# Is EDI worth it for a small business doing under $1M in revenue? If a retailer is requiring EDI, it's not really a question of "is it worth it." It's a requirement to do business with them. The real question is whether you can afford it at your stage, and the answer is yes if you pick the right provider. Where small businesses see ROI from EDI even at low volume: fewer chargebacks from compliance errors (one bad ASN on a large order can cost hundreds), time saved on manual order entry that your team can spend on sales and product development, faster order processing that improves your retailer scorecard, and fewer shipping errors that damage your reputation with buyers. Where it doesn't make sense: paying enterprise-level pricing when you have one or two trading partners. That's why provider selection matters more than the EDI-vs-no-EDI decision. We built Elevate's pricing specifically so the math works for early-stage brands. Setup starts at $750 per trading partner with $50 per month to start with, and there are no long-term contracts. A brand doing <1M in revenue with one or two retail partners can be fully EDI compliant for a fraction of what a single round of chargebacks would cost. Start small, and scale your EDI spend as your retail business grows. Get an estimate for your particular situation at https://edielevate.com/pricing/ ##### Post Metadata - Posted at: 4 months ago - Author title: Always By Your Side, Solving EDI Challenges - Net upvotes: 1 ## Related Product [Elevate](https://www.g2.com/products/edi-support-llc-elevate/reviews) ## Related Category [Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)](https://www.g2.com/categories/electronic-data-interchange-edi) ## Related discussions - [How well does Trello scale into a larger team?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/1-how-well-does-trello-scale-into-a-larger-team) - Posted at: about 13 years ago - Comments: 6 - [Can we please add a new section](https://www.g2.com/discussions/2-can-we-please-add-a-new-section) - Posted at: about 13 years ago - Comments: 0 - [Quantifiable benefits from implementing your CRM](https://www.g2.com/discussions/quantifiable-benefits-from-implementing-your-crm) - Posted at: about 13 years ago - Comments: 4