Compare/FileFeed vs OneSchema
A OneSchema alternative that pushes clean data to your API
OneSchema FileFeeds is sold through sales on an annual contract, and its webhook tells you to come and fetch the data. FileFeed maps each client once, checks every row and pushes clean JSON to your API, with a published price per connection and a 30 day money back pilot instead of a sales process.
Hellora onboards clients from 30+ HR systems on FileFeed, with no engineer per client. Read how
The whole path of a client file
Where OneSchema hands the work back to you
Both tools replay a saved mapping on recurring files. The difference shows at the two ends of the path: how the file gets in and how the data gets to you.
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Intake
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Mapping
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Validation
04
Transforms
05
Delivery
06
Monitoring
SFTP pull. Email not documented
Template per feed
Rule based
Generated code
Notifies, you pull the rows
Runs page
SFTP and email
Once per client
Every row
Built in
JSON pushed to your API
Run history, reprocess
01Intake
SFTP pull. Email not documented
SFTP and email
02Mapping
Template per feed
Once per client
03Validation
Rule based
Every row
04Transforms
Generated code
Built in
05Delivery
Notifies, you pull the rows
JSON pushed to your API
06Monitoring
Runs page
Run history, reprocess
With OneSchema your team still runs a mailbox for emailed files and keeps the code that pulls each run. With FileFeed both are part of the product.
Why teams pick FileFeed
Three things you get that OneSchema leaves to you
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The data comes to you
When a run finishes, FileFeed posts the clean JSON to your webhook, signed with HMAC. Your API receives rows it can trust. There is no second call to make and no pull job to keep alive.
Webhook
POST https://api.yourapp.com/webhooks/filefeed
HMAC signed · automatic retries
Notify an external system about pipeline events. You can always add webhooks later.
02
Clients who email their files are covered
Each connection can have its own inbox address with a sender allow list. An emailed attachment runs through the same mapping and the same checks as a file dropped on SFTP. Hosted SFTP and the client's own server work the same way.
Connections
Reusing this connection. No new one will be created.
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See your own file mapped before you talk to anyone
Drop one real client file in your browser. FileFeed suggests the mapping to your schema, shows the rows that fail and builds the clean JSON, in about a minute. No account and no sales cycle before your first file.
Pipeline & Mappings
Map source columns to schema fields.
Map every required schema field: start_date.
Side by side
FileFeed vs OneSchema FileFeeds
Hosted SFTP for each client
Files sent by email
Mapping saved per client
Every row validated
Clean data delivered to your API
Fix a mapping and rerun the file
Price on the website
Start without a sales call
Where the company puts its focus
OneSchema FileFeeds details from its public documentation and pricing as of September 29, 2026.
What it costs
A published price, on the website
FileFeed Feeds
$90per client connection / month
after a $3,000 pilot with a 30 day money back guarantee
- YesMinimum 5 connections, up to 50
- YesEvery new client feed set up by us
- YesIntake, mapping, validation and delivery included
- YesNo per row pricing, billed annually
- YesEmbeddable importer free forever
OneSchema FileFeeds
Through salesannual contract
- No price on the website for FileFeeds
- Tiers are sized by row volume
- A third party benchmark puts the median contract near $38,600 a year
Switching
Move one client at a time
The schema is defined once. Each client is one connection and one confirmed mapping. Run both tools during the move and switch clients over one by one.
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Define your schema once
List the fields your API expects, with types and required flags. Every client maps to this one schema.
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Add a connection per client
Hosted SFTP, the client's own SFTP server, or an inbox with a sender allow list.
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Confirm the suggested mapping
Drop one recent file. FileFeed suggests the mapping, you confirm it, and it is saved for that client.
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Point the webhook at your API
Set the URL and verify the signature. Every later file lands as clean JSON.
Send us one real client file and we set the first feed up with you. Send a file
In production
Hellora runs every client onboarding on FileFeed
Rosters arrive from dozens of HR systems, each in its own layout. Every format is mapped once and then runs on its own.
Read the Hellora story30+
HR systems connected
1
mapping per client format
0
engineers per new client
FAQ
OneSchema and FileFeed, in plain answers
Is FileFeed the same as OneSchema FileFeeds?
No. They are different products from different companies. FileFeed is an independent platform for recurring client files. OneSchema is a data onboarding company whose second product is called FileFeeds. The names are similar. The companies are not related.
OneSchema vs FileFeed: what is the difference?
OneSchema is a sales led enterprise platform. In 2026 it leads with AI agents and a product called Studio, with FileFeeds second and the Importer third. Its webhook notifies you so you can pull the data. FileFeed does one job. Clients send CSV or Excel files over SFTP or email, each client is mapped once, every row is checked, and clean JSON is pushed to your webhook, signed with HMAC. You start with a $3,000 pilot with a 30 day money back guarantee, then pay $90 per client connection per month, billed annually.
How much does OneSchema FileFeeds cost?
OneSchema does not publish a price for FileFeeds. Every tier says contact us. Contracts are annual and tiers are sized by row volume. A third party contract benchmark puts the median OneSchema contract at about $38,600 per year. FileFeed publishes its price: a $3,000 pilot with a 30 day money back guarantee, then $90 per client connection per month, billed annually, with no per row pricing.
How does OneSchema FileFeeds deliver validated data?
Its documentation states that Multi FileFeeds do not deliver the validated payload over HTTP today. The webhook sends a notification with a status and an error category. You then pull the rows through the API or write them to a destination. FileFeed pushes the clean JSON itself to your webhook, signed with HMAC. You can also pull it through the API.
Does OneSchema FileFeeds accept files by email?
Email is not documented as a source in the FileFeeds docs. FileFeed gives each connection its own inbox address with a sender allow list. The attachment runs through the same mapping, validation and delivery as a file dropped on SFTP.
Can I keep my SFTP server if I move to FileFeed?
Yes. FileFeed can connect to an SFTP server you or your client already run and pick up new files from it. If you prefer, each client gets credentials and a folder on FileFeed hosted SFTP instead. Both paths lead to the same mapping, validation and webhook delivery.
How long does switching from OneSchema to FileFeed take?
Each feed moves one client at a time. You define the target schema once. For each client you add a connection, drop one recent file, confirm the suggested mapping and set the webhook URL. The mapping then replays on every later file. If you send us a real file first, we set the first feed up with you.
Who runs on FileFeed today?
Hellora, an employee referral platform formerly known as EQORefer, connected more than 30 HR systems with FileFeed. Each client format is mapped once and then runs on its own, with no engineer assigned per client.
See it on one real client file
Drop a file a client sends you today. You see the mapping, the rows that fail and the clean JSON in about a minute. Nothing is uploaded and you need no account.
Comparing more tools? See all comparisons or read the complete guide to recurring client file feeds.