FTP Drivers & Connectors for Data Integration

The FTP driver acts like a bridge that facilitates communication between various applications and FTP, allowing the application to read, write, and update data as if it were a relational database. The FTP driver abstracts the complexities of FTP APIs, authentication methods, and data types, making it simple for any application to connect to FTP data in real-time via standard SQL queries.

Working with a FTP Driver is different than connecting with FTP through other means. FTP API integrations require technical experience from a software developer or IT resources. Additionally, due to the constant evolution of APIs and services, once you build your integration you have to constantly maintain FTP integration code moving forward.

By comparison, our FTP Drivers offer codeless access to live FTP data for both technical and non-technical users alike. Any user can install our drivers and begin working with live FTP data from any client application. Because our drivers conform to standard data interfaces like ODBC, JDBC, ADO.NET etc. they offer a consistent, maintenance-free interface to FTP data. We manage all of the complexities of FTP integration within each driver and deploy updated drivers as systems evolve so your applications continue to run seamlessly.

If you need truly zero-maintenance integration, check out connectivity to FTP via CData Connect AI. With Connect AI you can configure all of your data connectivity in one place and connect to FTP from any of the available Cloud Drivers and Client Applications. Connectivity to FTP is managed in the cloud, and you never have to worry about installing new drivers when FTP is updated.

Many organizations draw attention to their library of connectors. After all, data connectivity is a core capability needed for applications to maximize their business value. However, it is essential to understand exactly what you are getting when evaluating connectivity. Some vendors are happy to offer connectors that implement basic proof-of-concept level connectivity. These connectors may highlight the possibilities of working with FTP, but often only provide a fraction of capability. Finding real value from these connectors usually requires additional IT or development resources.

Unlike these POC-quality connectors, every CData FTP driver offers full-featured FTP data connectivity. The CData FTP drivers support extensive FTP integration, providing access to all of the FTP data and meta-data needed by enterprise integration or analytics projects. Each driver contains a powerful embedded SQL engine that offers applications easy and high-performance access to all FTP data. In addition, our drivers offer robust authentication and security capabilities, allowing users to connect securely across a wide range of enterprise configurations. Compare drivers and connectors to read more about some of the benefits of CData's driver connectivity.

With our drivers and connectors, every data source is essentially SQL-based. The CData FTP driver contains a full SQL-92 compliant engine that translates standard SQL queries into FTP API calls dynamically. Queries are parsed and optimized for each data source, pushing down as much of the request to FTP as possible. Any logic that can not be pushed to FTP is handled transparently client-side by the driver/connector engine. Ultimately, this means that FTP looks and acts exactly like a database to any client application or tool. Users can integrate live FTP connectivity with ANY software solution that can talk to a standard database.

Using the CData FTP drivers and connectors, FTP can be easily integrated with almost any application. Any software or technology that can integrate with a database or connect with standards-based drivers like ODBC, JDBC, ADO.NET, etc., can use our drivers for live FTP data connectivity. Explore some of the more popular FTP data integrations online.

Additionally, since FTP supported by CData Connect AI, we enable all kinds of new FTP cloud integrations.

FTP Analytics and FTP Cloud BI integration is universally supported for BI and data science. In addition, CData provides native client connectors for popular analytics applications like Power BI, Tableau, and Excel that simplify FTP data integration. Additionally, native Python connectors are widely available for data science and data engineering projects that integrate seamlessly with popular tools like Pandas, SQLAlchemy, Dash, and Petl.

Absolutely. The best way to integrate FTP with Excel is by using the CData Connect AI Excel Add-In. The FTP Excel Add-In provides easy FTP integration directly from Microsoft Excel Desktop, Mac, or Web (Excel 365). Our integration offers live bi-directional access to FTP data directly from Excel. Simply configure your connection to FTP from the easy-to-use cloud interface, and access FTP just like you would another native Excel data source.