Boomi
Boomi runs a cloud platform that connects apps, data, and AI agents across a company's systems.
On the record
Checkpoint: Lunar.dev acquisition expected to close and Salesforce's combined MuleSoft/Informatica push into F500 accounts
The call
Boomi is a real, growing business wedged between AI tools that could shrink integration work and a newly combined Salesforce rival, with its private equity owners still deciding what comes next.
Boomi sells software that lets companies plug their different business applications together so data flows smoothly between them. It is hard to leave once you build workflows on their platform, but Salesforce just bought two larger competitors (MuleSoft and Informatica) and Microsoft also offers similar tools, so customers have cheaper or simpler options now. The real test comes in the next year: if Salesforce convinces Boomi's biggest clients to switch, Boomi loses its main advantage and becomes just another vendor fighting for scraps.
Why
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AI pressure: Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT Enterprise, Claude agents. Low-code integration builders are easy for AI to replicate, pushing Boomi to sell governance for other agents instead of the connectors themselves. Could AI do the core job? Only partly.
02
Bigger players: Salesforce (MuleSoft plus Informatica, deal closed Nov 2025). Salesforce now owns two integration rivals at once and can bundle them against Boomi inside Fortune 500 accounts. Could a giant copy it? Yes, easily.
03
What protects it. Deep, hard to rip out connections inside over a quarter of Fortune 500 companies, plus 75,000 AI agents already running on its platform.
What would change this call
Salesforce announces MuleSoft+Informatica wins displacing Boomi at named F500 accounts by mid-2027. Would show the incumbent moat is decaying and Boomi is losing enterprise share.
Lunar.dev acquisition (LOI May 2026) closes or is abandoned/delayed past FY27. Shows whether Boomi's AI-data-activation bet is actually executing.
Francisco Partners/TPG announce a sale, dividend recap, or IPO filing for Boomi. Reveals whether PE owners see near-term exit value or are extracting cash instead.
Lunar.dev acquisition (LOI May 2026) closes or is abandoned/delayed past FY27. Shows whether Boomi's AI-data-activation bet is actually executing.
Francisco Partners/TPG announce a sale, dividend recap, or IPO filing for Boomi. Reveals whether PE owners see near-term exit value or are extracting cash instead.
Key numbers
- 30,000+ customers
- $975M debt load
- 75,000+ AI agents in production
Named risks
- PE ownership since 2021 with lengthening hold period creates exit and equity-value uncertainty.
- Salesforce's combined MuleSoft plus Informatica offering could erode Boomi's enterprise share.
- Low-code integration-builder functionality is increasingly AI-generatable, commoditizing core product.
- Lunar.dev acquisition announced May 2026 as LOI only, not confirmed closed as of July 2026.
- Historical sales-org attrition and layoff sentiment reported in 2023 employee reviews.
Rivals, as read in July 2026
| Rival | Direction | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salesforce (MuleSoft + Informatica) | gaining on | Closed Informatica acquisition Nov 2025, combining with MuleSoft to pressure Boomi's F500 accounts |
| Workato | gaining on | Named Leader in Forrester iPaaS Wave, Q3 2025, ahead of Boomi in that ranking |
| Microsoft (Copilot/Logic Apps) | contesting | Bundling AI orchestration with existing enterprise suite, threatening iPaaS mid-market demand in 2026 |
| IBM (webMethods) | contesting | Competes directly in enterprise integration after acquiring webMethods from Software AG in 2024 |
Questions people ask
- Who owns Boomi now?
- Boomi has been privately owned by Francisco Partners and TPG Capital since May 2, 2021, when they acquired it from Dell Technologies in a $4 billion cash deal. Steve Lucas has served as Chairman and CEO since December 2022. No IPO or sale has been announced as of July 2026.
- Is Boomi profitable?
- Boomi does not publicly disclose profitability figures. It is privately held by Francisco Partners and TPG since a 2021 $4 billion buyout from Dell, and company-reported traction includes 30,000+ customers as of February 2026, but no audited profit or loss figures are available in public sources.
- Is Boomi laying off workers in 2026?
- No confirmed large-scale 2026 layoff has been reported for Boomi. A targeted layoff occurred in December 2022 following the Dell spinoff, and 2023 employee reviews described recurring sales-org attrition, but no 2025-2026 mass layoff event appears in available sources as of July 2026.
- Could AI replace Boomi?
- Boomi is positioning itself as infrastructure underneath AI, not something AI replaces: in May 2026 it launched Boomi Connect, an MCP gateway bridging Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT Enterprise, and Microsoft Copilot to 1,000+ enterprise tools. However, its low-code integration-builder work is increasingly AI-generatable by rivals doing the same.
- Who is Boomi's biggest competitor?
- Salesforce is Boomi's largest threat after closing its acquisition of Informatica in November 2025, adding to its existing MuleSoft integration platform. Workato was also named a Leader in Forrester's iPaaS Wave in Q3 2025, intensifying competitive pressure on Boomi's mid-tier enterprise integration position.
- Is Boomi a safe company to join in 2026?
- Boomi reports 30,000+ customers and over a quarter of Fortune 500 companies as clients as of February 2026, with an active product cadence including AI partnerships with Gong, ServiceNow, and AWS. It remains PE-owned since 2021 with no confirmed 2026 layoffs, though a pending Lunar.dev acquisition and Salesforce competition add uncertainty.
Timeline
- 2026-07-20Boomi-commissioned Forrester study finds 86% of enterprises deployed AI agents, only 34% trust them
- 2026-05-14Boomi partners with Gong to bring Revenue AI signals into Agentstudio
- 2026-05-13Boomi launches Boomi Connect MCP gateway; announces intent to acquire Lunar.dev
- 2026-04-21Boomi reports 75,000+ AI agents running in production on its platform
- 2026-02-13Boomi surpasses 30,000 customers, over 25% of Fortune 500
- 2025-11Salesforce closes acquisition of Informatica, consolidating iPaaS rivals
- 2025-06-16Boomi announces Agentstudio AI-agent framework innovations at Boomi World 2025
- 2024-12Boomi agrees to acquire Rivery, a CDC/ELT data-integration provider
- 2024-05Boomi acquires API management assets from APIIDA AG and Mashery (Cloud Software Group)
- 2021-05-02Francisco Partners and TPG acquire Boomi from Dell Technologies for $4 billion
Revision history
21 July 2026
First assessed. Losing its protection. The text above is fixed as of this date and is not edited afterwards.
In the same band
Sources
- Francisco Partners and TPG to Acquire Boomi from Dell Technologies (2021-05-02)
- Boomi Stock Price, Funding, Valuation, Revenue & Financial Statements (2026-05-12)
- Boomi Surges Past 30,000 Customers as AI Platform Scales (2026-02-13)
- Boomi's agentic AI drives data activation (2026-04-21)
- Employee Count & Headcount Data (2026-06-29)
- Boomi, LP (2026-06-14)
- Boomi Announces Product Innovations at Boomi World 2025 (2025-06-16)
- Boomi Book of Innovations (2026-05-13)
- Boomi Announces Intent to Acquire Lunar.dev to Deliver Governed Agent Connectivity Across the Enterprise (2026-05-13)
- Boomi Teams up With Gong to Bring Revenue AI to Boomi Agentstudio (2026-05-14)
- ServiceNow And Boomi Deepen Ties To Power AI Control Tower Ambitions (2026-05-13)
- Buyer's Guide: Enterprise Integration Platform (iPaaS) (2026-06-24)