Babelway vs Edisphere

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.

Edisphere is an EDI translation and data integration platform for linking business applications, ERP and cloud systems, and trading partners. It maps X12, EDIFACT, XML, JSON, SAP IDOCs, and proprietary fixed-length, variable-length, and CSV formats, with direct mapping to databases also supported. Listed exchange methods include FTP, email, SOAP and REST web services, AS2, common directories, common databases, and APIs. Mapping tools help create layouts and maps, generate test data, analyze layouts, and simulate maps. Edisphere validates messages for syntax and trading-partner requirements and reports errors. Its translation engine runs as a Windows background service, with email alerts for failures and logs for monitoring and audit. The maker describes horizontal scalability and active-active redundancy for continuous data exchange environments. Deployment options include an Azure-hosted managed shared instance, primarily for businesses in India, or a private on-premise or dedicated cloud instance. Private-instance requirements include a 4-core CPU, 16 GB RAM, 200 GB HDD, 64-bit Windows Server 2019, and SQL Server 2019 or Azure SQL. Pricing is customized and not listed; a free trial and initial mapping support are offered during solution evaluation.