Introduction
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) remains a critical backbone for B2B communication, enabling efficient exchange of orders, invoices, and shipping notices across industries. However, traditional EDI systems often demand significant IT involvement, restricting business teams’ agility and scalability. Addressing this challenge, Celigo has introduced its B2B Manager, a solution designed to simplify self-service EDI management while improving scalability and reducing operational costs.
This blog explores the core features of Celigo’s B2B Manager, its benefits, and how it supports modern digital supply chains.
Why EDI Still Matters in 2025
Even in an age of APIs and cloud-native integrations, EDI remains a dominant standard in B2B transactions. According to GS1 US, more than 85% of supply chain documents are still exchanged via EDI protocols, particularly in industries with long-standing infrastructure and compliance needs.
The problem isn’t EDI’s relevance — it’s the outdated, inflexible way it’s often implemented:
- Onboarding new partners can take weeks or even months.
- Heavy IT involvement is required for mapping, monitoring, and managing EDI connections.
- High operational costs and risks arise when managing dozens or hundreds of trading partners using traditional methods.
Celigo’s B2B Manager is purpose-built to resolve these issues by offering a modern, self-service, and scalable alternative to legacy EDI systems.
Key Features of Celigo B2B Manager
- Self-Service Partner Management: Business users can configure trading partner profiles independently, accelerating onboarding and reducing IT dependency.
- Reusable Profiles: Standardized configuration templates streamline mappings across partners, minimizing errors and ensuring consistent data exchange.
- Smarter Licensing Model: Flexible pricing reduces total cost of ownership versus traditional per-partner or transaction volume charges, supporting growth without surprise expenses.
- Integration with Core Systems: Seamless connectivity with NetSuite, Salesforce, and other ERP/CRM platforms automates order-to-cash and procure-to-pay cycles.
- Visibility and Control: A real-time dashboard monitors transaction status, failures, and exceptions, enabling proactive issue resolution by business teams.
Business Benefits
Organizations leveraging Celigo’s B2B Manager report measurable advantages:
- Faster partner onboarding, reducing cycle times from weeks to days.
- Lower operational costs by minimizing the need for specialized EDI IT expertise.
- Improved data accuracy through reusable, standardized profiles.
- Scalable operations supporting expanding trading partner networks.
For example, companies using Celigo’s platform with NetSuite have experienced lower integration costs and better order accuracy. B2B Manager expands these efficiencies specifically to EDI workflows.
Comparison with Traditional EDI Solutions
Legacy EDI systems often involve custom-built middleware, proprietary mapping tools, or expensive managed service providers. These setups create long lead times for changes, delayed onboarding, and high ongoing costs.
Celigo’s hybrid approach balances business user empowerment with centralized IT governance. This ensures that while business teams gain agility, IT teams retain oversight—maintaining data integrity, security, and compliance.
Looking Ahead: The Future of EDI and Integration
As supply chains become more global and digitized, demand for flexible, scalable integration tools will increase. Self-service solutions like Celigo’s B2B Manager exemplify a trend toward empowering business teams and reducing IT bottlenecks, paving the way for more responsive, cost-efficient supply chain management.
Conclusion
Celigo’s B2B Manager represents a significant step forward in making EDI integration accessible, agile, and cost-effective. For businesses managing multiple trading partners, it offers a streamlined path to modernize EDI operations without sacrificing visibility or control.
Next Steps: Organizations using NetSuite or planning to expand their integration capabilities should consider evaluating Celigo’s B2B Manager as part of their digital transformation roadmap.
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