Most EDI providers still act like it’s the early 2000s. Middleware. Per-document charges. Arbitrary fees for maintenance, transmission, and usage caps that punish your growth. It’s a legacy business model pretending to be integration.
At Silverdale, we built something different. Something modern. Something that doesn’t penalize scale or require you to babysit the process. It’s called the Silverdale EDI SME, and it delivers fully integrated, direct-to-vendor electronic data exchange—right from inside Odoo.
Built-In, Not Bolted On
We don’t wrap EDI around Odoo. We embed it into the process. Our EDI SME connects your Odoo system directly to your trading partners—no middleware, no daisy-chained handoffs, and no risky black boxes. The configuration is precise. The logic is mapped to actual business processes. And the setup? You won’t be doing it.
We handle everything:
- We work directly with your vendors
- We set up, map, test, and validate the files
- We deliver it back to you in production form—fast
Average setup per document per vendor: $500
Average go-live: 5 business days
Pricing That Makes Sense
Other EDI providers charge you for breathing. We don’t.
$1,000 per month. Flat.
- Unlimited transmissions
- No per-document fees
- No volume-based tiers
- No minimum term
- No nonsense
You pay for capability, not congestion. Whether you’re sending 100 or 10,000 files, the cost stays the same. And because we run our own infrastructure, we control the entire flow—securely and without extra markup.
What’s Included
Your $1,000/month covers more than just the connection. You get a fully managed service:
- Control Tower Monitoring: Real-time visibility and proactive error alerts
- Ongoing Maintenance: Continuous support for document formats and system changes
- Compliance Updates: We handle vendor-specific updates as they happen
- Annual Upgrades: Always current, always aligned with the latest Odoo version
- Zero Middleware: Documents move directly from your database to your vendors
Why This Matters
EDI failures don’t usually happen in transmission. They happen in assumptions. Vendors update formats without telling you. Middleware crashes without logging. Documents get dropped between layers.
Our model removes those layers.
We connect the systems that matter. We manage the process. And we deliver it back to you with clarity, reliability, and no billing games.
If you’re still paying per document, still wondering what your VAN actually does, or still emailing CSVs to make up for broken flows—stop. You deserve better.
Want a modern EDI that just works?
Let’s build it once. The right way.
The Illusion of Integration
Connecting systems is easy. Exchanging data with accuracy, context, and structure is not. Most EDI failures aren’t caused by the protocol—they’re caused by assumptions.
Teams assume the way they think their business works is how it actually runs. They assume their trading partners handle exceptions the same way. They assume the data is clean.
They’re wrong.
Every business has edge cases. Every document has rules buried under exceptions. Every system has gaps.
What you need is not just a tool that transmits documents—you need a framework that treats EDI as a live extension of your actual operations.
If You Think EDI Is Just a File Transfer, You’re Already Behind
The real power of EDI isn’t speed. It’s trust. Trust that what left your system reflects the real state of your business.
Trust that your team isn’t redoing the same ticket every week. Trust that your customer receives exactly what you confirmed.
Anything less is noise.
So no, EDI is not your problem. The real problem is thinking integration is about software. It’s not. It’s about process, structure, and delivery. And that's what Silverdale builds.
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