FME and Weld side by side: price, connectors and features, where each one is the better choice, and what Weld replaces.
FME
WeldAn animation of the migration. Your apps and databases sync through FME while Weld's team maps every connector, then both run in parallel into your warehouse until the row counts match, and finally FME is switched off while Weld keeps syncing and orchestrates the dbt run after each sync.
FME (by Safe Software) is a data integration and transformation platform with a strong focus on spatial and GIS data. Weld puts ingestion, transformations, orchestration and reverse ETL in one product, with 300+ connectors built in house.
You need the widest connector catalog (450+ against 300+).
You want ingestion, transformations, orchestration and reverse ETL in one product, on one bill.
To cover what Weld does, a team running FME adds another tool, each set up and monitored on its own.
| Capability | Weld | FME |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $99/mo, billed annually | FME Desktop ~$2,000+/year per seat; FME Server per-core (custom pricing) |
| Free tier | Free trial | Not offered |
| Connectors | 300+ | 450+ |
| Deployment | SaaS | SaaS, Self-hosted |
| Reverse ETL | Included | Not offered |
| Fastest sync frequency | 5 min | Schedule-based |
| Log-based CDC | Included, Business add-on or Enterprise | Not offered |
| History tables (SCD) | Included, from Business | Not offered |
| dbt Core | Included | Not offered |
| dbt Cloud | Included | Not offered |
| AI and agents | Native AI agent, MCP server, Connect API | Not offered |
| MCP server | Included, from Premium | Not offered |
| Data lineage | Included | Not offered |
| Version control | Included | Not offered |
| G2 rating | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| Start for free | Book a demo |
Both include: data ingestion (ELT), full refresh, incremental, transformations, CLI, REST / OpenAPI, orchestration.
Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial. Connect a source and a warehouse, and your first sync runs the same day. If you would rather see it first, a data engineer will walk you through it on your own setup.
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