Overview
Nexla is a high-performance, converged data engineering platform that shifts the focus from brittle ETL pipelines to scalable 'Data Products.' As of 2026, Nexla has solidified its market position as the leading Data Fabric provider for enterprises requiring bi-directional data flow across heterogeneous environments including SaaS, APIs, databases, and streaming services. Its technical architecture is built on 'Nexsets'—logical data entities that abstract underlying complexities, allowing for automated schema detection, transformation, and monitoring. Unlike legacy tools that require separate stacks for ETL, Reverse ETL, and Data Quality, Nexla unifies these into a single interface. The platform excels in handling unstructured data and complex API integrations, making it a critical component for modern AI RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines where high-quality, real-time data ingestion is non-negotiable. By automating 90% of the manual work associated with data integration, Nexla enables data engineers to deliver governed, ready-to-use data sets to business users and LLM applications with unprecedented velocity.