Daniel Saks
Chief Executive Officer
The data integration market is experiencing explosive growth—projected to expand from $15.18 billion in 2024 to $30,27 billion by 2030 at a 12.1% CAGR. As businesses deploy more specialized SaaS tools, seamless data flow has become critical for operational efficiency. From API gateways to ELT platforms, these integration solutions form the backbone of modern data infrastructure. For go-to-market teams, understanding which platforms lead in AI-powered data movement is just as important as choosing the right audience intelligence tools. Agentic AI platforms like Landbase now sit alongside these data integration leaders, transforming how teams find and engage their ideal customers by leveraging rich data signals for precise targeting.
Kong provides a unified API platform that manages both internal and external APIs through its Konnect platform. Built on open-source heritage with Kong Gateway, the platform serves as infrastructure for the AI era by offering specialized AI Gateway capabilities for managing the surge in AI/LLM API calls. Enterprises rely on Kong to handle API traffic, security, and observability at scale.
Kong secured $175M Series E funding in November 2024 at $2B valuation, demonstrating strong investor confidence during uncertain markets. The AI Gateway is specifically designed for the explosion of AI/LLM API calls, positioning Kong at the forefront of the AI infrastructure wave. The open-source foundation with enterprise-grade Konnect platform provides flexibility and governance for complex environments, serving 500+ enterprise customers.
Workato offers an enterprise automation and integration platform (iPaaS) with 1,200+ native connectors. Its Workato One platform unifies AI-native building blocks including Agent Studio, Agent Trust, and AgentX Apps to create intelligent automation agents. The platform provides PCI DSS 4.0-level security and embedded environments for enterprise-grade automation.
Workato achieved a $5.7B valuation, making it a unicorn in the integration space and validating enterprise automation demand. The Workato One AI-native architecture enables business users to build sophisticated automations without extensive coding. Real-time ROI analytics through Workato Insights help partners demonstrate clear business value, while 1,200+ native connectors cover major enterprise applications.
Fivetran provides an automated data movement platform focused on ELT (Extract, Load, Transform) with 500+ prebuilt connectors for automated data sync. The platform offers zero-maintenance automated pipelines that continuously adapt to source schema changes. Fivetran specializes in cloud data warehouse integration with Snowflake, BigQuery, and Redshift.
Fivetran raised $853.1M total funding – the highest-funded pure data integration company – demonstrating massive market validation. Automated schema migration eliminates manual pipeline maintenance, reducing operational overhead for data teams. The extensive library of 500+ connectors with continuous updates ensures comprehensive data source coverage, earning a 4.2/5 rating on G2 from 350+ reviews.
Astronomer provides a cloud-based data pipeline platform built on Apache Airflow for workflow orchestration. The platform offers managed Airflow service in the cloud with enterprise-grade data orchestration capabilities. Organizations use Astronomer to orchestrate complex data workflows across multiple sources and destinations.
Astronomer raised $213M total funding through Series C in June 2022, demonstrating strong growth trajectory in the workflow orchestration space. The company's market leadership in managed Apache Airflow services addresses critical enterprise workflow needs. As organizations increasingly adopt data orchestration, Astronomer's enterprise-grade platform positions it for continued growth.
Airbyte offers an open-source data integration platform with 400+ connectors and community contributions. The platform provides both open-source (free) and cloud/self-hosted options with a low-code connector builder. Organizations can choose between self-hosting for maximum control or using Airbyte Cloud for managed service.
Founded in 2020, Airbyte raised $181.2M funding, representing the fastest capital accumulation in the space. The open-source model drives rapid connector ecosystem growth with community contributions accelerating development. With 400+ connectors and strong community adoption, Airbyte demonstrates how open-source approaches can compete effectively with proprietary solutions.
Dataiku provides a collaborative data science and ML platform that bridges the gap between data scientists and business users. The platform supports the full data workflow from preparation to production ML deployment with a visual workflow builder that accommodates both code and no-code approaches. Enterprises use Dataiku to democratize data science across technical and non-technical teams.
Dataiku raised $846.8M total funding – third-highest on our list – demonstrating sustained investor confidence through Series F funding. The company's unique positioning bridges technical and business users, addressing a critical enterprise need for collaborative data science. With a Fortune 500 customer base, Dataiku shows maturity and established market position in the data science platform space.
MuleSoft, now part of Salesforce, provides enterprise iPaaS and API management through its Anypoint Platform. The platform features Anypoint Code Builder with Einstein generative flows and Model Context Protocol support for agentic AI. MuleSoft serves as Salesforce's "agentic AI spine" and integrates deeply with the broader Salesforce ecosystem.
Positioned as Salesforce's AI spine, MuleSoft has strategic importance in the world's largest CRM ecosystem. The platform achieved multiple years as Gartner iPaaS Leader, providing market validation and enterprise trust. Salesforce's $6.5B acquisition in 2018 remains the largest integration acquisition ever, now serving 150,000+ customers.
MuleSoft is part of Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), a publicly traded company. As a public company, it raises capital through public equity and debt markets rather than venture funding rounds.
Postman provides an API development and collaboration platform with 35M+ users globally. The platform offers API design, testing, documentation, and full API lifecycle management in one interface. Postman's collaboration features enable developer teams to work together on API development and testing.
Postman built a 35M+ user base – the largest developer community in the API space – demonstrating viral adoption. The company achieved a $6B valuation, reaching unicorn status through community-driven growth. Continued expansion shows explosive adoption, making Postman essential infrastructure for API-first development teams worldwide.
Boomi provides an enterprise integration platform (iPaaS) with agentic AI for self-healing flows and full API management with anomaly detection. The platform features a composable architecture for multi-cloud environments and serves 20,000+ global customers. Boomi's platform includes AI-powered capabilities for proactive issue resolution.
Boomi serves 20,000+ global customers, demonstrating massive enterprise scale and adoption. The company achieved consistent Gartner iPaaS Leader recognition, providing market validation and competitive differentiation. The recent acquisition of Rivery in December 2023 expands data integration capabilities.
Boomi is a privately held company with significant backing from Francisco Partners and TPG. The company has raised substantial capital through private equity investment rather than traditional venture rounds.
SnapLogic offers a cloud-native integration platform (iPaaS) with SnapGPT generative AI integration and metadata-aware capabilities for governance. The platform features AgentCreator for building AI agents and provides a visual interface for integration development. SnapLogic serves 1,000+ enterprise customers with its AI-native approach.
SnapLogic generated $364M annual revenue, demonstrating strong commercial traction and market validation. The company achieved a $1B valuation, reaching unicorn status through consistent growth. Strong AI-native positioning with SnapGPT addresses the market's shift toward intelligent automation, backed by $381M total funding.
These fastest-growing data integration platforms demonstrate how critical seamless data flow has become for modern organizations. But having robust integration infrastructure is only half the story. To drive revenue growth efficiently, companies need to connect their integrated data to intelligent go-to-market strategies.
This is where audience intelligence platforms like Landbase become essential. While these integration platforms move and transform data across your tech stack, Landbase helps you identify and qualify the right prospects using that rich data. With 1,500+ unique signals spanning firmographic, technographic, intent, hiring, and funding data, Landbase's agentic AI can interpret natural-language prompts to build AI-qualified audiences in seconds.
For example, instead of manually querying multiple databases to find "CFOs at enterprise SaaS companies that raised funding in the last 30 days," you can simply type this prompt into Landbase and receive an AI-qualified export ready for activation in your existing tools. This combination of robust data integration infrastructure and intelligent audience discovery creates a powerful foundation for modern go-to-market success.
Data integration platforms move, transform, and synchronize data between different systems, applications, and databases. They handle ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) or ELT (Extract, Load, Transform) processes, API integration, and real-time data synchronization. Modern platforms increasingly incorporate AI for intelligent data mapping, anomaly detection, and self-healing pipelines. These tools are essential for maintaining data consistency across complex technology ecosystems.
AI capabilities are transforming data integration platforms by enabling intelligent data mapping, anomaly detection, and self-healing pipelines. Platforms like Kong's AI Gateway, Workato One, and SnapGPT demonstrate how AI can automate complex integration tasks, predict potential issues, and optimize data flows. This reduces manual maintenance and improves data quality across the organization. AI-powered features are quickly becoming table stakes rather than differentiators in the integration market.
Key growth factors include the explosion of specialized SaaS applications requiring integration, the rise of AI/ML workloads demanding robust data pipelines, and increasing regulatory requirements for data governance. Companies that combine ease of use with enterprise-grade security and AI-powered automation are showing the fastest growth. Recent mega-funding rounds exceeding $100M demonstrate strong investor confidence in platforms that can address these complex enterprise needs.
Both models are important but serve different needs in the data integration market. Open-source platforms like Airbyte attract developers and enable rapid community-driven innovation, accelerating connector development and adoption. Proprietary platforms like Workato and MuleSoft provide enterprise-grade support, governance, and security features that large organizations require. The most successful companies often combine open-source foundations with proprietary enterprise features to serve both communities.
Absolutely—while data integration platforms ensure your internal systems share data effectively, Landbase helps you leverage external data signals for audience discovery and qualification. Landbase's 300M+ contacts and 1,500+ unique signals provide the rich external data that go-to-market teams need to identify high-intent prospects. Teams can export up to 10,000 AI-qualified contacts instantly, making it easy to activate audiences in their integrated tech stack.
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