As SaaS funding dries up and the “grow at all costs” mentality shifts to profitability, business leaders are being tasked with doing more with less. This is a challenge that manifests in many forms, from balancing aggressive revenue targets with cost cutting measures, to improving customer experiences with fewer resources.

One of the best ways to solve these challenges is by integrating your tech stack. By doing so, you can boost team efficiency, reduce operational costs, and focus your teams on driving positive customer experiences. 

However, some integration solutions are expensive, require time-intensive set up, and pull your resources away from strategic initiatives. For a cost-effective solution with a quick time-to-value, consider leveraging an advanced iPaaS (Integration Platform as a Service). 

Discover five key ways you can cut costs with an advanced iPaaS platform.

1. Enhanced efficiency

Advanced iPaaS solutions improve efficiency in two key ways. First, they boost your IT team’s productivity by reducing development timelines and eliminating integration backlogs. In fact, Celigo commissioned a Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) study conducted by Forrester that found Celigo’s advanced iPaaS reduced development timelines by 70% for a composite organization.

The second way an advanced iPaaS can enhance efficiency is by helping you automate your business processes enterprise-wide. With data automatically syncing between your systems, you can automate processes end-to-end. This allows you to get the maximum efficiency from all your teams. 

2. Improved error resolution

Error management can be complex if the integration solution you choose doesn’t provide full visibility into your errors, causing your team to spend hours trying to resolve them. 

Advanced iPaaS platforms provide a centralized view of all your integrations and flows and any errors they might be experiencing. Forrester’s TEI study found that a composite organization experiences a 50% reduction in data errors and reduces its error resolution time by 83% with Celigo. This saves businesses $105,000 over three years.

On top of that, Celigo’s AI error management automatically resolves 95% of errors. Further saving you time and money. 

3. Reduced manual work

Manual data entry tasks are time-consuming, leading to delays and preventing your teams from focusing on strategic initiatives. Not to mention, they’re error prone. 

Advanced iPaaS solutions allow you to automate these repetitive, data-based tasks. According to Forrester’s TEI study, Celigo’s iPaaS gave a composite organization 100 hours of time back per year that they would have spent on data entry tasks. With manual tasks automated, your teams can focus on projects that drive your business forward. 

4. Democratized integration

By relying solely on your IT team to implement integrations, you’re prone to backlogs and bottlenecks. This prevents you from acting quickly and adapting to changes in the SaaS market. 

Advanced iPaaS solutions are built with a user-friendly interface that helps bridge the gap between technical and non-technical users. This allows you to enable your business teams to build, manage, and monitor their own integrations–freeing up your IT teams to focus on digital transformation initiatives. 

5. Quicker time-to-value

Establishing your initial integrations can be a lengthy process, particularly when you’re dealing with complexity. Advanced iPaaS solutions speed up this process with an intuitive interface, prebuilt connectors, and AI features that assist your teams in building integrations. This enables your team to rapidly integrate your systems and see impacts immediately. 

Overall, a composite organization sees a 383% ROI with Celigo over three years, according to the TEI study. This amounts to a $1.1 million Net Present Value (NPV). 

Ready to start cutting costs and seeing more value at your business? Learn how to automate your processes from employee onboarding to expense management with our ebook, “Empowering SaaS business through integration: A playbook.”