iPaaS (Integration Platform as a Service)

What it is, why it matters, and best practices. This guide provides definitions, examples and practical advice to help you understand the topic of iPaaS.

Diagram of iPaaS cloud platform: connects apps & data across cloud & on-premise environments. Offers pre-built connectors & APIs for easy integration.

What is iPaaS?

Integration platform as a service (iPaaS) refers to a cloud-based platform that enables the integration of various applications and data sources across different cloud and on-premise environments. iPaaS provides a unified platform for developing, deploying, managing, and integrating applications and services in a secure and scalable manner. It typically offers pre-built connectors, APIs, and data mapping tools to simplify the integration process and reduce development time and costs.

How It Works

An iPaaS platform provides a single solution and process for integrating all of the systems in your organization such as SaaS apps, on-premise apps and data, external business partners, devices, and cloud-based apps and data.

SaaS & On-Premise Apps. An integration platform as a service typically provides a range of pre-built connectors and APIs that enable seamless communication between these disparate systems. For example, it may offer connectors to popular SaaS apps like Salesforce, Workday, and HubSpot, as well as to on-premise applications like SAP and Oracle.

In addition, it may offer data mapping and transformation tools that allow users to map data fields between different systems, ensuring that data is properly formatted and can be seamlessly transferred between systems./

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