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Everything you need to know about FluxConnect, from setup to security.
FluxConnect basics
What is FluxConnect?
FluxConnect is a supplier insight platform, the co-creation engine retailers use to turn supplier data into a recurring revenue stream. You share curated, governed insights with each supplier through a secure portal, and you decide exactly what they see: which data, at what level of detail, and which reports. No IT backlog, no per-user licenses, no data leaks. Instead of one-off data requests draining your team, you and your suppliers grow together on one platform.
How does sharing supplier data become a revenue stream?
Three ways, and they compound. Suppliers subscribe for access to the insights they have always wanted. Better shared visibility funds performance-based discounts and promotions tied to real results. And the common view opens co-created plays into new categories and channels. On top of that, sharper purchasing decisions typically unlock around 1% of purchasing value through negotiation leverage and efficiency. The data you already own becomes a commercial program, not a cost center.
How is FluxConnect different from EDI?
EDI handles transactional exchange: orders, invoices, shipping notices. FluxConnect handles analytical insight: shopper behavior, category performance, brand health, promotional lift, and more. It complements EDI rather than replacing it, giving suppliers the commercial context that transactions alone never show.
How is FluxConnect different from a data warehouse?
A data warehouse feeds FluxConnect: it stores and organizes your data. FluxConnect is the sharing layer on top. Separating the two lets your purchasing team build and manage supplier reports without IT, keeps external authentication out of your warehouse, and lets your internal infrastructure stay focused on storage rather than outside access. FluxConnect owns everything on the sharing side: supplier access, per-report visibility, report building, and data isolation.
How does FluxConnect compare to Power BI, Tableau, or Looker?
Those are general-purpose BI tools built for internal analytics. Sharing externally with them means per-user licenses, access management through Active Directory, and ongoing IT involvement. FluxConnect is purpose-built for external sharing: volume-based pricing instead of seats, OTP access instead of accounts, purchasing-managed reports, and data isolation by design. With Private Deployment you can even keep your existing Power BI or Tableau reports and let FluxConnect add the supplier portal, onboarding, and access layer around them.
Sharing insights with suppliers
What can suppliers actually see?
Whatever you choose to share, and nothing else. FluxConnect ships with 95 report types across 12 categories, from sales velocity and basket affinity to promotional lift, margin contribution, and joint business planning. You enable the reports that fit each supplier relationship, and every supplier sees only their own products and only their own data within them.
How easy is it to build and change reports?
Reports are built with a drag-and-drop builder made for purchasing teams, not developers. Start from a template, add or drop metrics, apply filters, and publish. Changes go live instantly: no development cycles, no IT tickets, no waiting. Private Deployment can use the same builder or embed your existing Power BI and Tableau reports.
Can I control exactly which reports each supplier sees?
Yes. Access is per report, per supplier. You switch each report on or off for each supplier individually, with no fixed bundles or tiers. When priorities change you change access, and it takes effect immediately. Combined with data isolation, a supplier only ever sees the reports you enabled, and only their own data inside them.
Can I preview a supplier's exact view before going live?
Yes. Test as Supplier lets you impersonate any supplier and see precisely what they see: only their data, and only the reports you have enabled for them. You confirm access is correct before anyone outside your company logs in, so there are no surprises and no accidental exposure.
Can I use my own custom fields?
Yes. Extend the data model with custom properties: category hierarchies, private labels, regional codes, or any classification you use internally. They behave just like built-in fields in reports and filters, are defined once, and are available across every report.
Security & data isolation
Is my data ever exposed to other retailers?
Never. FluxConnect is built with complete data segregation by design. Each retailer runs in its own isolated environment, and it is technically impossible for one retailer to reach another retailer's data. No cross-retailer data paths exist.
How does data isolation work?
Each retailer is a fully isolated tenant with its own data store, report definitions, supplier configurations, and access controls. There are no shared tables, no shared file storage, and no API paths that cross tenant boundaries. Isolation is enforced at the infrastructure level, not just in the application.
Getting started
How do suppliers get access?
Two ways: you enter a supplier's email, or a new user from a supplier you already know requests access. Either way they sign in with a one-time password sent to their email, with no licensing and no Active Directory setup. A supplier can go from unknown to viewing reports in under a minute.
How do I get my data into FluxConnect?
With SaaS, your team uploads Supplier, Product, and Order data as JSONL: a one-time setup with automated refresh, plus a validation endpoint to check the upload before going live. Most retailers finish the initial sync within a day. With Private Deployment, FluxConnect can read directly from the data platform you already run, such as Snowflake or Databricks, so there is no upload step at all.
SaaS vs Private Deployment
What's the difference between SaaS and Private Deployment?
They are two editions of the same supplier platform. SaaS is fully managed by us: you upload your data, build with the drag-and-drop builder, and pay volume-based rates from €500 a month. Private Deployment runs inside your own cloud, can reuse your existing data platform such as Snowflake or Databricks, can embed your existing Power BI and Tableau reports, and is quoted per engagement. The supplier portal, data isolation, OTP onboarding, and per-report access are identical in both. Most retailers start with SaaS; Private Deployment suits teams with an existing data or BI investment, or strict data-residency rules.
Can FluxConnect run entirely inside our own cloud?
Yes, that is Private Deployment. FluxConnect runs in your own Azure, AWS, or GCP tenant, and your data never leaves your environment. It can reuse the data platform you already operate and embed reports you have already built, while FluxConnect adds the supplier portal, onboarding, and access layer on top. Updates are coordinated with your release process, with dedicated support and an SLA. It is the usual choice when data residency is non-negotiable.
Pricing
What does FluxConnect cost?
FluxConnect SaaS uses volume-based pricing on the order lines you process each month, with no per-user licenses. Published rates are 20 euros per million lines up to 100 million, 10 euros per million lines from there to 1 billion, and 5 euros per million lines above that. The monthly minimum is €500. See the pricing page for the full table and an ROI calculator. Private Deployment is quoted per engagement.
What's the minimum monthly cost?
The minimum for FluxConnect SaaS is 500 euros per month, excluding VAT. That keeps it accessible even for retailers just starting to share supplier insights.
How does it handle very large data volumes?
It is built for high order-line throughput, and the published rate per million lines drops as volume grows. Whether you process 100 million or more than a billion order lines a month, performance stays consistent and reports stay fast for your suppliers.