The data layer behind confident AI
CData delivers live, governed access to enterprise data—keeping results reliable in production, with context and control intact.
Built for teams shipping AI that delivers on day one.
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Connect AI leads in accuracy
Across 378 queries and 4 enterprise platforms, Connect AI hit 98.5%—25+ percentage points ahead of every other MCP approach tested.
AI is only as powerful as its data layer.
When AI can't reliably connect to the data it depends on—or loses context and control once it does—results become inconsistent and hard to rely on. CData provides governed connectivity, so data stays accessible, meaningful, and controlled wherever it's used.
The CData Platform
CData is the data layer behind reliable data access and integration—built for enterprise-grade use cases where accuracy isn't an option.
CData connects AI, analytics, and applications directly to source systems, so you can access the data you need where it lives—or move and synchronize data where it needs to land—without rebuilding connections for each use case.
CData supports Microsoft Copilot, Databricks Agent Bricks, and Anthropic Claude as their data layer for AI.
Built for data that has to be right
Because AI depends on data that's current, accurate, and governed.
Connectivity
- Live access to 350+ systemsWork with data in place, without replication.
- Bidirectional data accessRead from and write back to source systems.
- Source-safe performance at scaleProtect systems as usage grows.
- MCP support for AI toolsConnect agents to enterprise data.
Context
- Full data context for AI reasoningAI works with definitions and relationships.
- Preserved definitions and relationshipsMetrics stay consistent across systems.
- Native business logic in placeRules don't get redefined for every tool.
- Business terminology understoodAI uses the same language your teams do.
Control
- Inherited source authenticationAccess respects existing system credentials.
- Row- and column-level controlsData exposure stays precise.
- Centralized policy managementGovern access consistently across tools.
- Enterprise compliance standardsSOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR.
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Try CData with your own data, or talk with us about your use case.
Recognized by industry leaders and analysts
CData named in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Data Integration Tools.
Proven in production
CData runs critical data workflows for internal teams—and ships as embedded connectivity inside customer-facing products.
MyCoach Sport turns a day of reporting into one click
"Before Connect AI, it took multiple people almost a full day to manually collect the data we needed to produce weekly reports in Google Data Studio. Now it's just a click of a button."
Holiday Inn Club finally trusts its Salesforce data
"I can sleep again, knowing that the replication is working. If I stopped CData Sync today, I'd get flooded with calls from my teams in the next 20 minutes. The near-real-time data we get with Sync has transformed how we work."
Office Depot gets analytics moving — fast
"In a very short amount of time we had the drivers installed, working, and building our analytics cubes on a daily basis. We installed the driver, we pointed the cubes at Snowflake using the driver, and we were up and going."
Tableau Selects CData to Further Extend Real-Time Connectivity
“CData has been a data-connectivity partner for Tableau for several years — they simplify our ability to support integration with the data sources our customers care about.”
Embedded connectivity
Ship the same secure, governed connectivity as part of your product
Learn MorePower analytics, reporting, personalization, and downstream AI features with real-time customer data
- Launch fast with 350+ production-tested connectors
- Built-in security and governance
- Keep your product UX consistent
Empower agents and AI features to securely explore and reason across live customer data
- Managed MCP platform for agent connectivity
- Live access across customer systems
- Passthrough auth, controls, and audit trails
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Live, governed connectivity for analytics, applications, and AI.