Why choose Membrane over Merge?

Agentic integration infrastructure vs. a unified API catalog.

  • Agentic — AI builds, tests, and maintains integrations
  • 100,000+ apps, no catalog limits
  • Your data models, your infrastructure
  • Connector Studio requires engineer validation
  • 220+ pre-built connectors, catalog-dependent
  • Fixed common models with extensions
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Detailed feature comparison

See exactly how Membrane outperforms Merge across critical integration capabilities.

AI Agent that builds integrations
AI agent builds full integrations in minutes
Connector Studio offers AI-assisted creation, but requires engineer validation
Number of connectors
Any app – unlimited
220+ pre-built connectors across 8 categories
Custom connectors
Build any connector via Membrane Agent to any API
Connector Studio allows AI-assisted creation and MCP imports, but new connectors require engineer validation before production use
Compatibility with coding agents
Full compatibility – Claude Code, Cursor, and others can build integrations directly
Agent Handler provides pre-built tools to agents, but not designed for building integrations via coding agents
Data models
Models defined by you – full control from scratch
Common Models defined by Merge; extensible via Field Mapping, Remote Fields, and Passthrough Requests
Data model customization
Fully customizable per integration – define your own schema
Unified models with no-code Field Mapping, Remote Fields, and Passthrough Requests for direct API access
Real-time vs snapshots
Real-time data integration – always fresh from the source, no delay
Periodic syncing with webhooks for notifications. Reads come from a cached copy, not the live source, so there is a sync lag window where data may be stale. Writes are instant.
Real-time events
Full event coverage
Webhooks on data changes + pass-through third-party webhooks, but only where the third-party provider supports it
Managed Auth
Including OAuth app creation & maintenance
Yes
MCP Server support
Built-in MCP server
Agent Handler supports importing public MCP servers
Agentic tooling
Native – agents build, maintain, and debug integrations
Agent Handler: managed tool connectors for AI agents with auth, security rules, and evaluation suite
API & development tools
API-first, CLI, MCP, low-code visual tools, SDK
SDKs, API Explorer, Connector Studio, Evaluation Suite
Deployment options
Cloud, private cloud, on-premises / self-hosting
Cloud (US & EU multi-tenant) and single-tenant available, but no self-hosting or on-premises option
Data architecture
Pass-through – no data caching or storage
Syncs and stores normalized data; offers selective sync and data redaction controls
Free Proof-of-Concept (PoC)
Free PoC with working prototype provided
No structured PoC program advertised
Logging & monitoring
Built-in observability and debugging
Logs, monitoring dashboard, audit trail
Security & compliance
GDPR, SOC2 Type II, HIPAA, encryption; self-hosting options
GDPR, SOC2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA
Read more about Why Membrane

One platform for every use case

Whether you’re building AI agents, shipping a product, or connecting internal tools, Membrane gives you infinite integrations through a single interface.

Your AI, unrestricted

Give your agents full access to any CRM, database, or tool in your stack - through a single interface, any agent framework. ChatGPT, Claude, OpenClaw, or your own custom agent.

OpenAI
Claude
Lovable
OpenClaw
Membrane
Slack
Attio
PostHog
Salesforce
HubSpot
Notion
GitHub
Jira

Your product, infinitely integrated

Your product connects to any app your customers use - not just the ones you've built connectors for. Ship integrations in minutes, not months. Your users trust your product because it just works with their stack.

Search 100,000+ integrations...⌘K
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NotionNotion
JiraJira
ZendeskZendesk
IntercomIntercom
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AirtableAirtable
AsanaAsana
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HubSpotHubSpot
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QuickBooksQuickBooks
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GoogleGoogle
MicrosoftMicrosoft
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100,000+ integrations available

Your internal tool, fully connected

Instead of hand-wiring each connection, give your internal tools access to any system through Membrane. Dashboards, ad platforms, AI agents, CRMs - all connected through one layer.

Finance Dashboard

Custom CRM

HR Portal

Support Desk

Membrane
Stripe
Salesforce
Workday
Zendesk
Flexible by design

Integrate any way you like

Whether you prefer code, CLI, or a visual interface - Membrane meets you where you are.

API
CLI
Skills
MCP
MCP
Embedded UI
Console
SDK
APIDocs

Call any Membrane functionality via API endpoints. Use this for custom integrations, internal tools, or any language.

curl https://api.getmembrane.com/
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Success stories: companies that made the switch

Learn how these companies transformed their integration infrastructure by switching to Membrane.

Sequence: From Unified API to Universal Integration Layer

Sequence: From Unified API to Universal Integration Layer

Sequence replaced their previous unified API provider with Membrane in just 2 weeks after experiencing significant roadblocks with the unified API approach. They were able to eliminate sync delays and inconsistencies across different apps.

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Storyblok: Scaling Integration Infrastructure

Storyblok: Scaling Integration Infrastructure

Storyblok needed to build a good infrastructure layer to handle building and maintaining customer-facing integrations. With Membrane, their time to ship a new integration dropped from 2 weeks to just 1 day.

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Dialpad: 8x faster integrations powering AI-first communications

Dialpad: 8x faster integrations powering AI-first communications

Dialpad collapsed integration timelines from 2 months to 2 weeks and built 274 agentic actions across 12 apps, enabling their AI agents to orchestrate CRM operations in real-time during customer conversations.

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Hireology scales integrations 150x faster with Membrane

Hireology scales integrations 150x faster with Membrane

Hireology cut integration time from 12 weeks to 6 hours using Membrane's Universal Flows. One codebase now powers integrations across dozens of HR systems, enabling middle-market expansion without additional engineering resources.

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