Cyclr vs Paragon (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Paragon grades higher than Cyclr: 2.2 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Paragon grades higher on value for money and features. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Cyclr
Embedded integration platform for SaaS and service companies
Paragon
Integration infrastructure for customer-facing integrations
Which one is for you
Pick Cyclr if
- Fits if you run a SaaS company and want integrations inside your product
- Works for a service company that delivers integrations to many customers
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you just want to link your own apps, as it starts at $1,595 a month
- Pricey if you grow: Growth is $2,595 and Scale $7,195 a month
- Watch out: calls over the Growth and Scale allowance are billed extra
- Watch out: Private Cloud for Service and MCP is priced by talking to the vendor
Pick Paragon if
- Fits if you run a SaaS product and want to offer integrations to your customers
- Works for a team with engineers who can embed an SDK
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you just want to link your own apps, as it is built for product teams
- Skip it if you want a price on the page, as none is published
- Watch out: cost scales with the number of customer organizations, not executions
- Watch out: self-hosting, SAML SSO and SLAs are Enterprise only
How we grade them
| 1.8GPACyclrWeak | 2.2GPAParagonFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DFrom $1,595 a month, far above anything else in automation. It is a different kind of tool, and nothing cheaper is offered. | CNo prices are published: Pro and Enterprise both say talk to sales, with a quote based on connected users. It sits in the middle. |
| Free plan and trial | DA free trial is offered, but the pricing page does not state its length. | DA free trial is offered for each product, but its length and limits are not stated. |
| Features | CEmbedded integrations, a connector library, low-code workflows and MCP servers. But connectors not in the library are built for a one-off fee. | BWorkflows, ActionKit, managed sync, an embedded UI or headless SDK, managed authentication and a self-host option. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core work. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You build workflows and embed them in your product. | CNo store rating on record. Engineers must wire it into your product. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb platform with connectors to Salesforce, Dynamics, NetSuite, Sage, HubSpot, Shopify, Amazon S3 and Claude. No desktop or phone app. | BWeb platform with an SDK and an embedded UI. No integrations list on the pages read. |
| Best for | integrations built into your own product | integrations built into your own product |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Cyclr and Paragon. How we grade
Where they differ
- Cyclr also covers no-code.
At a glance
| Cyclr | Paragon | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $1,595 per month and up (Native Embedded iPaaS, PAYG) | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free trial offered; its length is not stated on the pricing page | Free trial offered for each product; length and limits are not stated |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Cyclr | Paragon |
| Price read from | cyclr.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Cyclr
- Priced for companies building integrations into a product: plans start at $1,595 per month, with no self-serve entry tier.
- The Growth and Scale plans include a monthly API call allowance, and calls over it are billed at published rates.
- Private Cloud for Service and MCP products is priced by talking to the vendor.
- Connectors you need that are not in the library are built for a one-off fee agreed in advance.
Paragon
- No prices are published: the Pro and Enterprise plans both say talk to sales, with a custom quote based on connected users.
- Usage costs scale with the number of tenants (customer organizations) using integrations, not with executions.
- Self-hosting, dynamic field mapping, SAML SSO and SLAs are listed under Enterprise.
Key features
Cyclr
- Embedded integrations
- Software companies can offer integrations natively inside their own product, with an embedded marketplace where their users pick and authenticate them.
- Connector library
- The vendor lists 600+ prebuilt connectors, and a toolkit lets customers build connectors for niche or proprietary APIs.
- Low-code workflows
- Workflows, which Cyclr calls Cycles, are built visually and can be saved as templates and deployed across many customer accounts.
- Multi-tenancy
- Customers, accounts and integrations are kept in separate environments so one platform can serve many end customers.
- MCP servers for AI
- A separate MCP PaaS product turns an application's API into configurable MCP servers that AI agents can call.
- Hosting options
- Shared plans run on Cyclr's own AWS account; Enterprise plans can be self-hosted or managed in AWS or Azure.
Paragon
- Workflows
- An embedded iPaaS for asynchronous integration logic, written in TypeScript or the low-code editor and triggered from your app or third-party webhooks.
- ActionKit
- One API and MCP server of synchronous integration actions across many apps, aimed at AI agents and workflow products.
- Managed Sync
- Managed ingestion pipelines for third-party data with normalized schemas, sync frequencies down to one minute and a Permissions API for access control in RAG.
- Embedded UI or headless SDK
- Customers connect apps through a white-labeled Connect Portal, or you build your own interface with the headless SDK.
- Managed authentication
- Authentication for connected apps is handled by Paragon, with unlimited integrations and custom connectors on every plan.
- Self-host option
- Enterprise plans can self-host or forward-deploy, and add SAML SSO, dynamic field mapping, priority support and SLAs.
Plans
Cyclr
PAYG$1,595
per month and up
Native Embedded iPaaS. $100 per connector per month, unlimited integrations and users.
Growth$2,595
per month and up
Native Embedded iPaaS. 10 connectors and 1,000,000 API calls included, plus a connector creation toolkit.
Scale$7,195
per month and up
Native Embedded iPaaS. 5,000,000 API calls, faster polling, staging environment and embedded marketplace.
Service Shared$1,495
per month and up
Service Embedded iPaaS on shared hosting, for companies delivering integrations to many customers.
MCP PaaS Shared$999
per month and up
Hosted MCP servers on shared infrastructure, with unlimited MCP servers and executions.
Paragon
Pricing could not be confirmed. See useparagon.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Cyclr or Paragon?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Cyclr starts at $1,595 per month and up (Native Embedded iPaaS, PAYG), and Paragon has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Cyclr or Paragon?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Cyclr nor Paragon has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.