CData Connect AI
CData Connect AI is a managed cloud interface that connects AI assistants and agents with enterprise systems through live queries.
What CData Connect AI is
CData Connect AI is a managed cloud interface that connects AI assistants and agents with enterprise systems through live queries. It works through MCP, ODBC/JDBC, REST/OData, and ADO.NET, with hundreds of listed integrations such as Salesforce, SAP, Snowflake, ServiceNow, Workday, Databricks, OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot Studio. Tools can query, insert, update, delete, join, aggregate, perform bulk work, and retrieve metadata. Dynamic schema discovery maps tables, fields, and relationships while detecting changes. Passthrough identity carries each user’s source permissions into queries. CData states that data is encrypted with AES-256 at rest and TLS 1.3 in transit, with no storage by default. Credentials can remain in Azure Key Vault, and audit events can be sent to a SIEM. The service requires no installation, replication, or custom coding. A 14-day trial needs no card and ends without automatic charge. Standard costs $99 a month, billed annually at 79; Growth costs $199 a month, billed annually at 159.
Good
- Hundreds of listed enterprise and AI integrations
- Queries source systems without copying data
- Supports multiple access protocols
- Dynamic schema discovery detects changes
- 14-day trial without credit card
Watch out
- No free plan
- Monthly fair-use limit of 100M records
- Standard plan limits one user and data source
Who it suits
It suits teams connecting AI tools to enterprise data sources through APIs and managed protocols. It is also aimed at organizations needing permission passthrough, schema discovery, and audit forwarding.
Verdict
CData Connect AI combines live enterprise connectivity, broad protocol support, and controls for identity, credentials, and auditing. Paid plans and the 100M-record fair-use limit should be considered before adoption.
Plans and prices
From CData Connect AI's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $99 a month | 1 user · 1 data source · Standard support · Standard data sources only · Billed annually; 79 |
| Growth | $199 a month | Standard, Growth, and Premium sources · Derived views · Toolkits · Add-on users and sources · Billed annually; 159 |
| Business | — | Custom number of data sources · Pooled tool calls · Premium support · Dedicated customer success · Enterprise SSO · SCIM 2.0 support |
| Business Plans | Priced on request | Custom data sources · Pooled tool calls · Premium support · Dedicated customer success · Passthrough identity · SCIM 2.0 · Enterprise SSO · Regulated industry compliance · Custom tools · Annual contract |
The facts
Each one read from CData Connect AI's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI actions
- Universal tools support query, insert, update, delete, join, aggregate, bulk, and metadata operations across connected systems.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Auditability
- Audit events including logins, queries, connection changes, permission updates, and rule triggers can be forwarded to a SIEM in real time.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Compliance
- The pricing page lists SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, GDPR, and HIPAA ready status for all plans.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Connectivity
- The platform supports MCP, ODBC/JDBC, REST/OData, and ADO.NET protocols.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Credential protection
- Credentials can remain in the customer's Azure Key Vault and are resolved at query time without being written to Connect AI's database.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- CData describes Connect AI as a cloud interface requiring no installation, replication, or custom coding.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Deployment model
- cloudchecked 21 Sep 2026
- Identity
- Passthrough identity lets AI inherit each user's source-system permissions at query time.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- CData lists hundreds of integrations including Salesforce, SAP, Snowflake, ServiceNow, Workday, Databricks, OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot Studio.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Live access
- It queries source systems directly without copying or moving data.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Product purpose
- CData Connect AI provides a managed MCP platform connecting AI assistants and agents to hundreds of enterprise systems.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Schema discovery
- Dynamic schema discovery maps tables, fields, and relationships and detects schema changes in real time.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Security
- CData states that Connect AI uses AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit, and stores no data by default.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Usage limit
- The pricing page states a monthly limit of 100M records under its fair use policy.checked 30 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 21 Sep 2026
- Trial
- The trial ends automatically after 14 days with no automatic charge and no credit card required.checked 30 Sep 2026
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