Common Data Model

Transform data variety and silos into unified, standardized data.

What is a Common Data Model?

A Common Data Model (CDM) is a unified data structure that standardizes how information is organized, formatted, and understood across different systems and applications.

Modern enterprises struggle with fragmentation as similar information is often structured differently across different systems – attribute naming, data schema, format, validations etc.

Nexla’s CDM solution automatically transforms heterogeneous data from diverse sources into a consistent, reusable structure, eliminating schema complexity and accelerating AI initiatives.

What is a Common Data Model?

Why CDM?

Simplify Consumption Downstream

Decouple your downstream consumers from new sources of data variety. With a Common Data Model, you can bring new sources of data with completely different data models without impacting your downstream consumers.

Your applications, analytics & BI tools, APIs, AI/ML models, and data warehouses always receive data in the same consistent format—regardless of how many new sources you add or how complex their original structures are.

Why CDM?

Enable Data Collaboration

Break down data silos by creating reusable data products that teams can discover and share. Domain experts and data engineers collaborate seamlessly using standardized templates and self-service tools.

Ensure Data Quality and Governance

CDMs enforce consistent data validation rules and contracts across all sources. Define quality standards, business rules, and compliance requirements once in your CDM, and they automatically apply to every new data source—ensuring uniform data integrity as your ecosystem scales.

Future-Proof Your Data Architecture

Evolving schemas and version control adapt to changing business needs. Your CDM grows with your organization while maintaining backward compatibility and seamless migrations.

 

Trusted by Industry Leaders

B2B Data Sharing

7.5X growth through automation

“Nexla makes sharing data between companies, in any format, really easy.” 
Brandon Leonardo, Co-Founder at Instacart
Brandon Leonardo
Co-Founder
B2B Onboarding

45x faster partner onboarding

“Nexla allows us to integrate with partners in an easy and user-friendly way, reducing our integration time from 6 months to 3-5 days. ”
Inma Orts, Senior Technical Account Manager at Glovo
Inma Orts
Senior Technical Account Manager
GenAI

2X faster time to production

“We were able to take a lengthy 3-month engagement and onboarding period for data integrations and cut it down to 1.5 months with Nexla.”
Xun Wang, CTO at Bloomreach
Xun Wang
CTO
Operations

10X less maintenance work

“With Nexla, we’ve been able to ensure that the equipment stays operational. Should we lose that capacity, we would definitely see an impact in our revenue stream.”
Chris Farrier, Director of Finance at Smarte Carte
Chris Farrier
Director of Finance
Operations

Reduced integration budget by 2X

“I believe that the savings that Nexla has given us by eliminating 3 to 4 other integration tools has reduced the integration budget by 50%-60% across all applications.”
CIO Chris LaFaire at Arcadia
Chris LaFaire
CIO
Analytics & Data Science

Increased insights delivery efficiency by 10X

“With Nexla, we are able to query data in a much more scalable and manageable perspective, increasing our insights delivery efficiency by 10X.”
Kyle Martin, Head of Data Management at Poshmark
Kyle Martin
Head of Data Management & Analytics Platform
B2B Onboarding

2X faster launch time

“For partners with unique or unusual requirements, Nexla has helped reduce our launch time by one to two months.”
Elliot Schmukler, VP Product at Instacart
Elliot Schmukler
Vice President, Product
Analytics

6X+ faster data delivery

“The turnaround time for data delivery is reduced by 85%. That makes all the difference in the world.”
Martez Cox, BI Manager at Kargo
Martez Cox
BI Manager
B2B

2.5X faster integration time

“We’ve been able to save about 60% of the time that we would have spent on integrations. It has had a big impact on our business and our efficiency.”
Ryan Polley, COO at Marchex
Ryan Polley
COO

Proven Across Industries

Nexla for Financial Services
Financial Services
Portfolio data, trading systems, risk management

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Nexla for Healthcare
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Patient records, clinical trials, insurance claims

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Nexla for insurance
Insurance
Claims processing, underwriting data, compliance & regulatory

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Asset Management
Retail & Ecommerce
Product inventory, customer data, sales analytics

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A Systematic Solution for Common Data Model

Schema Templates for CDM

Create and define your organization’s Common Data Model using Nexla’s flexible schema templates. Establish standardized structures for common business entities like customers, products, transactions, and events that can be reused across all data sources and teams.

AI-Powered Data Mapping

Nexla’s intelligent mapping engine automatically understands incoming data and maps it to your CDM structure. Machine learning algorithms analyze field names, data types, patterns, and relationships to suggest optimal mappings, reducing manual configuration by 90%.

Seamless Data Delivery

Deliver CDM-standardized data directly to your databases, data warehouses, and applications in their native formats. Downstream systems receive clean, consistent data without needing to understand the complexity or variety of upstream sources.

Rich Semantic Documentation

Every CDM element includes comprehensive semantic documentation—business definitions, data lineage, usage examples, and relationship mappings. This living documentation ensures teams understand data meaning and context, strengthening data governance and collaboration.

Automated Data Validation

Define validation rules and data contracts once in your CDM, and they automatically apply to all new data sources. Quality checks, business rules, and compliance requirements are enforced consistently, ensuring data integrity as your ecosystem grows.

Adaptive CDM Evolution

As schema changes or new data sources emerge, Nexla automatically adapts downstream schema. Smart schema evolution handles new fields, data types, and relationships while maintaining backward compatibility and preserving existing integrations.

Ready to Standardize Your Data?

Turn data chaos into organized, AI-ready assets—see how Nexla’s approach to building a Common Data Model can accelerate your analytics and AI initiatives while reducing integration complexity.