CData API Server (Enterprise)

My main use case for CData API Server is to ensure high-velocity test execution, seamless API governance, and reliable data pipelines across multi-tenant environments. CData API Server is helping us bridge the gap between heterogeneous databases such as SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and other servers. It is automating our testing and QA frameworks, which is our basic use case. Additionally, it automatically generates secure and production-grade REST APIs over our diverse back-end databases without writing custom code.

CData API Server assists in test automation and virtualization, powering our automated regression test suites, mock servicing layers, and test data management TDM pipelines. It also feeds real-time synthetic test data directly into our CI/CD pipelines, which we use with Jenkins and test execution tools.

My favorite features of CData API Server include the automated Swagger Open API documentation, which automatically generates live OpenAPI specs, allowing our QA automation engineers to import the endpoints directly into Postman, SoapUI, or custom framework scripts instantly. Another standout feature is its highly scalable and low-overhead solution that handles high throughput payload and demands during stress testing without any bottleneck or memory leaks. I also love the instant REST API generation, which allows us to plug into any enterprise data source and instantly expose a fully documented REST endpoint, saving us hundreds of development hours and providing us with a good return on investment.

CData API Server's robust automated Swagger Open API documentation and instant REST endpoint generation are important for our organization because they allow our engineers to import endpoints directly into Postman or custom frameworks instantly, saving a significant amount of manual work and enabling direct testing from Postman, which ultimately saves a lot of time and resources.

A small detail that could enhance my experience further is that while the UI is very good, it could be improved slightly, and the learning curve for new users could be made easier.

I have been using CData API Server for almost two and a half years.

CData API Server is stable, maintaining 100% stability.

CData API Server's scalability is excellent. It is a very scalable platform that allows us to easily scale up and down based on our needs.

Customer support for CData API Server is a ten out of ten. We spoke with them last month regarding updates and faced some challenges after a recent update. They fixed it within minutes, which was great.

The configuration process was easy and was completed within a couple of weeks with the help of CData API Server's team. It was configured smoothly with our engineers and support team.

Integrations of CData API Server with other AWS services are seamless, and it connects easily without requiring extensive work, making it simple to integrate into workflows.

CData API Server has positively impacted our organization with significant changes. The top three metrics include an 80% reduction in API development time, eliminating the need for developers to handle code CRUD API points for QA environments, which has cut down delivery cycles from weeks to hours. Additionally, we have seen a 78% acceleration in regression testing and test automation suites across centralized API endpoints effortlessly, lowering the test execution cycle times significantly. We also estimate around $200,000 annually in engineering hours by avoiding custom middleware maintenance and dedicated back-end developer overhead for API wrappers.

My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing has always been on point.

Before choosing CData API Server, we evaluated other options, including MuleSoft Anypoint Platform and DreamFactory.

CData API Server's ability to generate secure, production-grade REST APIs without custom code has definitely saved a lot of time compared to what we did previously, allowing us to save at least 60% to 70% of time. Team collaboration and motivation are also up.

CData API Server has contributed to team collaboration and motivation by saving a lot of time when it replaced the need for using basic custom code and going back and forth for APIs. This change freed up time for our teams to interact better and understand each other, leading to significant improvements in collaboration both within and across teams.

The teams initially felt some doubt since it cut down developers' work by 80% in API generation. However, it is a tool that helps them be more productive, allowing them to focus on other necessary tasks. This has increased their productivity by at least 50 to 55%, enabling them to work better on debugging and refactoring whenever required, consequently improving code quality.

A specific example of where the team used the extra time for something valuable is evidenced by sprint cycles. Before implementing CData API Server, the development team velocity was around 35 to 38, but after implementation, the sprint velocity increased by at least 10 to 15 points, which is a significant improvement.

My advice to others looking into CData API Server is that they should definitely consider it, as it perfectly meets needs within budget, delivering high quality and bug-free solutions. I would rate this product a ten out of ten.

On-premises

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

What do you like best about the product?

it helped me accessing data easily and esay to use and customer support is amazing , i use it frequently for every samll projects , easy of integration and implementation

What do you dislike about the product?

website can be made for informative and all good

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

CData API Server helps users connect and integrate data from different sources, which can improve data accessibility, streamline workflows, and increase operational efficiency

What do you like best about the product?

Including Cloud sources GCP,AWS and Azure

What do you dislike about the product?

A tool that allows you to built,manage and deply REST APIs

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Automatic integration process like mass imports/exports/updates,data cleaning and de-duplication.

What do you like best about the product?

The everything in the CData API server is good and nothing is bad

What do you dislike about the product?

Sometimes it becomes glitchy and It is very disappointing

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's solving my collegues problem and they are creating APIs easily that makes them burden free

What do you like best about the product?

The flexibility it offers in connecting various data sources seamlessly and the ease of creating APIs from disparate data formats are some of its standout features. This allows for efficient data integration and management across different platforms.

What do you dislike about the product?

From what I've seen, some users have found the learning curve a bit steep initially, especially if they're not familiar with working extensively with APIs or managing data connections. Additionally, while it's powerful, configuring complex setups can sometimes require meticulous attention to detail.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

CData API Server addresses the challenge of integrating diverse data sources, enabling easier access and interaction with disparate data formats through a unified API. This benefits users by streamlining data management, reducing complexity in application development, and facilitating smoother data workflows across platforms.

What do you like best about the product?

It was easy to use and it was easy to access and use it

What do you dislike about the product?

The down sides about it are less when compared to other API server providers it was an great experience to use cdata api server

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

It solved about all the things

What do you like best about the product?

I really like how it enables accessing data sources through REST APIs without any coding. The automatic API generation saves a lot of development time and effort. My favorite aspect is its flexibility - the ability to customize the APIs to suit our specific needs. We can customize endpoint names, filter fields, map to different entities etc.

What do you dislike about the product?

One drawback is the learning curve involved in figuring out all the configuration options for customizing the APIs. The flexibility is great once you learn it, but takes some time upfront. I wish it was a little easier to troubleshoot issues when queries fail or encounter problems. The error messages could be more descriptive sometimes.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

It has eliminated the time-consuming coding required for us to build custom APIs and data connectors. This allows my team to focus on more value-add work. Security was a major concern before. The API server's built-in authentication and authorization features have given us peace of mind.

What do you like best about the product?

Ease of use and ease of implementation. You can save a lot of time.

What do you dislike about the product?

Scalability could have been better. Could use more features

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

It can help us build APIs for putting data into Google Sheets for applying cadidates on our HR website

What do you like best about the product?

CDataAPI server is a powerful tool with great integrations.

What do you dislike about the product?

Only. Implementation can take little time.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Working lot of API integrations.

What do you like best about the product?

Nice server,quick response,simple to use.

What do you dislike about the product?

Need to give our personal information data (mail,pass etc)

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

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