Tray.ai
The AI-ready integration and automation platform
Founded
2012
Starting Price
Custom
Category
Automation & Integration
Last updated August 17, 2026
About Tray.ai
Tray.ai is an enterprise iPaaS that combines process automation, data integration, API management, and 700+ connectors on one governed platform. Beyond classic integration work, it now ships Merlin Agent Builder for no-code AI agents, an Agent Gateway that turns any connector into a governed MCP server, and Tray Headless plugins that let developers build the same workflows from Claude Code, Codex, or any MCP-compatible coding assistant. Formerly branded Tray.io; tray.io now redirects to tray.ai.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Visual builder handles genuinely complex logic — branching, loops, approvals, and error paths — with more flexibility than Zapier-class tools
- 700+ maintained connectors, plus a universal HTTP client and Connector SDK so an unsupported API is never a dead end
- Unusually complete governance for an iPaaS: one RBAC and audit model across workflows, agents, MCP tools, and pipelines, with SOC 1 & SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR, and US/EU/APAC regional hosting
- Code-or-canvas parity is rare — Tray Headless ships Claude Code and Codex plugins and MCP access, and the same workflow opens in the visual canvas for ops to maintain
Key Features
Tray Build Visual Workflow Canvas
Low-code drag-and-drop builder for multi-step workflows with branching, loops, approvals, and explicit error paths — aimed at developers, analysts, and ops staff alike
700+ Connectors Plus Universal HTTP
Maintained connector library covering major SaaS apps, databases, and cloud services, with a universal HTTP client for any remaining API and a Connector SDK for custom builds
Merlin Agent Builder
No-code builder for production AI agents with knowledge sources, tools, reasoning, multi-agent orchestration, human-in-the-loop approvals, and deployment to Slack, Teams, chat, or API
Agent Gateway for MCP
Turns any Tray connector into a managed MCP server and packages multi-step workflows as composite MCP tools, cutting agent token burn while keeping RBAC, versioning, and audit on every call
Tray Headless
Build agents, MCP tools, and integrations from a coding assistant — dedicated plugins for Claude Code and Codex with typed tools and validation hooks, plus MCP access for Cursor, Windsurf, and others
Tray Helix Governed Runtime
Deploys AI-built apps from a coding assistant to Tray's managed runtime with one command, applying SSO, managed credentials, execution logs, pre-deploy approval, and per-app cost tracking as they ship
Pricing
Pro
Custom/month
- For specific use cases
- 3 workspaces
- 7-day insights
- 7-day log retention
- 700+ connectors
Best For
Governing MCP Access for AI Agents
Expose enterprise systems to agents through managed MCP servers instead of raw API keys, packaging multi-system lookups like a Salesforce plus Zendesk plus Stripe customer 360 into a single governed, audited tool call
Revenue Operations and Lead Routing
Score, enrich, deduplicate, and route inbound leads from Marketo or HubSpot into Salesforce with territory assignment and rep notification, targeting sub-3-minute speed-to-lead
Employee Onboarding and IT Service Desk
Provision accounts across Okta, Google Workspace, Slack, and Jira the moment a hire closes in Workday, and let governed agents reset passwords, provision software, and close tickets without human triage
Warehouse and Analytics Data Sync
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