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Cloud Elements (discontinued) vs. Akana

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cloud Elements (discontinued)
Score 5.0 out of 10
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Cloud Elements was a cloud API integration service acquired by UiPath in 2021. It used cooperative apps to connect an organization’s customers, partners and employees to the cloud services they use. The product was discontinued in 2023.N/A
Akana
Score 10.0 out of 10
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Akana provides an end-to-end, full lifecycle API management tool for designing, implementing, securing, managing, monitoring, and publishing APIs. Suited for large enterprises and federated API partner ecosystems, Akana can be deployed natively across clouds and on-premises, enables customers to deploy securely via an integrated no-code portal, and provides detailed business analytics. Akana, a Rogue Wave solution, was acquired with Rogue Wave Software by Perforce in 2019.N/A
Pricing
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Offerings
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Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
Cloud Elements (discontinued)Akana
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Discontinued Products
Cloud Elements shines when you want to offer multiple options to the user on a type of system, such as supporting integration to CRM and wanting to offer Dynamics, Salesforce, and HubSpot on equal footing. If you only have a single integration with a single system, using Cloud Elements adds an unnecessary layer of abstraction.
Erik Ralston | TrustRadius Reviewer
Erik Ralston
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Perforce Software
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Pros
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  • The API itself is very robust and easy to use, being a standard REST interface, standard HTTP response codes, well-packaged error messages, etc.
  • Their uptime is great! I think I've seen one (short) 5-minute' blip' the entire time we've been connected for any type of primary function.
  • Their support is top notch, they respond quickly, and the team that works with you is communicative and knowledgable.
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Perforce Software
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Cons
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  • The only thing I can think of that they could improve is the quality of the assets they produce in the go-to-market process. This is a huge value add service, but the quality of what was produced was lower than what we would have produced internally. We spent more time going back and forth on the assets than it would have taken us to build them from scratch.
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Perforce Software
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Alternatives Considered
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At the time we found Cloud Elements we found no other option that had a Unified API for cloud storage providers.
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Return on Investment
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  • Not my area of expertise, but it made my job as an implementer much easier, especially after finishing the first integration.
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