Platform
Keep Data on Your Own Network: Hybrid Integration Between Local Systems
Transfers between local systems, run on your own server
When two or more of your systems run inside your own network, the Rapidi Hybrid engine moves the data directly between them. The data stays local, and you still set everything up online in MyRapidi.
A Hybrid installation puts the Rapidi engine on a server in your own network. When you connect two or more local systems, that engine does the actual transfers directly between them, so the data stays local, also between sites joined by your own VPN. Hybrid is not used to connect a local system with a cloud system. That is what RapidiConnector does.
- What you install
- The Rapidi Hybrid engine, a Windows service on your own server.
- Where transfers run
- On that server, directly between your local systems.
- What needs the internet
- Only activating the changes you make in MyRapidi.
How does the Hybrid engine move data between local systems?
The engine runs next to your systems and reads from one and writes to the other itself. Nothing is routed through the Rapidi cloud service.
The Hybrid engine is the Rapidi engine itself, Rapidi.exe or Rapidi64.exe, installed as a Windows service on a server in your network. When a transfer runs, the engine reads from the source system and writes to the destination system directly. When both systems are in your network, the data does not leave it.
Local in this sense also covers sites you have joined with your own VPN. The data travels between the sites over that VPN, not over the Rapidi cloud service. Because the data takes the short route, transfers are also faster than going through the central service.
Standard or Hybrid: which setup fits?
Both are the same Rapidi service, set up in MyRapidi. What decides it is where your systems are. A local system that has to talk to a cloud system uses the standard setup with RapidiConnector. Two or more local systems can use Hybrid.
| What you are comparing | Standard, RapidiConnector through the Rapidi cloud | Hybrid |
|---|---|---|
| Made for | Connecting a local system with cloud systems such as Salesforce, HubSpot or Dynamics 365 | Connecting two or more local systems |
| What you install locally | RapidiConnector, a small Windows service | The Rapidi Hybrid engine, a Windows service |
| Where transfers run | Rapidi cloud service | On your own server |
| Route the data takes | Through the Rapidi cloud service, encrypted | Directly between your local systems, including over your own VPN |
| Log, schedules and RTI | Kept by the Rapidi cloud service | In a local database on your server |
| Where you set it up | Online in MyRapidi | Online in MyRapidi, then Activate Changes sends it to your server |
| Internet needed to run transfers | Yes | No, only to activate changes made in MyRapidi |
| Plans | All four plans | Enterprise and Unlimited |
Need to connect a local system to the cloud? See On-Premise Systems for how RapidiConnector does that.
Source: the Rapidi product update on Hybrid service installation and the Rapidi plan comparison, reviewed 17 September 2026.
What runs on your server and what stays in MyRapidi?
The work and the data stay local. Setting up and watching over the transfers stays online.
| Transfers | Run by the Hybrid engine on your server, directly between your local systems. |
|---|---|
| Log, schedules and RTI | Stored in a local MySQL database on your server. |
| Active configuration | Read from a local file, so the engine runs independent of your internet connection. |
| Connections, transfers and groups | Set up online in MyRapidi and stored centrally. |
| Read Design | Runs locally. The resulting table and field design is sent to MyRapidi and stored centrally. That is the structure of your system, not its records. |
| Passwords | Encrypted by the local Hybrid engine. The central Rapidi service cannot decrypt them. |
| Monitoring and alerts | In MyRapidi, as with any Rapidi service. The dashboard shows the computer name and Windows service name of your Hybrid engine. |
| Installation | With the Rapidi Service Controller. Administrator rights are only needed to install. |
| Upgrades and traces | Rapidi Support can upgrade the engine remotely and run traces, but only when you ask for it or accept it. |
Source: the Rapidi product update on Hybrid service installation, reviewed 17 September 2026.
How does a change in MyRapidi reach your server?
Three steps, and the last two take about ten seconds.
Make the change in MyRapidi
Edit connections, transfers or groups online, from anywhere, exactly as with any Rapidi service.
Press Activate Changes
MyRapidi writes the configuration to a compressed file and downloads it to your server.
The engine reloads it
The Hybrid engine makes the new file its active configuration and runs from it, typically about 10 seconds after you pressed the button.
Source: the Rapidi product update on Hybrid service installation, reviewed 17 September 2026.
When is Hybrid the right choice?
Hybrid makes most sense when the systems you connect all sit inside your own network.
| Several local systems to keep in step | For example several Dynamics NAV or AX databases, or SQL Server, across your sites. See data replication. |
|---|---|
| Data must not leave your network | With both source and destination in your network, the transfers stay inside it. |
| The internet is not guaranteed | The engine runs from its local configuration, so local transfers keep running without an internet connection. |
| Remote offices on your VPN | Sites joined by your VPN count as local, and the data travels between them over that VPN. A RapidiConnector at a remote office can compress and pack the data on the way. |
| A local system and a cloud system | Not a Hybrid case. Use RapidiConnector, described on On-Premise Systems. |
Where do you go next?
Ways to connect
On-Premise Systems
Connect a local system with cloud apps through RapidiConnector.
See RapidiConnector
Use case
Data replication
Keep several databases in step across your sites.
See data replication
Platform
Rapidi technology
The platform, the Replicator and the connection technology behind every Rapidi integration.
Technology
Your setup
Ask about your own network
Tell us which systems run where, and we will say plainly whether Hybrid fits.
Talk to a consultant
Last reviewed: 17 September 2026
Frequently asked questions
What is a Hybrid installation?
A Rapidi service where the engine that runs the transfers is installed as a Windows service on your own server. You still set up and monitor everything online in MyRapidi.
Does our data leave our network?
No, when the systems you connect are all local. The Hybrid engine moves the data directly between them, including between sites joined by your own VPN. What goes to MyRapidi is the configuration, status and the table and field design, not your records.
Can Hybrid connect a local system to Salesforce or another cloud system?
No. Hybrid is for connecting local systems with each other. Connecting a local system to a cloud system is what RapidiConnector does, described on the On-Premise Systems page.
Do transfers keep running if the internet connection is down?
Yes. The engine reads its active configuration from a local file and keeps its log and schedules in a local database. The internet is only needed to activate changes you make in MyRapidi.
How do configuration changes reach our server?
You make the change in MyRapidi and press Activate Changes. The configuration is written to a compressed file, downloaded to your server and reloaded by the engine, typically in about 10 seconds.
Can the Rapidi cloud service read our passwords?
No. Passwords are encrypted by the local Hybrid engine, and the central Rapidi service cannot decrypt them.
Does Rapidi Support work on our server?
Only when you ask. Rapidi Support can upgrade the Hybrid engine remotely and run traces to solve an issue, but only at your request or with your acceptance.
What does it take to install?
A Windows server in your network that can reach the systems you connect. The engine is installed with the Rapidi Service Controller, and administrator rights are only needed during installation.
Which plans include Hybrid?
The Enterprise and Unlimited plans.
Do your local systems need to share data?
Tell us which systems run on your network and where your sites are, and we will tell you plainly whether a Hybrid installation fits.