Babelway vs Stedi

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.

Stedi is a cloud-based healthcare clearinghouse and revenue cycle management engine whose functionality is available through APIs. It supports real-time and batch eligibility checks from its portal or API, along with professional, institutional, and dental claims, claim-status checks, acknowledgments, and electronic remittance advice. Its EDI platform generates and delivers transactions through API requests, with transforms, webhooks, retries, rate limiting, and separate environments. Prebuilt Stedi Apps connect with third-party revenue cycle management, practice management, and EHR systems. Stedi says it connects to more than 3,500 U.S. healthcare payers, including Medicare, Medicaid, medical, and dental payers. Listed standards include X12 and EDIFACT; integration methods include REST API, webhooks, SFTP, FTPS, FTP, and AS2. Security credentials and controls listed include HIPAA compliance, HITRUST certification, SOC 2 compliance, role-based access, and built-in multi-factor authentication. Free Sandbox accounts provide mock eligibility checks and test API keys, but cannot submit test claims through API or SFTP. Production transactions require production API keys.