AWS B2B Data Interchange
B2B EDI document processing
Automatically converts EDI documents (X12 standard…) such as purchase orders and invoices between partners into JSON/XML for your systems to process, and vice versa.
- Cost$$ Medium
- Difficulty●●●●●
- Costs money when idle?No
- Serverless
Think of it asLike an interpreter who specializes in translating trade documents into your internal language.
When to use it
✓ Use it when
Retail, logistics, and healthcare businesses exchanging EDI with many partners.
✗ Avoid it when
Only need plain SFTP/AS2 file transfer → Transfer Family.
Common uses
- Receive EDI 850 purchase orders from retailers
- Generate EDI invoices to send to partners
- Combine with Transfer Family AS2
What does it cost?
- Pricing model: Charged by the number of documents (transactions) processed and partners connected.
⚠️ Cost traps
Per-partner fees are charged monthly even with few transactions.
