Managed EDI vs. Modern EDI: How to choose

What is EDI — and which delivery model is right for your business? Our hosts break down legacy vs. modern EDI, chargebacks, and how EDI connects to your ERP.EDI compliance is mandatory for most enterprise trading partners — and getting it wrong is expensive. One supplier in this episode racked up $400,000 in chargebacks from a single trading partner over late ASNs. In this episode Jeremy and Nate cover what EDI actually is, why every trading partner runs a different version of the same "standard," how VAN, AS2, and SFTP differ in practice, and the real line between legacy EDI and modern EDI.They also get into where EDI meets API, why APIs won't replace EDI at supply chain scale, and where AI genuinely helps an EDI program versus where it doesn't belong.What you'll learn:What EDI is in plain language, and why it still matters in 2026The three flavors of legacy EDI: custom builds, standalone translators, and managed serviceManaged EDI vs. modern EDI: the factors that should actually drive the decisionEDI vs. API: why they coexist instead of competeWhere AI fits in EDI configuration and monitoring — and where it's a bad idea How to get started without building from scratch or losing control👉 Get a demo: https://www.celigo.com/request-a-demo/