Two ways data moves between systems

Apps are connected live, or data is sent as files on a schedule.

1Integration platforms ↓Cloud software that connects a company's apps and runsworkflows across them.CeligoTEBillionBoomiWorkatoUnifyAppsDBSyncHarns TechnologiesSalesforceCloud Software Group2File transfer and job scheduling ↓Moving files between companies safely, and runningnightly batches of jobs.Redwood Software74SoftwareAxwayCleoor1Integration platforms ↓Cloud software that connects a company'sapps and runs workflows across them.CeligoTEBillionBoomiWorkatoUnifyAppsDBSyncHarns TechnologiesSalesforceCloud Software Group2File transfer and jobscheduling ↓Moving files between companies safely, andrunning nightly batches of jobs.Redwood Software74SoftwareAxwayCleo

Box 1 connects apps so each record passes between them as it changes. Box 2 sends data as files, or runs jobs, at set times, such as a bank's nightly payment file. Tap a title in the diagram to jump to its companies.

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Integration platforms 9 companies

An integration platform connects a company's apps, so an order in one is passed to the others automatically. Many now also run whole workflows across those apps.

Celigo logoCeligoCeligo, with a large centre in Hyderabad, sells an integration platform used widely by companies that run NetSuite.HyderabadHired recently
TEBillion logoTEBillionTEBillion, in Mumbai, presents itself as an integration and automation company.Mumbai
Boomi logoBoomiBoomi sells a cloud platform for connecting a company's apps and data. Its Bengaluru centre is one of its largest.
Workato logoWorkatoWorkato, with engineers in Hyderabad, connects apps and runs workflows across them in the same product. It has rebuilt itself around AI agents.
UnifyApps logoUnifyAppsUnifyApps, founded in 2023, with engineers in Bengaluru, sells a platform for large companies that connects their apps and runs AI agents across them.
DBSync logoDBSyncDBSync, in Bengaluru, connects accounting, CRM and online-shop software so that their records match.
Harns Technologies logoHarns TechnologiesHarns Technologies, in Bengaluru, presents itself as an integration and automation company.
Salesforce logoSalesforceSalesforce owns MuleSoft, one of the largest integration platforms, which it bought in 2018.Bengaluru · HyderabadHired recentlySee alsoCRM software
Cloud Software Group logoCloud Software GroupCloud Software Group owns TIBCO, whose software connects the systems of banks, airlines and telecom companies.See alsoVirtual desktops (VDI) and digital employee experience
The tech, explainedIntegration platform as a service (iPaaS)
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File transfer and job scheduling 4 companies

Many companies still exchange data as files, such as a bank's daily payment file. Others run batches of jobs every night. These companies sell software that does both reliably and records every step.

Redwood Software logoRedwood SoftwareRedwood, with engineers in Hyderabad, sells the scheduler that runs a company's nightly jobs, such as closing the day's accounts and sending out reports.HyderabadHiring now
74Software logo74Software74Software, a French group, owns Axway and SBS. It has engineers in Delhi.Delhi NCR
Axway logoAxwayPart of 74SoftwareAxway, with engineers in Delhi, sells managed file transfer and software to publish, secure and track a company's APIs.
Cleo logoCleoCleo, with engineers in Bengaluru, exchanges orders, invoices and shipping notices between retailers, manufacturers and logistics companies, in the file formats they have used for decades.
The tech, explainedManaged file transfer (MFT)Workload automation
How it all worksBack-office softwareOne dealer's order touches sales, stock and finance.
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What's changing

AI agents are starting to build the connections.

Connecting two apps used to mean an engineer setting up each step. Integration companies now let an AI agent build the connection from a written request, and let agents use the connections to do work.

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