Babelway vs EdiFabric

Babelway is a SaaS B2B EDI platform for translating and exchanging business data through a web browser. It supports protocols including AS2, FTP, OFTP, email, HTTP, SFTP, REST APIs, SOAP, Peppol and RosettaNet, and formats such as XML, UBL, Excel, EDIFACT, X12, VDA, CSV and custom flat files. A visual drag-and-drop tool, formulas, validation rules and lookup tables support data mapping. Document routing, retries, notifications, raw-data access, and correction and resubmission are also included. Babelway connects with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle and Microsoft Dynamics through APIs and file-based connectors, and is a Certified Peppol Access Point provider. It is delivered as a cloud service, with no in-house software or hardware to purchase or maintain. The listed security certifications are SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001:2022. Babelway offers a 30-day trial without a credit card, but has no free plan. Monthly plans range from Lite at $99 a month to Diamond at $42,500 a month, with different message, volume, environment and user limits.

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.