Merge vs. Paragon

Build once with Merge or build 220+ times with Paragon

  • With Merge’s Unified API, build just once to add 220+ product integrations; Paragon requires you to build each one separately
  • Paragon places more burden on your engineers while Merge handles both maintenance and observability
  • Access any data you need — Merge offers deeper data customization and extensibility than Paragon
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Paragon doesn’t solve the pain of building and maintaining every integration – Merge does

Paragon’s embedded iPaaS is unscalable; it requires you to individually build and maintain integrations for every single platform in their rigid, non-developer friendly tool.

With Merge, instantly scale your product integrations by accessing 200+ integrations across 6 key categories including HRIS, ticketing, and accounting.

With Merge

Build once to a Unified API

With Paragon

You build each integration 1 by 1, and building still requires engineers

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Merge supports the entire integration lifecycle while Paragon puts the burden on you

Merge maintains integrations, so you don't have to. Merge also offers observability tools like searchable logs and automated issue detection, enabling your support team to proactively resolve errors.

Paragon requires your engineering teams to monitor third-party API changes and to implement logic to catch and debug any issues.

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Paragon claims customization, but Merge actually delivers deeper, more extensible data

Anything that’s possible by building natively is possible through Merge. Read and write any custom objects and fields outside of our Merge’s Common Models.

Paragon only allows you to map fields in their low-code platform and places the responsibility on your customers; with Merge you have the flexibility to do it programmatically or in our dashboard.

See why thousands of companies pick Merge to power their integrations

Feature comparison
Paragon
Build only one integration
Truly normalized data
You're not responsible for edge cases or variance in response bodies
Map any piece of data
Read and write custom fields
Requires your customers to map custom data
Built for customer-facing integrations
No need for engineers to learn and use a low-code tool
Full backend visibility
Top-tier support
Ability to request new integrations
Access to third-party sandboxes
Battle-tested by thousands of customers
Case study

How Payflow saves $300k annually in engineering spend by outsourcing critical integrations to Merge

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“Merge allowed us to add the integrations we needed in days, while Paragon’s approach would’ve required several weeks to add each integration through a technical UX and custom builds for nearly every platform.”

Stephen Hutchens
Co-founder & CTO of Payflow

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