Has anyone used a street address validation tool like Smartystreets to automate the validation of Shipping addresses in NetSuite? We have tools available currently from OneSource Tax and from ShipHawk that will validate from the UI, but neither will validate orders from EDI or ecommerce orders.

We have used Smartystreets in the past, one benefit of it is that you can script against their API to create an address validation for any data source. Also, Precisely (Pitney Bowes) has a bundle for address validation, and while the bundle itself only works on address records, they can provide access to a REST-based web service for validating custom addresses as well. We are using Precisely’s bundle now, but for a totally custom, scripted solution, Smartystreets is probably the better option.

Do you have a pricing estimate on Precisely?

We have a legacy pricing agreement from Pitney Bowes before their merger. Precisely I think now offers a different pricing model for new customers, so you’d have to inquire about it. Basically, they have various REST endpoints that each consume a certain number of credits. We use the ValidateMailingAddressPro (International) endpoint which uses 5 credits per call. The US & Canada only endpoints use only 1 credit per call, I think, so pricing will vary considerably depending upon whether you need to validate addresses outside US or Canada. https://developer.precisely.com/pricing

Thank you for pointing me in the correct direction. Appreciate it.