If you're a software engineer, you've probably been asked to build integrations for your B2B SaaS product. Maybe it started with a single customer request: "Can you connect us to Salesforce?" Then another wanted HubSpot. Soon enough, you were juggling dozens of integration requests, and no two had congruent requirements.
Most integration platforms try to solve this problem by forcing devs into rigid low-code builders or proprietary UIs that feel nothing like your preferred development environment. The result? Constant context switching between tools, lots of one-off integrations, and tooling that gets in the way of actually building, deploying, and managing integrations.
What if you could build customer integrations without abandoning the development workflow you already know and love? Prismatic meets you where you already work: your IDE, version control systems, CI/CD pipelines, and testing frameworks, alongside robust CLI, API, and SDK support – providing the infrastructure for auth, monitoring, scaling, and deployment.
Your IDE, your rules
Build integrations in TypeScript using your existing setup – VS Code, IntelliJ, WebStorm, or whatever you prefer. All the productivity tools you rely on today work exactly as expected: code hinting, linting, debugging, AI helpers, and extensions.
Prismatic's TypeScript SDK (Spectral) simplifies building connectors, actions, and triggers while letting you bring in any npm package you need. Want to use your favorite HTTP client? Go for it. Need a specialized data transformation library? Install it.
Here's the best part: you can write code alongside Prismatic's low-code designer when non-technical team members need to contribute. Devs work in code, business users work in the visual designer, and everyone contributes without compromise.
Git and version control for connectors and integrations
Your integration code should live alongside your application code, not isolated in some proprietary platform. Prismatic supports exactly that. Store your integration code in your version control repositories – GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, or whatever else you use.
This means pull requests, code reviews, and branching strategies work just like the rest of your codebase. Integrations can live in a monorepo with your core application code, or in a dedicated repository – whatever fits your workflow the best.
Build an integration locally, commit changes to your version control system, then publish to Prismatic with the CLI – just like you would deploy code for any other app feature.
Prismatic offers a true developer-friendly environment with the flexibility to write custom components in Node.js, use version control, and automate deployments through GitHub Actions.
Test with familiar frameworks
Integrations fail in the real world due to API quirks, schema changes, and edge cases that only surface in production. That's why automated testing is crucial for reliable integrations.
Write unit tests in Jest or your preferred testing framework to validate data transformation logic, trigger handling, and error responses. Mock external APIs for fast, isolated tests, or hit real API endpoints for comprehensive end-to-end scenarios before pushing to production.
Your test suite runs automatically on pull requests or commits, just like it does for your application code. No separate testing environment to learn – just the tools you already know.
CI/CD pipelines and automation
Use the Prism CLI and Prismatic's GraphQL API to script everything – create, deploy, and promote integrations across environments with the same automation you use for your core product.
Prismatic provides pre-built GitHub workflows for deploying and promoting integrations across dev, staging, and production environments. Every deployment step, from building to publishing, can be automated.
Treat integrations like applications: automated deployments, environment promotion, rollback capabilities, and complete visibility into what's running where. Deploy integration versions via GitHub or CI/CD, use the API for integration management and automations, stream logs, and set up alert monitors.
Prismatic's developer-first toolkit
We provide a comprehensive set of tools designed specifically for devs like you who want to build integrations as efficiently as possible:
- CLI (Prism) – Kick off projects, manage resources, and deploy directly from your terminal. The CLI tool is built on Prismatic's API, so any action that can be completed through the web application or API can also be completed through the CLI tool.
- GraphQL API – Everything you can do via the UI or CLI is exposed via a GraphQL API for ultimate automation control. Build custom tooling and integrate with your existing systems.
- SDKs – Use Spectral for code-native development, plus an embedded SDK to embed a set of themeable self-serve UIs (marketplace, dashboards, builder) with full support for translations and a powerful in-app theming engine inside your SaaS product.
- Custom components – Use pre-built connectors when you can and write custom ones when you need new functionality. Use Spectral to create connectors with your app's API or any third-party service.
Don't compromise
Too many integration platforms force devs to abandon what they know, learn proprietary tools, and work in ways that don't let devs be devs. Most integration platforms don't allow real SaaS companies to solve real problems for real customers. Prismatic is purpose-built for B2B SaaS, with the infrastructure and flexibility to let your team solve real customer problems at scale.
With Prismatic, you can write integrations on your own terms using familiar packages, test them with known frameworks, and deploy them through your current CI/CD pipelines or GitHub workflows – no need to change to implement a whole new set of procedures.
The result? Happier devs, faster integration delivery, and better customer experiences.
We probably save 95% of [engineering] time. We've deployed far more integrations than we would have without Prismatic.
Start building today
Ready to build integrations with the tools you actually want to use? Start a new project via our CLI, fire up your IDE, and see how integration development can fit the way you work.
Start a free trial to see how Prismatic helps you ship integrations, not infrastructure, faster, with less engineering overhead. Or dive into the developer documentation for more details.
