Surpass what did they complained about? 🫠

Seconded, enquiring minds want to know!

"Improper logo use," which was their logo on a website diagram, visually representing how our EDI platform works with it. ""The SDN program is designed for commercial ISVs with whom we pursue joint go-to-market opportunities through productized applications integrated with NetSuite to address specific business challenges. We focus on applications that align with our targeted recruitment goals—*areas where we see an ecosystem need and have no immediate plans for a native solution or existing partner applications.""* By way of background; I was part of a team that had a 8-figure exit in the EDI space a few years back, assembled a team of ex-Boomi, Opentext, TrueCommerce and Jitterbit talent. We've spent two years building something very cool, with broader implications for the market, evidenced by wins with several big ($B) Oracle Fusion & SAP customers. Prior to the message above, I had been petitioning them for a meeting to socialize our "stuff" and highlight how some NetSuite customers would be better off with agentic vs. traditional options. Adding insult to injury, a smaller competitor has been posting on LinkedIn about how they were accepted into SDN today. 🤦 Thanks for letting me scream into the void, have a great weekend everyone!!!

Sounds like you got blacklisted. I've had the opposite problem. Because I'm a sole proprietor with four to five figure income for my company, I'm not large enough to qualify. They invite me periodically but when we get to the reviewing the numbers part they say we'll try again later.

We’ve struggled with SDN also. I would be interested in this for sure