Tech Insights
UN/EDIFACT

UN/EDIFACT

Last updated , generated by Sumble
Explore more →

What is UN/EDIFACT?

UN/EDIFACT (United Nations/Electronic Data Interchange For Administration, Commerce and Transport) is an international standard for electronic data interchange (EDI). It provides a set of syntax rules to structure data, an interactive exchange protocol and a set of standard messages which allow multi-country and multi-industry exchange of electronic business documents, such as purchase orders, invoices, shipping notices, etc. It facilitates streamlined communication and automation of business processes between different organizations.

What other technologies are related to UN/EDIFACT?

UN/EDIFACT Competitor Technologies

ANSI X12 is another EDI standard, similar in function to UN/EDIFACT but primarily used in North America. Thus, it is a direct competitor.
mentioned alongside UN/EDIFACT in 4% (84) of relevant job posts

UN/EDIFACT Complementary Technologies

AS2 is a transport protocol used to securely and reliably transmit EDI messages, including UN/EDIFACT messages, over the internet. Therefore, it is complementary.
mentioned alongside UN/EDIFACT in 1% (77) of relevant job posts
SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) can be used to securely transmit UN/EDIFACT files. Therefore it is complementary.
mentioned alongside UN/EDIFACT in 0% (86) of relevant job posts
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) can be used to transmit UN/EDIFACT files, although less securely than other methods. Therefore it is complementary.
mentioned alongside UN/EDIFACT in 0% (56) of relevant job posts

This tech insight summary was produced by Sumble. We provide rich account intelligence data.

On our web app, we make a lot of our data available for browsing at no cost.

We have two paid products, Sumble Signals and Sumble Enrich, that integrate with your internal sales systems.