24 Valuable Integration Statistics You Need to Know in 2023

Integrations are growing in popularity, and they’ve never been more important than in 2023. This is the decade of the ecosystems.

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How you build integrations and tech partnerships now is likely to guide the future of your company for years to come.

Most tech companies know that integrations are useful, but do you know how valuable they really are? (Hint: more than you think.)

Check out these statistics on how integrations have driven success throughout companies – sales, marketing, and partnership teams.

Integration statistics for marketers

Integrations are the #1 and #2 most important reasons companies decide on a martech vendor. External integrations are the highest priority with internal integrations coming second. – CDP Institute’s State of Customer Data

Integrations are the #1 most commonly cited factor for marketers replacing a martech software. – MarTech.org’s Martech Replacement Survey 2022

52% of marketers described their martech stack as an integrated, multi–system architecture. – CDP Institute’s State of Customer Data

Marketers named system integrations as the #2 most important feature when implementing a martech stack. – Ascend2’s Martech Stack Optimization Strategies, Tactics, and Trends

71% of consumers are ready for integrated, ecosystem offerings. - McKinsey & Company analysis, IHS World Industry Service

The integrated network economy is estimated to reach 25% of the total economy by 2030. That equates to global revenues of $70 trillion. - McKinsey & Company analysis, IHS World Industry Service

According to Scott Brinker and Jason Baldwin, the five trends in marketing technology leading up to 2030 are:

• “No Code” Citizen Creators
• Platforms, Networks & Marketplaces
• App Explosion
• From Big Data to Big Ops
• and Harmonizing Human + Machine

Integration statistics for B2B software

Globally, integrations are the #3 most important factor for buyers. Trust is the #1 factor and sales flexibility is #2. – Gartner 2023 Global Software Buying Trends

Businesses with 5 integrations are willing to pay 20% more for the same core product. This applies across business types, from SMBs to enterprises. – Profitwell Report

Inadequate technology integration is the #1 main barrier to investment in tech. – LXA’s Martech Report

25% of VPs and Executives cite missing or inadequate integrations as the biggest complaint about their current CRM solution. – Insightly’s report, Choosing the right CRM to align teams

Integration statistics for partner software

Integration is the #1 most important factor for buyers purchasing partner technology. – HubSpot’s 2022 State of Partner Ops and Programs Report

74.2% of buyers report that a system's ability to integrate is either a very or extremely important consideration when buying partner technology. – HubSpot’s 2022 State of Partner Ops and Programs Report

Integrations statistics that show reduced churn

Integration users are 58% less likely to churn on average. – Crossbeam’s 2023 State of the Partner Ecosystem Report

Small companies (10–99 employees) reported that integrations prevented churn by 50–59%. Mid–sized companies (100–499 employees) reported the impact to be 70–79%.

– Crossbeam’s 2023 State of the Partner Ecosystem Report

Integration statistics for sales

Tech partners helped sales reps drive 50% better conversions, from early stage to close/won. – Okta report on the benefits of tech partners

Tech partners drove 40% faster deal cycles, from early stage to close/won. – Okta report on the benefits of tech partners

Leads who came from tech partners resulted in 20%–50% larger deal size. – Okta report on the benefits of tech partners

Deals from tech partners were 60% less likely to churn. – Okta report on the benefit of tech partners part 2

Integration statistics – Company case studies

RollWorks customers with integrations are 30% more likely to renew their contracts. With 4+ integrations they’re 135% more likely to renew. – Crossbeam Case Study

HubSpot customers who use the RollWorks integration retain at 90%. – Hubspot Case study

Freshworks customers are 30% less likely to churn with at least one integration and 60–80% less likely to churn with 5+ integrations. – Crossbeam Case Study

Typeform customers with at least one integration rate have a 14% higher retention rate and 36% higher with 5+ integrations. – Tray Case Study

Typeform users with a Zapier integration are 40% less likely to churn. – Price Intelligently Case Study

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