What Apidapter does

Apidapter is a middleware integration platform purpose-built for higher education institutions, enabling IT teams to connect and manage enterprise systems across the campus technology ecosystem without writing code. The platform supports multiple identity, learning, and interoperability protocols — including Shibboleth, CAS, SAML2, and LTI 1.3 — and offers protocol mixing (for example, Shibboleth-to-CAS or SAML2-to-LTI 1.3 conversions), authentication consolidation, data transformation and cleanup, real-time transaction logging, and analytics. Core workflows are organized into Build, Deploy, Test, and Analyze functions managed from a single dashboard.

The product is operated by Intellidemia, Inc., a privately held US corporation headquartered in Mountain View, California, founded in 2013 with 11–50 employees. Apidapter is sold through a direct, sales-led motion targeting higher education enterprise buyers; prospective customers are routed to a phone line and a shared sales inbox rather than self-serve sign-up, and pricing is not publicly disclosed, indicating custom contract terms. No public funding rounds, named customers, management team details, partnerships, or AI capabilities are disclosed in the available source material, suggesting a niche, privately-held operation with a long-tenure but constrained public footprint.

Name

Apidapter

Legal name

Intellidemia, Inc.

Website

https://apidapter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Apidapter is a no-code middleware integration platform for higher education institutions, operated by Intellidemia, Inc. It connects LMS, SSO, and LTI tools across campus systems by bridging protocols including Shibboleth, CAS, SAML2, and LTI 1.3.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Integration Middleware

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Application Integration & API/Middleware Services (BPAEAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

API Management & Gateways (BPAMAOAA), API Observability, Testing & Monitoring (BPAMAOAG)

Keywords

• Higher education integration
• Edtech middleware platform
• LMS integration tools
• Single sign-on middleware
• No-code integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Mountain View

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Software Platform Subscription: Apidapter appears to offer its integration middleware platform as a subscription-based software solution, though specific pricing tiers and details are not publicly disclosed on the website.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Apidapter is a no-code middleware integration platform that enables higher education institutions to connect, deploy, test, and analyze enterprise systems across campus. It supports multi-protocol integration including Shibboleth, CAS, SAML2, and LTI 1.3, allowing protocol mixing (e.g., Shibboleth to CAS, SAML2 to LTI 1.3), authentication consolidation, data transformation, and mid-transaction debugging without requiring programming expertise.

Product overview

Apidapter is a single unified middleware platform designed for higher education institutions. The core product is Apidapter itself—a suite of tools that enables no-code integration building, deployment, testing, and analysis. The platform works as a "multitool" for linking platforms, offering capabilities including authentication consolidation, data cleanup/transformation, development tools for integration scenarios, protocol mixing (Shibboleth to CAS, SAML2 to LTI 1.3), speed debugging, and upgrade resilience. The interface provides Build, Deploy, Test, and Analyze functions managed from one central dashboard.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Apidapter Apidapter is a no-code middleware integration platform designed for higher education institutions that enables users to build, deploy, test, and analyze integrations across enterprise campus systems. It supports multi-protocol integration (Shibboleth, CAS, SAML2, LTI 1.3), authentication consolidation, data transformation, and real-time mid-transaction debugging, allowing non-programmers to manage the entire integration lifecycle from a single dashboard.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature9 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Emerging players

• Clever: Clever is an identity and rostering platform serving K-12 schools with SSO and data integration to LMS and edtech apps. Partial overlap with Apidapter's authentication and integration scope, primarily in K-12 versus Apidapter's higher ed focus.
• LearnPlatform: LearnPlatform provides edtech management and integration infrastructure for K-12 and higher education institutions, helping districts evaluate and manage digital tools. Overlaps with Apidapter in serving education IT buyers managing multi-vendor tool ecosystems.

Broad incumbents

• Zapier: Zapier is a leading no-code automation platform connecting thousands of SaaS applications. Provides an alternative no-code path to integrations but lacks the deep protocol-level (LTI, Shibboleth, CAS) coverage that Apidapter provides for higher ed.
• Boomi: Boomi is a large established iPaaS platform offering integration, API management, and data management. Provides similar middleware capabilities as Apidapter but as part of a much broader portfolio, not specialized for education protocols.
• MuleSoft (Salesforce): MuleSoft is a leading enterprise integration platform owned by Salesforce, offering API management and middleware capabilities at scale. Competes broadly with Apidapter's integration functionality though typically serves larger enterprises across all verticals.

Direct peers

• Edlink: Edlink provides API-based integration infrastructure specifically for the edtech ecosystem, connecting LMS, SIS, and identity providers. Closest direct peer to Apidapter given shared focus on education-specific integration tooling and developer-facing APIs.
• Workato: Workato is a modern iPaaS that competes directly on no-code integration building, automation, and enterprise middleware. Overlaps with Apidapter on the Build/Deploy/Test/Analyze workflow paradigm, though Workato is horizontal vs. Apidapter's higher ed specialization.
• Jitterbit: Jitterbit is an iPaaS platform offering low-code integration, API connectivity, and EDI for mid-market and enterprise customers. Closely comparable to Apidapter on integration tooling, though horizontal in market focus.
• Tray.io: Tray.io is a low-code integration and automation platform used by enterprises to connect SaaS applications. Comparable to Apidapter on the no-code middleware positioning, though Tray operates horizontally while Apidapter focuses on education protocols.
• ClassLink: ClassLink provides SSO, identity management, and rostering for education, with extensive LTI and SAML support. Adjacent peer overlapping with Apidapter's authentication consolidation and SSO integration capabilities within the same buyer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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