Apideck: Platform Maturity Model

As Allan Adler describes in a previous blog integration between SaaS applications via an Ecosystem model is now the #1 strategy priority for vendors.

With these integrations achieved via APIs this makes that technology feature the single most important capability for SaaS vendors to incorporate into their stack.

Apideck is a vendor offering a solution for achieving this quickly and efficiently, providing a solution for quickly building API partner marketplaces.

This is achieved through a Unified API – An abstraction layer that easily handles communication with many different APIs and backend data models, and an Integration Marketplace, to provide your customers with an easy-to-use marketplace and let them discover new solutions, and enable third-party developers to submit and manage their applications through the portal.

Apideck maintains API connectors to a multitude of different applications to minimize the time and effort required for developers to build connections to them, such as CRM and Accounting apps.

API Maturity Model

Described here they offer this very helpful guide for assessing and planning your API development strategy, a maturity model that structures the progression of an API capability across five distinct levels:

LEVEL 1 – Ad Hoc

At this level, you’ve built your first integration(s) and advertised them on your website.

LEVEL 2 – Integrated

This is the first step to a purposeful view of your integrations. Integrations are a key part of your product offering and get time from the teams.

LEVEL 3 – Networked

Integrations and APIs are a core part of your product. All teams in the company are aware and need it.

LEVEL 4 – Distributed

Increasing integrations with your product is a company objective. Dedicated teams are working on integrations. You’re starting to build a community.

LEVEL 5 – Platform

Your product is extensible in multiple ways, it supports workflow automation. You have a clear overview on integration gaps and what the competition is doing.

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