B2B-IPAAS

The B2B integration SaaS segment — connector libraries, visual design, hosted runtime.

Definition

A B2B iPaaS provides in SaaS mode: ready-to-use connectors (SAP, Salesforce, NetSuite, Workday), EDI parsers (EDIFACT, X12, UBL), multi-tenant hosted runtime, visual IDE, centralised monitoring, RBAC. Pricing usually per connection or workflow. Gartner Magic Quadrant for iPaaS published annually.

Origin

Category coined by Gartner around 2010. Market leaders include Boomi, MuleSoft (Salesforce), Microsoft Azure Logic Apps, Informatica, IBM App Connect.

Example in context

A Boomi workflow consuming a Salesforce PO, converting it to EDIFACT ORDERS, pushing it via AS2 to SAP.

Related terms

• Integration broker — earlier on-premise concept.
• Integration platform — overarching category.