AI vs EDI: Different approaches

PO2Order vs SPS Commerce

SPS Commerce is built for large-retailer EDI compliance. PO2Order is built for B2B merchants who receive orders via email.

Two Different Approaches

SPS Commerce and PO2Order solve the same problem with fundamentally different technology.

PO2Order: AI-Powered

  • Reads any format: PDFs, Excel, images, emails
  • No customer setup: Customers keep emailing POs
  • Self-learning: Gets smarter with each order
  • Instant setup: Live in 24 hours

Best for: B2B merchants receiving emailed POs from distributors, retailers, and wholesale buyers.

SPS Commerce: EDI Network

  • EDI standard: Structured data exchange
  • Retailer network: Connected to major retailers
  • Compliance focused: Big-box retailer requirements
  • Trading partner setup: Each connection requires config

Best for: Suppliers selling to large retailers (Walmart, Target, etc.) who mandate EDI compliance.

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

Feature
PO2Order
Recommended
SPS Commerce
Pricing & Setup
Setup Cost
$0
$10,000+
Monthly Cost
$0-699
$500-2,000
Time to Launch
24 hours
4-8 weeks
Per-Transaction Fees
Included
Additional
Free Trial
Order Processing
PDF Purchase Orders
Requires conversion
Excel/CSV Orders
Requires conversion
Image/Photo Orders
EDI Transactions
Coming Soon
Email Inbox Automation
AI Extraction
Integration
Platform Native
Draft Order Creation
Customer Matching
Retailer Network
115,000+
Setup Complexity
Self-serve
Guided onboarding
Customer Experience
Customer Training Required
No
Yes
Accepts Any PO Format
Customer Portal
Coming Soon
Via EDI
Mobile-Friendly Upload

Which Solution Fits Your Business?

Choose PO2Order if...

  • Your customers send POs via email
  • You receive POs in various formats (PDF, Excel, images)
  • You don't want to ask customers to change their process
  • You sell to distributors, retailers, or wholesale buyers
  • You want to start today, not in 4-8 weeks

Choose SPS Commerce if...

  • You sell to big-box retailers (Walmart, Target, etc.)
  • Your customers mandate EDI compliance
  • You need advanced supply chain documents (ASN, invoices)
  • You're already in the SPS Commerce retail network
  • You have dedicated IT resources for integration

Many merchants use both: SPS Commerce for their large retailer EDI requirements, and PO2Order for all other B2B customers who email POs. The solutions complement each other.

ROI Calculator

Calculate Your Savings

See exactly how much time and money you're wasting on manual data entry.

Your Workflow

2,000
505,000+
Scale pricing applied
$699/mo base · includes 1,000 orders · $0.75 overage
Est. monthly fee: $1,449 ($0.72/order)
Current Monthly Cost
$15,417
Includes labor & error resolution costs
Net Monthly Savings
$10,484
That's $125,812 extra profit per year
Time Saved
167 hrs
Per month
ROI
724%
Annual return
Payback
< 1 mo
Break-even time

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Results

Teams who stopped typing orders

"We hit a ceiling where adding more wholesale accounts actually hurt us — our team couldn't keep up with manual entry. PO2Order removed that bottleneck completely."

Sarah Jenkins
Sarah Jenkins
Outdoor retail distributor

"Orders that took 6-7 minutes each are now processed in 30 seconds. We looked at enterprise solutions but they wanted $50K and 6 months. This was live in a day."

Michael Chen
Michael Chen
Industrial electronics supplier

"We process 200+ POs monthly. The ROI calculator said we'd save 80 hours a month — it was actually more. Paid for itself in the first week."

David Wilson
David Wilson
Regional wholesale group
$0 setup · Live in 24 hours · First 10 orders free

Stop typing. Start scaling.

Enterprise PO automation used to cost $50K and take 6 months. Now it takes a day and costs nothing to start. Test with your real purchase orders.

30 seconds per order
99.9% extraction accuracy
ROI in the first week
No implementation timeline

Live results

Proof, not promises

Real merchants

Manual hours removed

80+ /mo

Mid-market apparel

Accuracy lift

99.2%

After SKU mapping

Payback window

< 30 days

Typical launch

Orders automated

150k+

Across customers

Secure data handling with access controls, locked-down inboxes, and human-in-the-loop QA on your first purchase orders.