What is EDI, in one paragraph?
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is the standard way companies exchange business documents — purchase orders, invoices, shipping notices — computer to computer, instead of by email or PDF. Large retailers, automotive OEMs and logistics companies require their suppliers to use EDI because it removes manual entry, cuts errors and speeds up the order-to-cash cycle. When a customer says “you need to be EDI compliant”, they mean you must send and receive these documents in their format, over their chosen connection, within their deadlines.
Choose the EDI setup that fits your business
There is no single “right” way to do EDI. The best option depends on how many orders you handle and which systems you already use.
| Option | Best for | How it works |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud EDI (Web EDI) | Low to medium volumes, small teams | Log in through a browser to view orders and create ASNs and invoices. No software to install. |
| Integrated EDI | Higher volumes, ERP users | EDI flows straight into and out of SAP, ERPNext, Tally, Dynamics or your own system. No re-keying. |
| EDI VAN | Partners who require a VAN mailbox | We provide the mailbox and interconnects to every major network. |
| AS2 | Large retailers and direct connections | Secure, certificate-based exchange directly with your partner. |
| OFTP2 | Automotive suppliers in Europe and India | The Odette standard used by OEMs such as VW, BMW and their tier-1s. |
Not sure which you need? Send us your partner’s EDI guide and we’ll tell you in a day.
EDI documents we handle every day
| Document | Name | Used for |
|---|---|---|
| 850 / ORDERS | Purchase order | Customer places an order |
| 855 / ORDRSP | PO acknowledgement | You confirm what you’ll ship |
| 856 / DESADV | Advance ship notice (ASN) | Tells the customer what’s on the truck |
| 810 / INVOIC | Invoice | Bill the customer |
| 820 / REMADV | Payment / remittance | Customer tells you what they paid |
| 846 / INVRPT | Inventory advice | Share stock levels |
| 830 / DELFOR | Planning schedule | Automotive forecasts |
| 862 / DELJIT | Shipping schedule | Just-in-time call-offs |
| 204, 214, 210 | Load tender, status, freight invoice | Carriers and 3PLs |
| 940, 945, 943, 944 | Warehouse orders and receipts | 3PL warehousing |
| 997 / 999 / CONTRL | Functional acknowledgement | Confirms a file was received |
We work with ANSI X12, EDIFACT, TRADACOMS, VDA, Odette, XML, JSON, CSV and SAP IDoc, on every major protocol: AS2, OFTP2, SFTP, FTPS, HTTPS, VAN and web services.
What’s included in our EDI service
- Partner onboarding — we read your partner’s implementation guide, build the maps and run their certification tests.
- Mapping and translation — between EDI and your ERP format, with validation so bad data is caught before it reaches you.
- Connectivity — AS2, OFTP2, SFTP and VAN, set up and maintained by us.
- Monitoring and alerts — every file is tracked; missing acknowledgements and failures are flagged and fixed.
- 24/7 support — from consultants who know your setup, in India and the USA.
- Migration — move from another provider without downtime and without your partners noticing.
Why companies switch their EDI to us
Many of our customers came to us after paying large providers per document, per partner and per support call. We charge clearly, fix issues fast, and our customers typically reduce their EDI cost by around 50%. Our team has more than 25 years of experience with EDI platforms including IBM Sterling B2B Integrator and Dell Boomi, so complex requirements don’t slow us down. We also use AI to speed up EDI onboarding and catch errors early.
Paying too much for EDI, or fighting a broken integration?
Send us your current setup. We'll tell you, for free, what it should cost and how long the fix takes. Customers who switch typically cut their EDI bill by around half.