Let’s face it: no one wants their team bogged down with repetitive, low-impact work. Whether you're managing APIs, syncing data across systems, or responding to incoming requests, every manual step is a delay and a potential error waiting to happen.

That’s where automation steps in. From AI-assisted development to real-time monitoring and self-service tools for business users, iPaaS solutions are packed with features designed to save your team time — every single week.

Here are five automation capabilities that consistently help organizations streamline operations and free up hours across both IT and business teams.

1. Connect AI to every workflow with full governance
2. Visual business process automation with BPMN 2.0
3. Templates and connectors that get you to “done” faster
4. Real-time monitoring that solves issues
5. Self-service for business users with the Business Automation Portal

Discover how each of these features can support your business and integration needs.

Top automation features you won't want to live without

1. Connect AI to every workflow with full governance

Forget AI as a buzzword. Here, AI is baked into how Frends helps you build smarter and faster. The Frends Intelligent AI Connector solves this by embedding AI directly into business processes and workflows. The platform also includes LLM-powered features like code generation and task configuration, allowing you to describe what you need in natural language—and get working automation in seconds.

Here’s how it saves time:

• Non-technical users can build or modify tasks using simple prompts

• Log every AI action, enforce role-based access, and audit decisions 

• Process documentation is generated automatically as you build

Real-world impact: What used to take hours of writing and testing is now done in minutes. Organizations can plug AI directly into their automation flows without security risks and integrate data seamlessly.

2. Visual business process automation with BPMN 2.0

Frends' low-code platform uses BPMN 2.0 as its process language — not just for show, but as the actual execution logic. It’s visual, standardized, and ideal for orchestrating even the most complex workflows.

Here’s how it saves time:

• Design and deploy processes without needing deep dev knowledge

• Automate multi-step, long-running workflows with built-in triggers and schedules

• Add business rules directly with visual tools like DMN and data mapping tables

Real-world impact: Customers like Mehiläinen run over 15,000 task executions daily thanks to BPMN-based automation. That’s thousands of tasks no one has to code from scratch.

"It seamlessly integrates with our existing BPMN-based process tools, which further facilitated the decision for us. We realized it was a powerful platform that not only met our requirements but also offered additional benefits"
- Anders Lindborg, Solution Architect at Sandviken Energi

3. Templates and connectors that get you to “done” faster

Frends comes with a growing library of 300+ pre-built connectors and ready-made process templates available at templates.frends.com.

Here’s how it saves time:

• No need to reinvent the wheel for common use cases

• Easily deploy, adapt, and version integrations with built-in governance

• Kick off projects in hours, not weeks

Real-world impact: Integrations that used to take weeks of dev time can now be deployed in a day. Your team moves faster—and with fewer errors.

"We were spending an increasing amount of time maintaining complex, open-source integrations, which not only slowed us down but also limited our ability to focus on delivering value to our customers. It became clear that we needed a solution that could simplify these processes and help us scale"
- Juho Elometsä, Head of Integrations at Netum

4. Real-time monitoring that solves issues

Intuitive, customizable dashboards provide real-time insights into integration processes and trigger alerts so users can detect anomalies and track performance and status at a glance

Here’s how it saves time:

• Automated alerts catch problems before they escalate

• Live dashboards give instant visibility into running processes

• Monitoring rules can trigger smart error-handling workflows

Real-world impact: IT teams report significantly reduced time spent on support. Instead of chasing issues, they focus on improvements—because Frends flags and fixes the routine stuff.

“We have reduced response times, enhancing our ability to promptly address errors by leveraging real-time monitoring capabilities"

- Marko Suomela, Operational Director, Data & Digital Services at Lemonsoft 

5. Self-service for business users with the Business Automation Portal

Why should business teams wait in line for IT? With the Frends Business Automation Portal (BAP), they don’t have to.

Here’s how it saves time:

• Business users can configure and deploy their own automations

• IT is freed from repetitive support and configuration requests

• Customizable templates ensure governance and consistency

Real-world impact: Teams become enablers, not gatekeepers. Business units take ownership of their workflows, and IT can finally step back from low-value tasks.

The compound effect: Hours saved, week after week

Each of these features saves time on its own, but combined, they create a compounding effect. For example:

• AI speeds up process deployment at scale

• Templates standardize that process

• The Business Automation Portal puts it in the hands of the right people

• And monitoring keeps it all running smoothly

It’s automation that pays off — not just once, but continuously.

Get started today

Frends makes automation accessible, fast and secure, whether you’re handling complex integrations or just getting started with process automation. It’s low-code where it matters, high-control where you need it, and designed to save you time from day one.

Ready to stop wasting hours on manual work? Explore how Frends can help.