Public Roadmap

What we're building
and what's next.

Our roadmap is public because we believe merchants and developers should know what's coming. This page is updated every month.

Last updated: June 2026
Status: Shipped In progress Planned Future consideration
Shipped Platform v1.0 Complete
Multi-tenant merchant storefronts
Platform Shipped

Each merchant gets an isolated database, custom subdomain, and fully independent storefront environment.

Base-consumption inventory engine
Merchant Shipped

Raw ingredient pools that automatically calculate product availability across all variants in real time.

Custom order request & quoting workflow
Merchant Shipped

Brief intake, structured quoting, live chat negotiation, and tokenised payment link — end to end.

Consultation booking calendar
Merchant Shipped

Customers can book tasting slots and design meetings directly from the merchant storefront.

Google Maps road-distance delivery fees
MerchantPlatform Shipped

Delivery charges calculated using actual road distance, not straight-line estimates. Haversine fallback included.

Branded email & SMS notifications
Merchant Shipped

Queue-first notification delivery with the merchant's logo, brand colours, and local currency.

Paystack & Stripe integration
MerchantPlatform Shipped

Payment processing for Nigerian and international markets, both available on all plans.

Developer portal & theme marketplace
Developer Shipped

Developer registration, API key generation, theme submission, review workflow, and earnings dashboard.

Theme metadata spec & compatibility engine
DeveloperPlatform Shipped

spots-theme.json standard for declaring business type support and module compatibility.

Developer payout wallet
Developer Shipped

80% revenue share credited in real time, withdrawable to bank account on developer's schedule.

In Progress Q3 2026 Building now
Spots CLI — local theme development tool
Developer In progress

Authenticate, preview your theme against a real test store, and deploy to the marketplace in a single terminal command.

Advanced inventory analytics dashboard
Merchant In progress

Sales velocity, low-stock alerts, and ingredient consumption trends — available on the Pro plan.

Ghana & Kenya market launch
Expansion In progress

Multi-currency support for GHS and KES, local payment gateway integrations, and NDPC-equivalent compliance for each market.

WebSocket order tracker for merchant storefronts
MerchantDeveloper In progress

Customers can watch their order status update in real time — from confirmed to being prepared to out for delivery.

Planned Q4 2026 — Q2 2027 Confirmed
Multi-member admin accounts
Merchant Planned

Invite team members to your merchant dashboard with role-based access controls — available on the Pro plan.

Webhooks for order and inventory events
DeveloperMerchant Planned

Receive real-time POST requests to your endpoint when an order is placed, paid, shipped, or when stock falls below a threshold.

Merchant mobile app (iOS & Android)
Merchant Planned

Manage orders, respond to custom briefs, and track deliveries from your phone. Push notifications for new orders.

Multi-language storefront support
MerchantExpansion Planned

Merchants can configure their storefront in local languages. Initial languages: English, French, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa.

Third-party integrations marketplace
MerchantPlatform Planned

Connect Spots to tools you already use — WhatsApp Business API, Mailchimp, Google Analytics, and more.

South Africa market launch
Expansion Planned

ZAR currency support, local payment gateway (Peach Payments), and POPIA compliance for South African merchants.

Automatic invoice generation
Merchant Planned

Generate and email branded PDF invoices for every order automatically, with your logo, business address, and tax lines.

Future Consideration 2027 and beyond Under exploration
European market launch (GDPR)
ExpansionPlatform Future

Full GDPR compliance, EU VAT handling, and EUR currency support for expansion into the UK, France, and Germany.

Asian market launch
Expansion Future

SGD, INR, and AED currency support with regional payment gateways for Singapore, India, and the UAE.

AI-assisted product description generator
Merchant Future

Generate rich, SEO-optimised product descriptions from a photo and a few keywords — powered by LLM integration.

White-label platform option
Platform Future

Allow enterprise clients and franchise operators to run their own branded version of Spots with custom domain and identity.

Third-party logistics integrations
MerchantExpansion Future

Native integrations with Sendbox, GIG Logistics, and other African last-mile delivery providers.

Geographic expansion

Spots launches in Nigeria and expands market by market — compliance, currency, and payment gateways ready before we go live in each region.

Live now
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Nigeria

Full platform launch — Naira billing, Paystack, NDPR/NDPA compliance, and all core features.

Lagos Abuja Port Harcourt All states
Coming soon
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Africa

Multi-currency billing, local payment gateways, and region-specific compliance for key African markets.

Ghana (GHS) Kenya (KES) South Africa (ZAR) More TBD
Planned
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Europe & Asia

GDPR-compliant infrastructure, EU VAT handling, and multi-language storefronts for global expansion.

UK (GBP) EU (EUR) Singapore (SGD) India (INR)