How do you switch from SPS Commerce to Transalis?
You can move from SPS Commerce to Transalis and keep trading with the same retailers throughout. Transalis runs the migration as a managed programme, and because the Transalis Business Network already connects 15,000+ organisations including 98% of the UK's electronically trading retail market, many of your partners are reachable the day you arrive.
Why do businesses look for alternatives to SPS Commerce?
Businesses rarely change EDI providers because they want different technology. They switch because the EDI service they have is no longer delivering what the business needs.
- Rising EDI and VAN charges
- Ageing or inflexible EDI technology
- Complex trading-partner onboarding
- Several EDI systems or providers running side by side
- Limited scalability as volumes rise
- Per-transaction or volume-based costs that grow with the business
- Difficulty connecting new customers and suppliers
- Limited ERP, accounting or warehouse integration
- Growing international requirements
- Too much internal IT administration
- Slow technical support, or service that has quietly declined
- Expensive mapping and configuration changes
- No real visibility of what happened to a transaction
- New eInvoicing and tax-compliance obligations
- A provider that is no longer keeping pace with the business
- Retail coverage weighted towards one region
- A network fee that rises with every document exchanged
- UK and European retail connections needed at the same depth as North American ones
If several of those sound familiar, you are already working around the problem every week. A migration is a one-off piece of work by comparison, and Transalis does most of it for you.
What changes when you move from SPS Commerce to Transalis?
Less than most businesses expect. Your ERP, your trading partners and your document formats all stay as they are. Transalis takes on the migration work and the ongoing connectivity.
| Your ERP | Stays. Transalis integrates with SAP, Oracle NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage and others |
|---|---|
| Your trading partners | Stay. We handle connectivity, routing, mapping and format translation |
| Your document formats | Stay. EDIFACT, EANCOM, TRADACOMS, ANSI X12, XML, JSON, UBL and Peppol are all supported |
| Who runs the migration | Transalis. Onboarding, mapping, testing and go-live are ours, not your IT team's |
| What you pay per transaction | Nothing. Transalis packages are fixed-cost with no per-transaction charges |
| Your retail connections | Stay. Argos, AS Watson, Superdrug and hundreds more already trade across the network |
How does a migration from SPS Commerce to Transalis work?
Transalis runs the same eight-step migration programme described on the main Switch page. Trading partners can move in phases rather than in one cutover, so your business keeps trading throughout.
- 1
Discover your existing EDI environment
We start with what you already have, so nothing is missed at cutover.
- Trading partners and connections
- Message types and document volumes
- EDI standards, formats and existing mappings
- ERP, accounting, warehouse and logistics integrations
- Communication protocols and business rules
- Validation requirements and current EDI costs
- 2
Design your Transalis solution
We then choose the right architecture for the business you are now, from browser-based Web EDI, through Integrated EDI, to an Enterprise environment. The aim is not to reproduce the legacy setup. It is to find where EDI can be simpler, more automated and more cost-effective.
- 3
Connect your business systems
Where integration is needed, EDI connects directly to your ERP, accounting or warehouse applications, including SAP, Oracle NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage and many others. Orders, invoices, despatch notices and inventory data then flow without rekeying.
- 4
Recreate and validate your mappings
Existing mappings and business rules are reviewed and rebuilt inside the Transalis environment. Transalis supports every widely used standard, including EDIFACT, EANCOM, TRADACOMS, ANSI X12, XML, JSON, UBL and Peppol.
- 5
Migrate your trading partners
Trading-partner migration runs as a controlled programme. Transalis manages onboarding, mapping, testing and go-live, instead of leaving your team to coordinate hundreds of connections. Because the network already connects 15,000+ organisations, many of your partners are reachable already.
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Test before you switch
Critical document flows and integrations are tested before any production traffic moves: connectivity, message formats, mapping, validation, routing, ERP integration, business rules and partner requirements. Problems surface before they can affect live trading.
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Controlled cutover
Traffic then moves across on a planned migration. Where it lowers risk, the move is phased by trading partner, connection or business process, rather than a single high-risk switch-over.
- 8
Monitor and optimise
Migration is not the end of the work. Transalis DataTrack gives real-time visibility of EDI messages, so your team sees exceptions early, and we keep looking for processes to automate and connections to consolidate.
Moving from SPS Commerce: common questions
Will I lose my retailer connections?
No. Transalis migrates each trading relationship, and many of the retailers you trade with are already connected to the Transalis Business Network, which makes the move faster.
Is Transalis strong in UK retail specifically?
Yes. The Transalis Business Network reaches 98% of the UK's electronically trading retail market, and 15,000+ organisations across 50+ countries.
Can we run both during the move?
Yes. Critical document flows are tested before any production traffic moves, and cutover is planned rather than immediate.
Can I change EDI providers without changing my ERP?
Yes. Changing EDI provider does not normally require replacing your ERP. Transalis integrates with your existing systems and translates your data into the formats your partners require.
Will my trading partners have to do anything?
No. The point of a managed migration is to keep the change away from your partners. Transalis handles connectivity, routing, mapping and translation so document exchange continues.
What will it cost?
Transalis offers fixed-cost EDI packages with no per-transaction charges. Ask for an EDI Cost and Migration Assessment and we will compare your current total cost, including the parts that are easy to miss, against a Transalis alternative.
Thinking about moving from SPS Commerce?
We will review your existing EDI environment, understand your trading network and integrations, and show you how the move to Transalis works while your business keeps trading.
15,000+ connected organisations · 50+ countries · 98% of the UK’s electronically trading retail market · Fully managed EDI
Read the full guide to switching EDI providers