What is an EDI VAN?
A Value-Added Network (VAN) is a secure, private network that acts like a post office for EDI. You place documents in your VAN mailbox, and the VAN delivers them to your trading partner’s mailbox — even if they’re on a different network. VANs also store documents, track delivery and provide audit trails.
Many large retailers, distributors and healthcare companies still require suppliers to have a VAN mailbox, or route all EDI through one.
Why switch your VAN to us
Traditional VANs often charge per kilo-character, per mailbox and per interconnect, so bills grow every time your business does. Our customers move to us because:
- Simple, predictable pricing — no surprise per-character charges.
- Interconnects to all major VANs — your partners don’t need to change anything.
- AS2, SFTP and VAN in one place — mix connection types as partners require.
- Real-time tracking and alerts — see when each file was sent, delivered and acknowledged.
- Real support — a consultant, not a call centre, 24/7.
How migration works
- We set up your new mailbox and test interconnects to each partner’s network.
- We request the routing change from your old VAN (or your partners, where needed).
- We run both in parallel until every partner has been confirmed.
- You cancel the old VAN. No missed orders, no downtime.
VAN, AS2 or both?
A VAN is useful when partners insist on it or when you trade with many small partners. Direct AS2 connections usually cost less for high-volume partners. We’ll recommend the cheapest reliable mix for your partner list — often a combination of both.