Common questions

Question 1

What is the main difference between Prismatic and Cyclr?

Accepted Answer

Cyclr gives you one way to build integrations, and Prismatic gives you three. Cyclr is low-code only, so your team assembles integrations from pre-built connectors in a visual designer.

Prismatic supports that same low-code path, plus integrations written entirely in code by your developers, plus a workflow builder your customers use themselves. The practical difference shows up with the requirements that do not fit a pre-built connector.

Question 2

Can you build integrations in code with Cyclr?

Accepted Answer

No. Cyclr has no code-first path, and there is no option to add custom code inside an integration. Custom connectors are built through an OpenAPI converter or manual form-based mapping, which works for well-documented REST APIs, but runs out of room for anything unusual. Devs using Prismatic write integrations in TypeScript with access to any npm package, in their own IDE, git workflow, and CI/CD.

Question 3

Does Cyclr give our customers a way to build their own workflows?

Accepted Answer

No. Cyclr has no embedded workflow builder, so any request outside your published integrations either gets declined or becomes engineering work.

Prismatic's embedded workflow builder lets your customers build what they need themselves, with an AI copilot that turns a plain-language description into working logic on the canvas. That covers the long tail of requests you can't justify building one at a time.

Question 4

How does Prismatic's AI compare to Cyclr's MCP PaaS?

Accepted Answer

Both platforms let AI agents act on your customers' data, but they arrive at it from different directions. Cyclr's MCP PaaS turns your APIs into MCP servers and is sold as a separate product from its embedded iPaaS.

Prismatic's MCP flow server is part of the platform you already have, and it exposes your integrations and workflows as tools rather than raw endpoints, so an agent can invoke a multi-step flow that runs deterministically. Prismatic also applies AI to the parts Cyclr does not reach: Prismatic Skills for the AI agents your developers build with, and an AI copilot inside your product for your customers to build workflows.

Question 5

Will we outgrow Cyclr?

Accepted Answer

That depends on where your integrations are heading. Teams whose requirements stay inside the pre-built connector library tend to do fine with Cyclr. Teams that hit customer-specific business logic, an undocumented or non-REST API, or demand for customer-built workflows hit a ceiling. The usual workaround is to build outside the platform and maintain it yourself. That is the point at which Cyclr stops reducing engineering load and starts adding to it.

Question 6

Can we modify Prismatic's pre-built connectors?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Prismatic's application connectors and data platform components are public on GitHub under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can fork one as your starting point, extend it, and publish it as your own custom component. The repo auto-syncs on every release, so what you read matches what runs in production. The repo is a reference library rather than a community project, so external pull requests are not accepted, and once you modify a component, that version is yours to maintain and is not supported by Prismatic.

Question 7

Can we migrate from Cyclr to Prismatic?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Prismatic Skills includes a migration command that reads your Cyclr cycle export, maps each concept to its Prismatic equivalent, builds a migration plan with confidence scores, and then scaffolds the integration in TypeScript with your original requirements already populated. A review step checks the generated code against your export for field and transformation accuracy, so nothing goes missing. You can also keep existing Cyclr integrations running while you rebuild, and list both in the same embedded marketplace so your customers see one catalog.

Question 8

Is Prismatic secure and compliant enough for enterprise buyers?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Prismatic maintains SOC 2, GDPR, and HIPAA compliance, adds CJIS, and has FedRAMP in process. Multi-tenant isolation, full audit trails, and per-customer credential handling are part of the Prismatic core rather than a configuration you assemble. Enterprise security reviews are a routine part of our sales process.

		Cyclr
Code-first integrations
Embedded workflow builder for your customers
AI across the integration lifecycle	Coding assistants, customer-facing copilot, and agent-callable flows	Agent connectivity sold as a separate product line
White-labeled embedded integration marketplace
Low-code integration designer
Custom connectors	Full SDK for REST, SOAP, XML, GraphQL, and other APIs	OpenAPI converter or manual form-based mapping
Pre-built connector library	Open-source. Fork and extend any connector.	Proprietary, vendor-maintained
Handles complex integration scenarios
Granular versioning control of integrations and their connectors
SDK, CLI, and flexible dev tools
Designed to fit into existing CI/CD workflows
100% of application functionality available through API
External log streaming
Complete customer management console environment
SOC 2
GDPR
HIPAA
CJIS
FedRAMP	In process

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