# How much does an EDI connection cost? It depends mainly on how many partners you have. A [web portal](https://edi-service.eu/en/knowledge/edi-web-edi-e-invoicing/) costs €60 to €110 per month. With small German [clearing centres](https://edi-service.eu/en/knowledge/edi-service-providers-compared/) (EDI service providers), you pay €400 to €850 for setup per partner and message type, plus around €10 to €35 per month. According to trade articles, your own connection run as a project costs €10,000 to €40,000 to get started. All figures below come from public price lists and articles, as of 16 October 2026, with a link to the source. ## The common pricing models **Per partner and message type.** This is usual with clearing centres. A “relationship” is one partner with one message type, for example invoices to customer A. Three message types with ten partners therefore make thirty relationships. Each one costs a one-off set-up fee and a monthly fee. **Packages by number of partners.** The monthly price rises in tiers, for example up to 5 partners, 6 to 19 partners, 20 partners or more. **By message volume.** The monthly price depends on the number of messages or the volume of data. **Flat rate.** A fixed monthly price, regardless of partners and messages. This is rare. ## Documented prices from individual providers Prices are taken from German price lists; whether they are net or gross is not stated by every provider. | Provider | Model | Setup | Ongoing (per month) | Source | |---|---|---|---|---| | cctop (stratEDI) | per relationship | €850 per converter table, €450 per additional partner | €70 incl. 3 relationships, €9.80 for each additional one | [Price list (PDF)](https://www.cctop.de/dokumente/Preise_DE.pdf) | | EDI+EXPERTS | per relationship | €800 per message type, €400 per additional partner | €60 incl. 3 relationships, €10 for each additional one | [Price page](https://www.ediexperts.de/preise/) | | COMPLAVIS | per partner and document type | €249.95 per partner, €649.90 per document type | €34.95 per partner, €9.95 per document type | [Price page](https://www.complavis.de/preise-edi-e-rechnungs-plattform/) | | TrueCommerce | packages by number of partners | not stated | from €430 (up to 5 partners), from €850 (6 to 19 partners) | [Price page](https://www.truecommerce.com/de/solutions/edi-managed-service/web-edi/) | | Babelway | by messages | not stated | €99 (200 messages) to €35,000 per month | [Price page](https://www.babelway.com/pricing) | | Transus | flat rate, focus on retail | from €0 | €79 to €249, with monthly cancellation €99 to €299 | [Price page](https://www.transus.com/de/abonnements) | | cctop WebEDI | web portal | none | €60 to €110 | [Price list (PDF)](https://www.cctop.de/dokumente/Preise_DE.pdf) | Large platforms such as SEEBURGER, Lobster, Axway or OpenText do not publish prices. ## Project costs the traditional way For your own connection, trade articles give these orders of magnitude. They are the authors' estimates, not price lists: - First project of a mid-sized supplier: €10,000 to €40,000 ([HDX Solutions, July 2026](https://www.hdx-solutions.de/edi-kosten-und-nutzen-wann-sich-die-edi-einfuehrung-rechnet/)) - Connection to a major customer: “at least 20,000+ EUR” and 3 to 4 months, further customers 4 to 6 weeks ([dasistweb, April 2026](https://dasistweb.de/wissen/b2b-edi-integration), quoted in translation) ## Worked example: 10 and 20 partners Assumption: you exchange three message types with each partner (purchase order, despatch advice, invoice), all in the standard format. The set-up costs are spread over 36 months. [ERP integration](https://edi-service.eu/en/knowledge/edi-erp-integration/), mapping changes and additional tests are not included, so the figures are lower limits. Our own calculation from the price lists above. | Partners | cctop | EDI+EXPERTS | |---|---|---| | 10 | €335 per month + €14,700 one-off, spread out around €743 per month | €330 + €13,200, spread out around €697 | | 20 | €629 + €28,200, spread out around €1,412 | €630 + €25,200, spread out around €1,330 | For comparison: edi-service.eu costs €890 per month, excl. VAT, including setup, ERP integration and any number of partners. On top of that come your server and your AI usage with your own AI provider; the dashboard shows the usage per setup and per partner connection. ## When each option is cheaper - **One retailer, few documents:** web EDI for €60 to €110 per month or a retail flat rate such as Transus is cheaper than us. - **3 to 5 partners:** small clearing centres work out at around €250 to €410 per month (cctop and EDI+EXPERTS, our own calculation with the same assumptions) and are therefore usually cheaper. - **From around 10 partners with several message types:** costs in the per-relationship model reach the order of our fixed price, without ERP integration. - **20 partners or more, or major customers with project pricing:** the fixed price is considerably cheaper, and each additional partner costs nothing extra. ## Frequently asked questions ### How much does EDI cost if only one customer requires it? With a web portal, you pay around €60 to €110 per month, and nothing at all with some retail portals. A flat rate focused on retail, as offered by Transus, costs €79 to €249 per month, or €99 to €299 with monthly cancellation. With few documents, that is cheaper than any connection of your own. ### Why do clearing centre costs rise with every partner? Because they charge per relationship, meaning per partner and message type. Each relationship costs €400 to €850 one-off for setup, plus a monthly fee. With 10 partners and three message types, our worked example comes to around €697 to €743 per month, without ERP integration. ### What is often not included in clearing centre prices? ERP integration, mapping changes and additional tests are frequently missing. At cctop, for example, a mapping change costs €100 to €150, and after three included test checks, each further one costs €100 ([price list](https://www.cctop.de/dokumente/Preise_DE.pdf)). EDI+EXPERTS offers ERP integration as an individual quote. ### When does a fixed price pay off? From around 10 partners with several message types. At that point, costs in the per-relationship model reach the order of the €890 per month, excl. VAT, that edi-service.eu charges, including setup, ERP integration and any number of partners. On top of that come your own server and the costs of your AI provider. ## Sources - cctop Preisliste: - EDI+EXPERTS Preise: - COMPLAVIS Preise: - TrueCommerce Web-EDI und Managed Service: - Babelway Pricing: - Transus Abonnements: - HDX Solutions, “EDI Kosten und Nutzen”: - dasistweb, “B2B EDI Integration”: All information retrieved on 16 October 2026. Not every provider states whether a price is net or gross. Prices may change; the provider's own quote is what counts.