Stedi
Electronic data interchange (EDI) software
Integration brokerage software
Healthcare claims management software
Data integration tools
Health care software
Health care operations software
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$500 per month
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- Retail and wholesale
What is Stedi
Stedi is an API-first platform for building and operating EDI and healthcare transaction integrations, including X12 and related workflows. It targets developers and integration teams that need to parse, validate, transform, and route transactions between internal systems and external trading partners or payers. The product emphasizes programmable building blocks (APIs, schemas/mappings, and event-driven processing) rather than a purely UI-driven integration suite. It is commonly used for healthcare eligibility, claims, remittance, and enrollment transaction handling as well as general EDI automation.
API-first EDI building blocks
Stedi provides developer-oriented APIs and components for ingesting, validating, and transforming EDI transactions. This approach fits teams that want to embed EDI capabilities into their own applications and services rather than operate a separate integration UI. It can reduce custom parsing work by using standardized transaction structures and validation. It also supports programmatic automation patterns that are harder to implement in tools designed primarily for drag-and-drop configuration.
Healthcare X12 transaction focus
The platform supports common healthcare administrative transactions (e.g., eligibility, claims, remittance, enrollment) and related validation and processing workflows. This specialization helps healthcare organizations and vendors implement payer-facing integrations without building all transaction handling from scratch. It aligns with operational needs such as transaction auditing, error handling, and reprocessing. The healthcare orientation can be beneficial compared with general-purpose integration tools that require more domain configuration.
Event-driven integration workflows
Stedi supports workflow patterns where incoming transactions trigger downstream processing, routing, and enrichment. This fits modern integration architectures that use queues, webhooks, and serverless-style execution. It can help teams build resilient pipelines with retry and monitoring concepts around transaction processing. This is useful when integrating multiple internal systems with external trading partners at scale.
Less suited for non-developers
Because the product is oriented around APIs and programmable components, business users may find it less approachable than UI-centric integration platforms. Organizations without strong engineering resources may need more implementation support to build and maintain flows. Some integration suites provide broader low-code tooling for citizen integrators and business-led automation. This can affect time-to-value for teams seeking primarily configuration-based setup.
Not a full claims system
Stedi focuses on transaction exchange and processing rather than end-to-end claims administration functions such as adjudication, payment management, or full revenue-cycle workflows. Organizations looking for a complete claims management application may still need separate systems for core claims operations. Stedi typically complements existing clinical, billing, or payer systems by handling the EDI layer. This means additional integration and governance work across systems remains necessary.
Trading partner network varies
Compared with some established EDI network providers, organizations may need to confirm coverage for specific trading partners, connectivity methods, and managed services expectations. If a project requires extensive partner onboarding, managed VAN services, or prebuilt partner maps, additional effort or third-party services may be required. Network reach and preconfigured partner content can be a deciding factor in EDI programs. Buyers should validate partner onboarding workflows, SLAs, and support models for their specific ecosystem.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | Free (production portal) — "Free, then pay as you go" | Portal access; Test API + SFTP access; Unlimited users/providers/enrollments; Includes monthly free allowances: first 100 eligibility checks, first 100 claims, first 100 ERAs, first 100 claim status checks, first 10 MBI lookups; Overages billed per-transaction (see notes). |
| Developer | $500 monthly minimum (annual contract) | All Basic features plus Production API + SFTP + MCP access, Webhooks, Integrated accounts, Insurance discovery API, Coordination of Benefits API; Pay-as-you-go transaction pricing applies; $500/month minimum billing. |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing | Contact sales for custom, volume-based pricing and SLAs; includes all Developer features plus negotiated discounts and enterprise support. |
Notes (selected usage-based prices — per Stedi pricing page):
- Eligibility checks (270/271): First 100 checks/mo free (Basic); over 100: $0.15 each (Developer: $0.15; Enterprise: discounts available).
- Claims submission (837P/837D/837I): First 100 claims/mo free (Basic); over 100: $0.20 each (Developer: $0.20; Enterprise: discounts available).
- ERA (835) processing: First 100 paid claims/mo free (Basic); over 100: $0.15 per paid claim (Developer: $0.15; Enterprise: discounts available).
- Real-time claim status (276/277): First 100 checks/mo free (Basic); over 100: $0.15 each (Developer: $0.15; Enterprise: discounts available).
- MBI lookup (with SSN): First 10 lookups/mo free (Basic); over 10: $0.50 each (Developer: $0.50; Enterprise: discounts available).
- MBI lookup (without SSN): First 10 lookups/mo free (Basic); over 10: $0.55 each (Developer: $0.55; Enterprise: discounts available).
- Coordination of Benefits (COB) check: Developer plan $0.75 each; Enterprise: discounts available.
- Insurance discovery: Developer plan $0.75 each; Enterprise: discounts available.
- Claim attachment (275): Developer plan $0.75 each; Enterprise: discounts available.
- CMS-1500 PDF generation: Basic free; Developer $0.05 each; Enterprise: discounts available.
- 835 ERA PDF downloads: First 100 PDFs/mo free (Basic); over 100: $0.05 each (Developer: $0.05; Enterprise: discounts available).
- EDI Core / EDI request pricing (per Stedi changelog): tiered per-request pricing; first 100 requests free; from 101 to 1,000,000 requests: $0.0075 per request; above 1,000,000: contact sales. (Also API bytes pricing: $0.00005 per KiB.)
Seller details
Stedi, Inc.
San Francisco, CA, USA
2019
Private
https://www.stedi.com/
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