EDI-AS-A-SERVICE

The pay-per-transaction EDI consumption model.

Definition

Cloud EDI variant focused on the business model: transaction-based pricing (typically $0.05 to $0.50 per transaction by volume). No commitment, scalable. Adopted by SMBs (vs Hosted EDI long-term enterprise). Players: SPS Commerce Transaction Manager, TrueCommerce 360.

Origin

Emergence around 2010 in US retail (SPS Commerce IPO 2010).

Example in context

A Walmart supplier paying $200/month to SPS Commerce for 1000 monthly ORDERS/INVOIC transactions.

Related terms

• Cloud EDI — parent technical model.