An overview of the online service for working with accounts Tradeshift.com

Introduction

When we tried to briefly describe our software, we ran into the problem of how to classify it. Began to look for analogues in the Russian market, but did not find them. We conducted an analysis of similar products in the west and found the Tradeshift.com service. This service has a lot in common with our Agora system. Below is a brief overview of the Tradeshift.com service.

Idea

The creators of Tradeshift give a simple definition to their brainchild - “a free invoicing service”.
“Tradeshift is a global startup that aims to change the way you do business. This will allow organizations to exchange accounts for free. The service unites enterprises with all suppliers and customers, which helps not only to save time, but also to get paid on bills in a shorter period. ”

The main idea of ​​this service is that sellers upload accounts to the Tradeshift server in various ways: manually, via the tradeshift-ERP connector, via the SFTP / REST service, or via the Tradeshift API. The electronic document management system was also included in the service. Tradeshift helps to verify the correctness of data filling. Then, from there, customers pick up accounts and use the service to convert accounts into the format they need, and they can also import these accounts into their own ERP systems.

The service supports various data formats, such as:
UBL
OIOUBL
Oiox
BASDA XML (eBIS)
cXML (Ariba)
CSV
OB10
Sage
X12 (210)
EDIFACT (INVOIC, IFTFCC)
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Ways to work and monetize

Currently, Tradeshift provides customers with several modes of operation:
1) Manually uploading bills to the Tradeshift web server
A user in his personal account can upload accounts to the tradeshift server. In this case, the service works as a storage and format converter.
This mode is free.

2) Download bills via ERP connector
The client can generate invoices in the format of his ERP and automatically send them to the Tradeshift server through a connector.
Currently, tradeshift supports the following ERP systems:
E-conomic
Twinfield
Oracle (under development)
Capita IB Solutions
SAP
Ibistic
Mailedi

This connector can act as a “bridge” connecting ERP sellers and buyers.
Connectors can be downloaded for free, you only need to pay for the connector settings for integration with ERP. The cost of adjustment depends on the level (depth) of integration.

3) Download bills via REST web service or SFTP
Tradeshift provides developers with an API for self-development of loaders. Data can be loaded via a REST web service or SFTP server.

• The API supports the above data formats;
• APIs are free to developers;

4) Individual integration with ERP systems with support for any data formats

• The cost of services is estimated by the hour.

Additional features

Tradeshift provides developers with an API for developing applications on their platform. Opened a store for third-party applications. Model Apple Store or Android Store.

Successes

The creators of the service said that they currently have clients in 190 countries around the world. Among the clients are large companies such as Coop, TDC and NHS.