ecosio

ecosio is a Vienna-based provider for B2B integration, EDI and electronic invoicing. ecosio GmbH was founded in 2012 as a spin-off from Vienna University of Economics and Business by Christoph Ebm and Philipp Liegl and has grown within a decade into one of Europe's fastest-growing iPaaS specialists, employing roughly 200 staff. In 2024 the US tax-and-compliance group Vertex, Inc. (NASDAQ: VERX) announced the acquisition of ecosio for around 69 million USD in cash plus multi-year earn-outs, integrating ecosio into a globally positioned compliance group. ecosio operates as an accredited Peppol Access Point, an OpenPeppol member and a certified SAP partner. For DACH companies evaluating a modern EDI and e-invoicing platform, ecosio is one of the most prominent European choices.

Functional scope

At the centre of the offering sits the ecosio Integration Hub, a fully managed EDI and B2B integration service. Through a single connection to the ERP, the hub handles messages in all common EDI formats — EDIFACT, ANSI X12, VDA, ODETTE, TRADACOMS, XML, JSON, IDoc and all Peppol BIS profiles. ecosio runs mapping, routing over VANs (AS2, AS4, OFTP2, SFTP), validation and monitoring for the whole message flow. In e-invoicing ecosio covers national mandatory formats such as ZUGFeRD, XRechnung, FatturaPA, Factur-X, KSeF, SDI and the German e-invoicing regulation. Continuous Transaction Controls, eDelivery, business-partner master-data management and a detailed reporting and alerting cockpit complete the picture, giving EDI managers near-real-time visibility into errors, missing acknowledgements and outstanding confirmations.

Target audience and industries

ecosio targets mid-market and large companies with substantial B2B message volume. Classic deployment areas are wholesale, automotive, food, retail, logistics, machinery, pharma and the public sector. Named reference customers include Hofer/Aldi Süd, Palfinger, Kärcher, Lekkerland, Würth, Hilti and numerous automotive Tier-1 suppliers. EDI consultancies and managed-service providers also use ecosio as the technological base of their own offerings, because the platform is multi-tenant and integrates cleanly into existing service structures.

Technology and deployment

Technically the Integration Hub runs as multi-tenant SaaS in European data centres, GDPR-compliant and ISO 27001 certified. Standard connectors exist for SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business One, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics 365 (Finance & Operations and Business Central), Infor, IFS, Sage, NetSuite, JD Edwards and a wide range of industry and mid-market ERPs. ecosio is an official SAP partner with a certified add-on for SAP S/4HANA and SAP Integration Suite. SAP connections typically run over IDoc, BAPI or OData; Microsoft and Oracle environments are reached via REST/JSON or file transfer. The pricing model is transaction-based with fixed volume packages, which gives both SME customers with a few thousand messages per year and large groups with millions of transactions predictable scaling.

Strengths and limitations

Strengths are the high technological maturity, deep Peppol and e-invoicing know-how, strictly European data residency and strong customer service with German-language support. Onboarding is structured around dedicated project managers and is materially more disciplined than at many legacy VAN providers. Limitations sit mainly in pricing for very small businesses with only a handful of EDI partners per year — here ecosio is less competitive than low-end Web-EDI offers. The platform is also not a full ERP but a specialist iPaaS and compliance layer; buyers looking for an integrated ERP-plus-EDI-plus-bookkeeping package will find more integrated bundles elsewhere. ecosio shines as a specialised compliance and integration layer between ERP, banks and trading-partner networks.

Pricing and licensing

ecosio does not publish list prices and calculates per use case. Typical elements are a one-time onboarding fee per trading-partner connection, a monthly platform fee and a transaction-based volume package. For larger mid-market companies annual total cost typically lands in the five-figure euro range; large groups invest six- to seven-figure amounts but cover all Peppol, EDI and e-invoicing requirements group-wide with one provider. Pilots and tailored demos can be requested directly through the website.

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

How much does ecosio cost?

The licence costs of ecosio depend on the number of users, the choice of modules and the deployment model (cloud/on-premises). A serious cost estimate requires a specific requirements analysis — see our ERP cost overview for realistic ranges. Licence costs typically account for 25-35% of total project costs; the rest is spread across implementation, training and data migration.

What alternatives to ecosio are there?

Specific alternatives depend on industry fit, budget and company size. The software overview lists 300+ ERP systems for the DACH market; the comparison pages offer pairwise head-to-head comparisons. The exact arrangement depends on the industry, company size class and customising depth of the specific ERP setup.

Does ecosio offer mobile apps?

Modern ERP systems offer at least a responsive web UI; many have native iOS/Android apps for sales, warehousing and approval workflows. Specific mobile features are documented in the vendor profile. The exact arrangement depends on the industry, company size class and customising depth of the specific ERP setup.

Is there a community or support forum for ecosio?

Cloud providers usually have their own community platforms plus documented API forums. Open-source solutions (Odoo, ERPNext) have particularly active communities. Vendor support is typically available via tickets, phone and premium SLAs.

Can ecosio be connected to other systems such as CRM or DMS?

Yes — via REST APIs, iPaaS platforms (Lobster, MuleSoft) or prebuilt connectors. For more on CRM integration see ERP vs CRM, and on DMS see DMS software. The exact arrangement depends on the industry, company size class and customising depth of the specific ERP setup.