CData Arc vs EdiFabric
CData Arc
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| Figure | CData Arc | EdiFabric |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2,916.67/mo | $0.01/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 7 |
| Spec score · Data Mapping Software | 9.1 (#1) | 9.0 (#2) |
| Spec score · EDI Software | 9.1 (#2) | 9.0 (#3) |
| Praise: usability | G2, Capterra and Software Advice reviewers repeatedly praise the visual flow designer, straightforward setup and reduced EDI maintenance effort. | Another Capterra reviewer said the library made it easy for a first-time EDI user to feed files in and receive C# classes. |
| Rating on Capterra | 4.8 out of 5 from 27 reviews. | 4.0 out of 5 from 11 reviews |
| Rating on G2 | 4.5 out of 5 from 56 reviews. | 0.0 out of 5 from 0 reviews |
| Security controls | Security features include FIPS-mode encryption, OpenPGP, AES, RSA, TLS/SSL, certificate and key management, LDAP or Active Directory authentication, MFA options and audit logs. | Native Windows binaries are Authenticode-signed, Linux binaries have detached ASC signatures and macOS binaries are code-signed. |
| System requirements | The current documentation requires Windows 10 or Server 2016 with .NET 4.6.2+, or Java 17+ for the cross-platform edition, with 1 GB RAM recommended. | The .NET package targets .NET 8, 9, 10 and .NET Framework 4.8; Native binaries target Windows x64, Linux x64 and arm64, and macOS arm64. |
| What it does | CData Arc is a visual workflow platform for managed file transfer and EDI integrations. | EdiFabric provides code-first tools that parse, generate, validate, acknowledge, split and map EDI data to structured objects or JSON. |
Plans
CData Arc
- Arc MFT Unlimited$35,000 a year
- EnterprisePriced on request
- ProfessionalPriced on request
- StandardPriced on request
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
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.