What is Nango?
Open-source platform for building API and CRM integrations. Nango gives AI agents and software teams seamless access to 1,200+ external APIs with managed authentication, pre-built tools, and integrations infrastructure built for scale.
Nango news
What we learned operating auth for 1,000+ APIs
Production lessons from operating authentication for 1,000+ APIs at scale
Source: Nango Blog ↗How Nango runs untrusted customer code at scale
Nango runs untrusted customer code 150M+ times per month. Blog post details how runtime evolved from in-process sandbox to tenant-isolated AWS Lambdas.
Source: Nango Blog ↗Launched Nango API integrations builder skill
Built a skill for coding agents to build customer-facing integrations with any API on Nango
Source: Nango Blog ↗Launched RBAC and Enterprise commitment
Role-based access control (RBAC) launch with continued investment in security, self-hosting, and scale for Enterprise teams
Source: Nango Blog ↗Nango raises $7.5M Series A led by Gradient Ventures
Series A funding to build product integrations with AI
Source: Nango Blog ↗
Key features
Managed Authentication
Supports all auth types for 1,200+ APIs with automatic credential handling
Pre-built Tools & MCP
10,000+ pre-built tools through Model Context Protocol (MCP) server compatible with any AI agent framework
Real-time Triggers & Syncs
Real-time event triggers across APIs and automatic data synchronization capabilities
Request Proxy
Simplified API calls with built-in proxy for request routing and handling
Unified API Schemas
Customizable unified API schemas for consistent integration experience
Governance & Control
Permission and scope management with isolated sandbox environments and comprehensive audit trails
Compliance & Reliability
SOC 2, GDPR, and HIPAA compliance with 99.9% uptime SLA
Self-hosting & BYOC
Deploy on own infrastructure or Bring-Your-Own-Cloud instances on AWS, GCP, or Azure
Nango pricing
Hybrid pricing model: free tier for testing (hard-capped limits, resets monthly), consumption-based pay-as-you-go starting at $50/month with $50 in credits, and Enterprise with volume discounts. Pricing based on three dimensions: connections (API credentials), compute time (function execution), and data transfer (egress only).
| Plan | Price | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | API & MCP auth, tools & syncs; 10 connections, 10 hours/month compute time, 10GB/month data transfer; hard-capped limits that reset monthly |
| Pay-as-you-go | $50/mo base + usage | $50 in monthly credits; $0.29 per connection/month, $0.72 per compute hour, $0.50 per GB data transfer; in-app chat support |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing | Commitment discounts (connections as low as $0.01/month at scale), self-hosting & BYOC, MSA & SLA, private Slack Connect channel, integration delivery time as low as 2 days, solutions engineering support |
Pros & cons
Pros
- + Massive API catalog (1,200+ APIs) with pre-built integrations and tools
- + Open source (Elastic License 2.0) and self-hostable for full control
- + Runs untrusted customer code safely at scale (150M+ function runs/month)
- + Strong funding and active development (raised $7.5M, 13.2k GitHub stars, 215+ releases)
- + Built for enterprise with SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA compliance and 99.9% uptime
- + Significant volume discounts for high-throughput use cases (Fortune 500 customers)
Cons
- − Free tier has restrictive hard caps (10 connections max, 10GB/month data)
- − Pay-as-you-go minimum of $50/month may be high for small teams
- − Elastic License 2.0 is source-available but not OSI-approved as fully open source
- − EU-hosted cloud not yet available (only BYOC options in specific regions)
- − Learning curve for complex integration scenarios and custom tool development
Who is Nango best for?
- • AI agents needing access to multiple external APIs and services
- • B2B SaaS teams shipping customer-facing integrations
- • Companies requiring enterprise-grade compliance and self-hosting options
- • Developers starting with free tier and scaling to high-volume production
Frequently asked questions
Is Nango free?
Yes. Nango offers a free tier at $0/month with 10 connections, 10 hours/month compute, and 10GB/month data transfer. Hard-capped limits reset monthly.
What auth types does Nango support?
All authentication types across 1,200+ APIs including OAuth, API keys, bearer tokens, and custom auth schemes.
Can I self-host Nango?
Yes. Enterprise plan includes self-hosting options on your own infrastructure or BYOC instances on AWS, GCP, or Azure with fixed annual license and maintenance fees.
Is Nango suitable for high-volume use cases?
Yes. Platform is built for high throughput serving B2C and Fortune 500 companies. Enterprise plan offers significant volume discounts with commitments.
Does Nango offer an EU-hosted cloud?
Not currently, but BYOC instances can be deployed in any AWS, GCP, or Azure region globally on the Enterprise plan.
How do I track usage and set spend alerts?
Dashboard provides detailed usage breakdown by connections, compute time, and data transfer. Spend alerts can be configured within the dashboard.






