Introducing hotglue
A light-weight platform to solve data integration for startups.
hotglue is a cloud-based embedded ETL platform designed to help B2B SaaS firms minimize the data integration phase of onboarding new users to your app.
Today, we’re excited to show off an early demo and get some feedback from the community. Feel free to leave comments and ask questions!
Demo
Before we get into the meat of it, we think the best way to explain something is to show it. Without further ado, check out our demo below!
We’d love your feedback and are happy to clarify if you have any questions. Feel free to leave a comment here or shoot me an email at hassan@hotglue.xyz
What is embedded ETL?
Embedded ETL is a new approach to ETL designed to give startups a real ETL tool.
Instead of treating data integration as separate from your product, embedded ETL tools address data integration from within the product — translating to a vastly reduced barrier to adoption for your product.
Extract
hotglue integrates with Singer taps to securely provide access to the most popular data sources out of the box. From Salesforce to HubSpot, we’ve got you covered.
Through the hotglue widget, you can provide users with a simple self-serve interface to connect their data sources to your app with just two lines of code.
Read more about how extraction is handled in the hotglue platform here.
Load
All data from your configured Singer taps is instantly moved to AWS S3 for processing and consumption by your application. Data never leaves your cloud environment, so your data is safe every step of the way.
Transform
hotglue enables developers to leverage the Python ecosystem to compose transformation scripts. Built with developers in mind, hotglue combines the power of Python modules like Pandas and Dask with the power of AWS, all in a simple always-ready workspace powered by JupyterLab.
What are the benefits to embedded ETL tools?
In many respects, an embedded ETL tool offers the same functionality as creating a custom ETL solution, but without the pain of building it from the ground up.
Reduced Adoption Barriers
Embedded ETL tools like hotglue enable customers to connect their data sources easily from within your product in a few clicks — making the data integration phase of onboarding as easy as possible.
Economical
Embedded ETL tools are far cheaper than enterprise ETL tools because they run on your cloud infrastructure, so you only pay for what you use. For instance, hotglue is installed directly into your AWS environment to promote security for your data and minimize cost.
Intuitive
From a usage standpoint, embedded ETL tools tend to be more intuitive and easy to use because they enable users to leverage widely used open source ecosystems. hotglue is built around the Python ecosystem, which has many well-supported tools for ETL.
Read more about the benefits of the embedded ETL paradigm here and how it compares to traditional ETL solutions.
Want to learn more about hotglue?
- Check our our website at hotglue.xyz (if you want to stay up-to-date, subscribe to our mailing list)
- Read our docs at docs.hotglue.xyz
Questions, comments? We’d love to hear your thoughts! Feel free to leave a comment here or shoot me an email at hassan@hotglue.xyz
Thanks for reading!
