CData Arc
CData Arc is a paid hybrid integration platform for coordinating workflows and moving or transforming data.
What CData Arc is
CData Arc is a paid hybrid integration platform for coordinating workflows and moving or transforming data. Listed capabilities include workflow orchestration, data transformation, real-time synchronization, on-premises connectors, and API management. It is available through web, Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms. The Standard plan includes core, managed file transfer, and electronic data interchange connectors, plus mapping, automation, and serial processing. Professional adds database connectors, parallel processing, and API access. Enterprise adds application connectors, enterprise reporting, Active Directory or single sign-on, and version control. Pricing is available on request, and a 10-day trial is listed. The maker is CData Arc, headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. The plan structure lets organizations select connector coverage, processing style, API capabilities, and administrative features according to their integration requirements.
Good
- Hybrid deployment model
- Workflow orchestration and data transformation
- Real-time synchronization
- Runs on web, Windows, macOS, and Linux
- Enterprise includes version control and SSO options
Watch out
- No free plan
- Pricing requires a request
- Enterprise capabilities require the highest plan
- Trial lasts 10 days
Who it suits
It suits organizations coordinating data workflows across web and desktop environments, especially those needing transformation, synchronization, on-premises connectors, or API management. Teams can choose among three feature-based plans.
Verdict
CData Arc offers a broad hybrid integration feature set with plan differences centered on connectors, processing, APIs, and administration. Buyers should request pricing and match required integrations to the appropriate plan.
Plans and prices
From CData Arc's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Arc MFT Unlimited | $35,000 a year | Unlimited MFT, database and application connectors · API access · parallel processing · role-based security · Active Directory/SSO · reporting · annually |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Professional features · application connectors · enterprise reporting · Active Directory/SSO · version control · premium support optional · annual/multi-year contract |
| Professional | Priced on request | Standard features · database connectors · parallel processing · API access · premium support optional · annual/multi-year contract |
| Standard | Priced on request | Core, MFT and EDI connectors · mapping and automation · serial processing · premium support optional · annual/multi-year contract |
The facts
Each one read from CData Arc's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- The Admin API is RESTful and can retrieve or change files, metadata, logs, connector settings and profiles, and trigger send or receive operations.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API formats
- The Admin API exposes JSON OData by default and also supports Atom OData, SOAP, HTML and CSV, with browser examples and cURL or jQuery samples.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API management
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Compliance
- CData states that Arc is SOC 2 Type II compliant and supports controls for GDPR, PCI DSS, HIPAA, ISO 27001 and SOX.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Connectors
- Connector catalogs cover core processing, MFT protocols, EDI standards, databases and application services such as REST, SOAP, Webhook, S3, SharePoint, PostgreSQL and SQL Server.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Data transformation
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- Arc can run as SaaS, on premises or in a private cloud, including AWS and Azure deployments.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Deployment model
- hybridchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Documentation
- The knowledge base includes beginner-to-expert API material, hosting guides, scripting references, sample flows, troubleshooting and high-availability deployment instructions.checked 15 Oct 2026
- EDI support
- Built-in workflows support X12, EDIFACT, HL7 FHIR and other business-document standards.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Extensibility
- Arc provides ArcScript, Python and custom-connector capabilities for specialized logic and integrations.checked 15 Oct 2026
- File transfer
- It transfers and replicates CSV, Excel, XML and other files between local systems and cloud storage, using protocols including AS2, AS4, SFTP and OFTP.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Funding news
- Axios reported on June 26, 2024 that CData raised $350 million from Warburg Pincus, Accel and Updata, with the company founded in 2016.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Latest build
- Arc version 26.3.9750 was released September 15, 2026 for Windows and cross-platform Java packages.checked 15 Oct 2026
- License
- Arc is proprietary software; its EULA restricts installation to licensed servers and prohibits copying, modification, reverse engineering and redistribution.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: documentation
- A Gartner reviewer found the help documentation incomplete and one script-connector example inaccurate or not runnable.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: learning curve
- Reviewers say ArcScript becomes difficult for complex or non-standard workflow logic.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: pricing
- Some reviewers complain about high prices, large annual increases and insufficient communication about pricing changes.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: search
- Reviewers report that AS2 input and output tabs lack convenient search.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Marketplace availability
- Microsoft Marketplace offers a CData Arc virtual-machine listing supporting X12, EDIFACT, EANCOM, TRADACOMS, HL7, VDA and IATAPADIS standards.checked 15 Oct 2026
- On-premises connectors
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Company profile
- LinkedIn lists CData Software as privately held, headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with 201–500 employees.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USAchecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
