# Merge > Source: https://agentsindex.ai/merge The team behind Merge runs this listing Verified owner Integration layer that syncs data from hundreds of HR, CRM, accounting and ticketing systems into AI products. - Best for: Product and platform teams that need to ship secure third-party integrations quickly. Starting price Free From [merge.dev/pricing/unified](https://www.merge.dev/pricing/unified), checked 12 November 2026 - MCP server Yes - API Yes - Open source Not stated - Self-host Not stated [Docs](https://docs.merge.dev/home) What we checked - Pages last read: 12 November 2026 - Facts checked: 4 facts From 9 sources, read 2 November 2026 - AI answers: Not named in any of 62 Buyer questions, our November check [How we check](https://agentsindex.ai/methodology) [Editorial policy](https://agentsindex.ai/editorial-policy#not-for-sale) [Visit Merge](https://agentsindex.ai/go/merge) [Compare](https://agentsindex.ai/compare?cat=agent-tools-and-integrations&products=merge) ## At a glance - Category: [Agent tools and integrations](https://agentsindex.ai/categories/agent-tools-and-integrations) - Tags: BYOK, Freemium ### For developers - Works with: HubSpot, ClickUp, Rippling, Asana, Workday, FreshBooks and 6 more ## Merge in our research ## What is Merge? Merge is a unified API platform for product, AI, and engineering teams that need to read and write third-party data across customer-facing integrations. It combines Data integrations, Agentic tooling, Agent Handler, Gateway, Integration Observability, and Security and compliance controls. Merge says it serves thousands of companies, including OpenAI, Perplexity, Dropbox, and Ramp. Plans run Launch free, Professional contract-based pricing, and Enterprise contract-based pricing. ## What it actually does, and why it's three products now Merge started in 2020 as a single unified API for HR/ATS integrations and expanded to CRM, accounting, ticketing, file storage, knowledge base, and chat — eight categories, one normalized schema ("Common Model") per category, per Merge's docs (docs.merge.dev/home, checked 28 August 2026). As of August 2026 the vendor's docs claim 260+ documented Unified API integrations. In 2025-26 Merge added two more products under the same account and security review: Agent Handler, which exposes 180+ third-party tool connectors to AI agents over MCP with per-end-user OAuth, tool-pack scoping, and an audit trail; and Gateway, which routes LLM calls across 270+ models from 20+ providers with fallback, spend budgets, and zero-data-retention options. All three share Merge's authentication flow ("Merge Link") and one vendor relationship — the pitch is that a team already vetted for Unified API can add agent tool-calling or LLM routing without a second procurement cycle. ## Pricing — what's public and what isn't Merge Unified (checked merge.dev/pricing/unified, 28 August 2026): Launch tier is free for the first 3 production linked accounts, then $650/month for up to 10 total, $65/linked account after that, with volume discounts available. Professional and Enterprise are both "contract-based pricing" — no published number, reached via demo. The compare table does disclose real technical deltas between tiers: rate limits are 100 req/min on Launch, 400/min on Professional, 600/min on Enterprise; sync frequency tops out at daily on Launch vs. customizable higher frequencies above it. Agent Handler (merge.dev/pricing/agent-handler) has a genuinely free tier (2,000 monthly credits, unlimited registered users and tool packs) then a $1,000/month Pro plan for 25,000 credits with overage billing, or — under a separate "Merge for Workforce" SKU aimed at IT/security teams — a flat $10 per user per month. Gateway (merge.dev/pricing/gateway) is pass-through LLM cost plus a 5% fee on the Pro plan, with $10/month in free credits and no published spending cap; Enterprise on all three products is quote-only. So roughly two-thirds of the pricing surface (every Enterprise tier, Unified Professional) is not a real number — plan on a sales call to price anything past prototype scale. ## Funding and company scale Merge (Merge API Inc.) was founded in June 2020 by Shensi Ding and Gil Feig. Confirmed funding history: a $4.5M round (May 2021), a $15M Series A led by an investor group in November 2021, and a $55M Series B led by Accel in October 2022 — TechCrunch reported total funding at $75M as of the Series B, and Merge disclosed 30x ARR growth in the prior 12 months and roughly 2,500 customers at that time (techcrunch.com/2022/10/24, checked 28 August 2026). No funding round has been publicly reported since October 2022 — nearly four years without a disclosed new raise for a company that has since roughly tripled its product surface. Third-party aggregator Sacra estimates 2023 revenue at $20M and a 2023 valuation of $317M (sacra.com/c/merge, checked 28 August 2026) — these are Sacra's own modeled estimates, not filed or vendor-disclosed figures, and should be read as directional only. ## What the SDKs actually are (and aren't) Merge's GitHub org (github.com/merge-api, checked 28 August 2026) hosts about 55 repos, most notably MIT-licensed client SDKs for Python, Node, Java, Go, and Ruby, plus React components for the Merge Link and Agent Handler Link auth flows. These are thin, actively maintained API clients — the Node client shows commits within the past week of this check — but they are not the product. Merge Unified, Agent Handler, and Gateway are all closed-source hosted services; nothing about the MIT license on the SDK repos extends to self-hosting or inspecting the actual integration/routing logic. ## Security and compliance posture Merge's security page (merge.dev/security, checked 28 August 2026) states certifications in SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA, hosted on AWS with application-layer encryption of PII, a choice of US/EU/APAC multi-tenant or single-tenant hosting, and a public vulnerability disclosure program (security@merge.dev). A public Trust Center is linked (trust.merge.dev) alongside a Data Processing Agreement. These are vendor-stated certifications; we did not independently verify the underlying audit reports, which is normal — that verification typically happens under NDA during a security review, not from a public trust page. ## Operational transparency Merge publishes a live status page (status.merge.dev) with per-component uptime (Unified API, Dashboard, Merge Link, sync engine, Agent Handler, docs) and incident history — the two most recent entries as of this check were a 1.5-hour docs outage (Aug 5, 2026, attributed to a downstream vendor) and a scheduled 46-minute maintenance window (Aug 4, 2026), both resolved with timestamped updates. The changelog (merge.dev/changelog) posts weekly, dated, per-product entries with specific before/after detail — e.g., an Outlook payload-size fix that cut a typical message from 57KB to 14KB — rather than vague "improvements and bug fixes." This is a materially more detailed changelog than most vendors in this space publish. ## Independent reviews — not established Merge has review pages on G2 (255 reviews across its listings, per G2's own site) and TrustRadius, but we could not read star ratings or review text from either. We are not repeating any rating or review count as fact until it can be read directly. ## Customer claims Merge's site names Perplexity Enterprise Pro, Mistral AI, Zoom, Ramp, Bill.com, Drata, Foxit, and Electric as customers, each with an attributed testimonial quote (e.g., Perplexity's Head of Enterprise Product on using Agent Handler to add data connectors; Zoom's Head of Engineering estimating Merge's integration-observability tooling would have taken 3 months to build in-house). These are vendor-published case studies and quotes attributed to named individuals at real companies, not independently corroborated by us, and should be read as customer testimonials rather than verified outcomes. Our take Check whether Launch's 3 production Linked Accounts are enough for your rollout, since the plan charges $65 per Linked Account after 10 total production accounts. If you need custom fields, field-level scopes, or custom sync frequencies, those sit on Professional rather than Launch. ## How much does Merge cost? Prices excluding tax, as Merge publishes them. - Launch · Start for free - Link 3 production Linked Accounts for free - Contact us for volume discounts - Basic functionality included - Most popular - Professional · Contract-based pricing - Access custom fields - Field-level scopes for enhanced data minimization - Custom sync frequencies - Access to go-live support packages - The best fit for most companies - Enterprise · Contract-based pricing - Enterprise security features like Audit Trail - Go-live support - Unlimited access to sandboxes - Dedicated account manager with shared Slack channel - Support and uptime SLAs - High-touch service for large firms [![Merge](https://agentsindex.ai/img/1024/screenshots/merge/pricing.webp)](https://agentsindex.ai/img/1920/screenshots/merge/pricing.webp) Pricing page, captured 19 October 2026 [merge.dev/pricing/unified](https://www.merge.dev/pricing/unified), checked 12 November 2026 ### All plans and limits | Plan | Price | Main limits | | --- | --- | --- | | Agent Handler Free | $0 a month | 2,000 monthly credits | | Gateway Free | $0 a month | None stated | | Unified Launch | $650 per up to 10 production Linked Accounts a month | Log retention: 3 days; Rate limit: 100/min; Test Linked Accounts: Up to 3 | | Agent Handler Pro | $1,000 a month | 25,000 credits / month | | Agent Handler Enterprise | Price on request | None stated | | Gateway Enterprise | Price on request | None stated | | Gateway Pro | Price on request | None stated | | Unified Enterprise | Price on request | Log retention: 90+ days; Rate limit: 600/min; Test Linked Accounts: Unlimited | | Unified Professional | Price on request | Log retention: 30 days; Rate limit: 400/min; Test Linked Accounts: Unlimited | | Workforce | Price on request | None stated | Read 9 November 2026 from [merge.dev/pricing/agent-handler](https://www.merge.dev/pricing/agent-handler), [merge.dev/pricing/gateway](https://www.merge.dev/pricing/gateway), [merge.dev/pricing/unified](https://www.merge.dev/pricing/unified) and [merge.dev/pricing/workforce](https://www.merge.dev/pricing/workforce). ## For AI agents - MCP server: Yes - API: Yes [Developer docs](https://docs.merge.dev/home) ## What we checked on Merge Yes Partly No What it costs to start Yes ### What the price counts Merge meters each product differently: Unified charges per production Linked Account, Agent Handler sells monthly credit bundles spent per tool call, Gateway bills LLM cost plus a 5% fee, and Workforce is priced per user. > Pay $650/month for up to 10 total production Linked Accounts. $65 per Linked Account after. Unified tab, Launch plan card [merge.dev/pricing/unified](https://www.merge.dev/pricing/unified) Checked 2 November 2026 What it costs to start Yes ### Free tier Standing free plans exist with no time limit: Unified Launch covers three production Linked Accounts free, Agent Handler Free includes 2,000 monthly credits, and Gateway Free covers free LLMs without a card. > Get started for free with 2,000 monthly credits Agent Handler tab, Free plan card [merge.dev/pricing/agent-handler](https://www.merge.dev/pricing/agent-handler) Checked 2 November 2026 How you build with it Yes ### Public API The core product is itself a documented public API, with an API reference and official SDKs for Node, Java, Python, Go, Ruby and.NET; the Launch plan's rate limit is 100 requests per minute. > Build once into Merge and access hundreds of customer-facing integrations in order to sync data between your product and third-party platforms Welcome to Merge Docs, Unified card [docs.merge.dev/home](https://docs.merge.dev/home) Checked 2 November 2026 How you build with it Yes ### MCP server Agent Handler is built on MCP and can be installed as a remote MCP server in Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT or other MCP clients, exposing pre-built connectors grouped into Tool Packs. > Individuals can install Agent Handler as an MCP server for Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, or any tool that supports remote MCP servers. FAQ, What is Merge Agent Handler? [merge.dev/merge-agent-handler](https://www.merge.dev/merge-agent-handler) Checked 2 November 2026 ## Merge alternatives - [TinyFish](https://agentsindex.ai/tinyfish) · The team behind TinyFish runs this listing · One web layer for agents: free search and fetch, plus hosted browsers and goal-driven web automation. · Free, then $0.002 per minute Checked 11 Nov · ISO 27001 · [Visit](https://agentsindex.ai/go/tinyfish) - MCP server - API - Open source - Self-host - Merge and TinyFish | Merge | Free, then $650 a month | 2 Nov | | --- | --- | --- | | [TinyFish](https://agentsindex.ai/tinyfish) | Free, then $0.002 per minute | 11 Nov | ## Questions about Merge - How much does Merge cost?: Merge has a free plan. Its paid plans include Unified Launch at $650 per up to 10 production Linked Accounts a month, Agent Handler Pro at $1,000 a month and Agent Handler Enterprise. From merge.dev/pricing/unified, checked 12 November 2026. - Does Merge have an API or an MCP server?: It has an API. It has an MCP server. - What have we checked on Merge?: 4 facts, under these headings: What it costs to start, how you build with it. - How do we check Merge?: We hold 4 facts on Merge, quoted from 9 pages. Facts last checked 2 November 2026. Price last checked 12 November 2026. [How we check every listing](https://agentsindex.ai/methodology) ## Sources and changes Last changed 12 November 2026 Sources 9 - Read 9 November 2026 · [merge.dev](https://www.merge.dev/pricing/unified) /pricing/unified - Read 9 November 2026 · [merge.dev](https://www.merge.dev/pricing/agent-handler) /pricing/agent-handler - Read 9 November 2026 · [merge.dev](https://www.merge.dev/pricing/gateway) /pricing/gateway - Read 9 November 2026 · [merge.dev](https://www.merge.dev/features/customization) /features/customization - Read 9 November 2026 · [docs.merge.dev](https://docs.merge.dev/merge-agent-handler/overview) /merge-agent-handler/overview - Read 9 November 2026 · [merge.dev](https://www.merge.dev/features/real-time-data) /features/real-time-data - Read 2 November 2026 · [docs.merge.dev](https://docs.merge.dev/home) /home - Read 2 November 2026 · [merge.dev](https://www.merge.dev/merge-agent-handler) /merge-agent-handler - Read 27 October 2026 · [docs.merge.dev](https://docs.merge.dev/merge-unified/concepts) /merge-unified/concepts ## Similar in Agent tools and integrations [See all in Agent tools and integrations](https://agentsindex.ai/categories/agent-tools-and-integrations) - [ERIUS PHONE](https://agentsindex.ai/eriusphone) A dedicated virtual Android phone per AI agent, with Google Play apps and sign-ins that persist between sessions. 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