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€199 per month
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User industry
  1. Professional services (engineering, legal, consulting, etc.)
  2. Banking and insurance
  3. Retail and wholesale

What is elastic.io

elastic.io is an integration platform as a service (iPaaS) used to build, run, and monitor integrations between SaaS applications, APIs, and data sources. It targets integration teams and software vendors that need reusable connectors and workflow-based integrations, including embedded integration use cases. The platform provides a component/connector model, orchestration flows, and operational tooling for managing integration runtimes and executions.

pros

Connector-based integration model

elastic.io uses a component/connector approach to connect common business applications and APIs without building every integration from scratch. This model supports reuse across multiple flows and customers, which is relevant for embedded integration scenarios. It also aligns with typical iPaaS patterns for mapping, transformation, and orchestration across systems.

Workflow orchestration capabilities

The product supports building multi-step integration flows that coordinate data movement and API calls across systems. This helps teams implement event-driven or scheduled processes such as lead-to-order sync, ticket enrichment, or data replication. Orchestration features reduce the need to hand-code glue logic for each integration.

Operational monitoring for integrations

elastic.io includes runtime and execution visibility to help teams operate integrations in production. Monitoring and error handling are important for integration reliability and support workflows. This operational focus is a core requirement in iPaaS/ESB-style deployments where integrations run continuously.

cons

Not a full API management suite

While it can integrate with APIs and orchestrate API calls, elastic.io is not primarily positioned as an end-to-end API management tool. Organizations needing developer portals, API monetization, advanced gateway policies, or comprehensive API analytics may require additional products. This can increase architectural complexity when API management is a primary requirement.

Embedded integration requires engineering

Using the platform for embedded integrations typically requires product engineering work to package, version, and support integrations for end customers. Teams must also plan for tenant isolation, lifecycle management, and support processes around connectors and flows. This can be heavier than using simpler automation-focused tools for internal-only integrations.

Connector coverage varies by use case

As with most iPaaS platforms, out-of-the-box connector availability and depth can vary by application and API. If a required system is not supported or needs advanced API features, teams may need to build and maintain custom components. Custom connector development adds ongoing maintenance effort as third-party APIs change.

Plan & Pricing

Plan Price Key features & notes
Small €199 per month (monthly price, billed annually) Self-Service; 4 users; 30 active steps; 0.5 GB RAM‑hours quota; 60 webhook requests/min; 1 production workspace; 1 development workspace; best‑efforts support (email + in‑platform).
Medium €499 per month (monthly price, billed annually) Self-Service; 10 users; 70 active steps; 1.5 GB RAM‑hours quota; 120 webhook requests/min; 1 production workspace; 1 development workspace; best‑efforts support (email + in‑platform).
Enterprise €999 per month (monthly price, billed annually) Supported; unlimited users; 150 active steps; 2.5 GB RAM‑hours quota; 300 webhook requests/min; 2 production workspaces; 2 development workspaces; unlimited executions; 12‑hour response (German business hours); support via email, in‑platform and Slack; price declared without VAT.
Tenant access (OEM) Request for quote (custom) OEM / tenant access offering; example published limits on page: unlimited users, 350 active steps, 5 GB RAM‑hours, 1200 webhook requests/min; unlimited workspaces; 12‑hour response; contact sales.
Self‑Hosting (Separate Instance) Request for quote (custom) Separate instance / self‑hosting with customizable/unlimited capacities; 12‑hour response (German business hours); contact sales.

Seller details

elastic.io GmbH
Bonn, Germany
Private
https://www.elastic.io/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/elastic-io/

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