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Integrating APIs Is Now Table Stakes—So We’re Giving It Away for Free

Written by David Brown | May 2, 2025

Let’s get one thing straight: if a platform in 2025 is still charging you just to integrate APIs, it’s already behind.

We live in a world where everything connects. You’re pulling data from five sources, syncing with CRMs, triggering automations across cloud services, and pushing results into dashboards—and that’s just a Tuesday. APIs aren’t a bonus feature anymore. They’re the foundation.

So here’s our stance at Lonti: if API integration is now table stakes, then it should be accessible to everyone. That’s why we’ve included full API integration capabilities in the free edition of our platform.

Yep. Free. No catches. No paywalls.

Why We’re Doing This

Because we’re developers too—and we’re tired of the gatekeeping.

We’ve seen it all. Platforms that dangle “API support” like a carrot, only to lock the good stuff behind enterprise paywalls. Platforms that treat integration like an afterthought or make you wrestle with connector limitations and weird SDKs. Platforms that try to upsell you just to move your data from Point A to Point B.

Not us.

At Lonti, integration isn’t an upsell. It’s the starting point.

What You Actually Get in the Free Edition

Our free edition gives you full access to Martini, our API integration and automation platform. With Martini, you can:

  • Create and publish APIs visually or with full-code control
  • Orchestrate complex workflows with drag-and-drop logic
  • Connect to virtually any system—REST, SOAP, SQL, file systems, cloud services, you name it
  • Automate processes across tools and teams
  • Use real Java and Groovy when you need full customization
  • Extend with libraries, write your own services, deploy at scale

And you can do all of that for free. Because developers shouldn’t have to beg for basic tools. You should be able to build something real—something powerful—without being punished for it.

This Isn’t “Citizen Developer” Low Code

Let’s be honest: a lot of free-tier platforms out there are glorified sandboxes. They’re limited, shallow, and usually built for non-technical users dragging boxes around in hopes something magical happens.

Martini’s not that.

We built Martini for real developers—engineers who care about performance, scale, extensibility, and architecture. Our low-code tools don’t hide the complexity; they let you manage it efficiently. That’s why we support full scripting, custom logic, and total control over your services. And that’s why API integration isn’t a luxury in our world. It’s a core feature, by design.

Integration Shouldn’t Be the Bottleneck

If you can’t integrate, you can’t build.

It doesn’t matter how slick your UI is or how fast your workflows run—if you can’t pull in the right data or connect to your stack, you’re stuck. Integration is the connective tissue of modern software, and putting it behind a paywall only slows innovation.

By making it free, we’re not just giving developers a head start—we’re removing the excuses. Now you can start building with the same tools we designed for enterprise-scale solutions.

Want to See It in Action?

Go ahead. Download the free edition. Spin up a few APIs. Connect a couple systems. Try a data sync. Build an automation. Actually do something real.

No credit card. No trial countdown. Just you, your ideas, and a platform that gets out of your way.

We didn’t build Lonti to create another walled garden. We built it because we believe in low code without limits—and that starts with making integration free.

Ready to try it?
Start building with the Free Edition of Martini. Full API integration included. No strings attached.