Move more data, way faster
Simba drivers are built for large data workloads. Run high-volume queries with consistent speed, stability, and throughput across platforms.
Data Connectivity
The gold standard in ODBC & JDBC drivers
Out-of-the-box Drivers Managed Services Ready to White Label
Production-grade ODBC and JDBC drivers for direct, reliable access to live enterprise data, from the team that co-created the standard in 1992.
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What it does
Engineered for reliable enterprise connectivity
Full SQL on any source
Run standard SQL against sources that do not natively support it, with the driver compensating for missing functions instead of failing the query.
Query pushdown
Filters, joins, and aggregations push down to the source and run collaboratively between driver and source, so large workloads stay fast under real concurrency.
Schema mapping
Reshape nested or semi-structured data into clean relational tables, ready for BI tools and analytics without custom engineering.
Type fidelity
Data types map correctly between mismatched source and client systems, so values arrive intact rather than silently coerced or truncated.
Metadata exposure
Tables, fields, and relationships are exposed so BI tools and pipelines support drag-and-drop exploration and semantic models out of the box.
Enterprise security
Support for SSO, OAuth, Kerberos, and LDAP, with optional FIPS-compliant encryption for the strictest enterprise and regulated requirements.
Everything you can do with Data Connectivity
15000+
Databricks customers worldwide
“Simba ODBC connector lets users query Spark data directly from Excel, Tableau, Qlik or others. No complex ETL or data moves needed.”
Databricks
Talk SQL to anything
Query structured or unstructured sources using standard SQL. Simba drivers translate behind the scenes so tools work without custom code.
From chaos to queryable schema
Transform nested or semi-structured data into clean relational tables. Simba makes complex sources easy to work with in SQL-based tools.
2000+
Sisense customers worldwide
"With Simba drivers and SDK support, Sisense users gained the power to query MongoDB and BigQuery using real SQL for advanced analytics."
Boaz Farkash
Sisense Analytics
Use cases
Why you can do with Simba drivers
Use drivers to connect to your tools
Connect your BI and ETL tools to the sources you run with production-grade drivers that install cleanly and hold up under load, no custom engineering required.
Give your platform customers connectivity
Offer your customers a native way to connect popular BI tools to your platform. We build and maintain the driver for you, so your team carries none of the support load.
Embed connectivity in your app
License and embed production-grade drivers to expand the connectivity your application offers, adding source coverage without building it yourself.
Connectivity for the sources that matter
Production-grade ODBC and JDBC drivers covering enterprise databases, warehouses, cloud platforms, NoSQL stores, and APIs, each built and maintained by the team that co-created the ODBC standard. Browse the full catalog to confirm coverage for your sources.
Who it's for
For teams where the connection cannot fail
Enterprise data teams, data platform vendors enabling their customers, and software companies embedding connectivity into their own applications.
Enterprise data teams
Connect live data to BI and reporting tools reliably, under deadline pressure, with no ETL fragility and expert support when source systems change underneath you.
Data platform vendors
Give your customers a native way to connect popular BI tools to your platform, backed by expert maintenance, without building a connectivity team or carrying the support load.
Software builders
Embed broad, production-grade connectivity into your application and expand the sources you support, without spending your roadmap building and maintaining drivers in-house.
Proven Across the Most Demanding Data Environments
Why Databricks chose Simba for connectivity
Databricks needed reliable, standards-based connectivity so their customers could connect the BI and analytics tools they already used. Simba provided the driver technology behind that connectivity, proven at scale across demanding data environments, and became the partner Databricks trusted for the Spark connectivity experience.
McKesson keeps mission-critical healthcare data flowing
McKesson needed reliable connectivity for mission-critical healthcare data and could not afford disruption when switching drivers. The move to the Simba ODBC driver was plug and play, a simple switch with no hiccups and no delays, keeping critical data flowing without interruption.
Sisense embeds Simba Data Connectivity and builds its own driver
Sisense wanted to give non-technical business users seamless access to complex, fast-changing data sources, without pulling its best engineers off the core product. Sisense embedded Simba's ODBC connectors and used the Simba SDK to quickly build its own custom driver. Business users can now connect Sisense to sources like MongoDB and Google BigQuery and query billions of rows through SQL, with no code required.
Frequently asked questions
What is data connectivity?
Data connectivity is the layer that lets applications and BI tools query data sources reliably. Drivers built on open standards like ODBC and JDBC translate between your tools and your databases, warehouses, cloud services, and APIs
Will the driver hold up under heavy query loads?
Yes. Filters, joins, and aggregations push down to the source and run collaboratively between driver and source, so large workloads stay fast under real concurrency instead of dragging the source down. The same connectivity technology runs in the most demanding production data environments in the world.
What happens when a source system changes or updates?
Each driver is maintained by the team that co-created the ODBC standard, so when a source system releases an update, the driver is ready and issues are resolved by the people with the deepest knowledge of the standard. That is the difference from in-house or auto-generated drivers, which go stale the moment a source changes and leave your team owning the fix.
Does my data get copied or moved?
No. Direct data federation means your BI tools and AI systems query live data where it lives, rather than copying it or moving it through ETL pipelines that break when source systems change. That means fresher data, fewer points of failure, and no infrastructure debt from pipelines, which matters most in regulated environments where data movement is a compliance question.
Why not just use a free or open-source driver?
Open standards mean anyone can build a driver. The difference shows in production: whether it performs under load, survives source-system updates, and comes with expert support. Free drivers are free until they break and your team owns the fix.
What does it connect to?
Enterprise databases, data warehouses, cloud platforms, NoSQL stores, and REST APIs. Each driver is built and maintained by the team that co-created the ODBC standard, rather than auto-generated, so coverage comes with depth and reliability on the sources that matter most rather than shallow support spread thin.
Can I embed or redistribute the drivers?
Yes. Drivers can be embedded into your application or offered to your platform's customers, with licensing aligned to embedded and internal use cases. For custom needs, the Simba SDK and Managed Services build and maintain drivers for you, the same toolkit Simba's own engineering team uses.
How is Simba different from broad-coverage connectivity vendors?
Simba competes on depth, not driver count. The connectivity technology most competitors license externally is developed and owned by Simba, which means deeper source access and faster resolution when a source system changes, rather than the shallow coverage that comes from racing to support as many sources as possible.