StepZen offers a GraphQL server that enables developers to create APIs with minimal coding, significantly reducing the complexity and time involved in API development. This allows teams to prioritize feature delivery over infrastructure management, enhancing overall productivity.
Funding
$8M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Developing GraphQL APIs often involves significant coding and infrastructure management, diverting resources from core feature development. This complexity can slow down development cycles and increase the overall cost of building and maintaining APIs.
Solution
IBM API Connect Essentials (formerly StepZen) provides a GraphQL-as-a-Service platform that simplifies API development, allowing developers to build, optimize, and scale GraphQL APIs with minimal coding. The platform abstracts away infrastructure concerns, enabling teams to focus on delivering features. It offers a developer experience for building GraphQL APIs that can run on AWS or on-premise.
Target Audience
The primary users are developers and organizations looking to simplify GraphQL API development, reduce infrastructure management overhead, and accelerate feature delivery.
Features
- GraphQL API creation with minimal coding
- Automatic optimization and scaling of GraphQL APIs
- Integration with IBM API Connect
- Support for running on AWS or on-premise environments
- Tools and examples for securing, transforming, and optimizing GraphQL APIs
- Visual Studio Code extension for streamlined development