B to B-Link vs EdiFabric
B to B-Link
btobvisions.comEdiFabric
edifabric.comSide by side
| Figure | B to B-Link | EdiFabric |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $0.01/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 7 |
| Spec score · Electronic Data Interchange Software | 7.4 (#12) | 9.1 (#2) |
| Company history | B to B Visions says it was formed in 1989 and has been a Certified Sage Master Developer since 1991. | EDI Fabric Limited was founded in 2016 by Kamen Nikolov while he was consulting for the NHS in London. |
| Founded | 1989 | 2016 |
| Purpose | B to B-Link moves EDI documents through Sage 100 to automate trading partner workflows. | EdiFabric provides developer tools that translate between EDI data and structured JSON, with tools to parse, validate, generate, acknowledge, split, and map EDI. |
Plans
EdiFabric
- CommunityFree
- Cloud only$0.01 a month
- Cloud onlyPriced on request
- Developer$179 a year
- Enterprise$799 a year
- Perpetual$2,950, paid once
- OEM$4,500 a year
In their own words
B to B-Link
B to B-Link has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
EdiFabric
EdiFabric provides developer tools for translating between EDI data and structured JSON, including parsing, validation, generation, acknowledgments, splitting, and mapping. Its.NET and Cloud products cover EDIFACT, EANCOM, X12, HIPAA, IAIABC, NCPDP, HL7, VDA, EDIGAS, and IATA;.NET also handles custom flat files. Developers can validate data and use custom EDI models or templates. The.NET library includes Entity Framework database contexts, with code examples available on GitHub. The Native library can be called from C, C++, Rust, Go, Python, Node.js, Java, and.NET through a C interface. Cloud is a REST API that needs no installation and can be self-hosted, while the vendor-hosted service processes data on its servers and is stated not to be HIPAA or SOC compliant. Native currently supports X12 and HIPAA, and Cloud requests are capped at 3 MB. Plans include Community free for non-production use and Developer at $179 a year.