Compare/FileFeed vs Dromo

A Dromo alternative with a free importer and feeds that run on their own

Dromo handles the moment a user uploads a file, from $499 a month. FileFeed's importer is free in production, and its feeds take the files clients send on a schedule over SFTP and email.

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Hellora onboards clients from 30+ HR systems on FileFeed, with no engineer per client. Read how

At a glanceDromoFileFeed

Importer in production$499 a monthFree forever

Recurring client filesA person uploads each oneSFTP and email feeds

Column mappingOn every uploadOnce per client

After the file is cleanYour code takes overJSON pushed to your API

The whole path of a client file

Dromo ends when the upload ends

An importer is the right tool when a user is at the screen. When a client sends the same file every week, somebody has to be at that screen every week.

Intake

Mapping

Validation

Transforms

Delivery

Monitoring

Dromo

Someone uploads it

Again on each upload

While the user waits

In the importer

Handed to your callback

No feed history

FileFeed

SFTP and email

Once per client

Every row

Built in

JSON pushed to your API

Run history, reprocess

01Intake

Dromo

Someone uploads it

FileFeed

SFTP and email

02Mapping

Dromo

Again on each upload

FileFeed

Once per client

03Validation

Dromo

While the user waits

FileFeed

Every row

04Transforms

Dromo

In the importer

FileFeed

Built in

05Delivery

Dromo

Handed to your callback

FileFeed

JSON pushed to your API

06Monitoring

Dromo

No feed history

FileFeed

Run history, reprocess

A feed removes the weekly upload. The client keeps sending the export they already have, and the data shows up in your product.

Why teams pick FileFeed

Three things you get that Dromo leaves to you

The importer is free in production

FileFeed's embeddable importer is a React component with mapping, validation and a review grid. It is free forever with unlimited end users. You do not pay a monthly fee to let customers upload a CSV.

App.tsx

import { FilefeedProvider, FilefeedSheet } from "@filefeed/react";

<FilefeedProvider>
  <FilefeedSheet
    config={{
      name: "Contacts", slug: "contacts",
      fields: [
        { key: "name", type: "string", required: true },
        { key: "email", type: "email", unique: true },
        { key: "age", type: "number" },
      ],
    }}
    onSubmit={({ rows }) => api.import(rows)}
  />
</FilefeedProvider>

Recurring files skip the upload button

Give a client a folder on hosted SFTP, connect to their own server, or give them an inbox address. Each new file is picked up, mapped and checked without anyone opening your app.

app.filefeed.io

Connections

acme-hr-sftpSFTP · FileFeed-hostedUsed by 3 pipelines

globex-inventoryEmailUsed by 1 pipeline

initech-legacySFTP · Your own serverUsed by 2 pipelines

Reusing this connection. No new one will be created.

One mapping per client, confirmed once

FileFeed suggests the mapping from the first file and you confirm it. It is saved for that client and replays on every later file, with transforms attached per field.

app.filefeed.io

Pipeline & Mappings

Map source columns to schema fields.

Auto-map

FirstNamefirst_nametrim()

E-Mailwork_emailformatEmail()

DEPT_CODEdepartmentno transform

Map every required schema field: start_date.

Side by side

FileFeed vs Dromo

What you need	FileFeed	Dromo
In-app importer in production	YesFree forever, unlimited end users	PartlyFrom $499 a month, 250 imports included
Files over SFTP	YesHosted SFTP or the client's own server	PartlyLimited, on the Enterprise tier only
Files sent by email	YesInbox per client with a sender allow list	NoNot offered
Feeds that run with nobody present	YesEvery file processed on arrival	NoBuilt around a user at the screen
Mapping saved per client	YesConfirmed once, replayed on every file	PartlyMatched on each upload
Clean data delivered to your API	YesJSON pushed to your webhook, signed with HMAC	PartlyResults returned to your app code
Run history and reprocess	YesEvery run kept. Reprocess from the dashboard.	NoNot offered
Price for recurring feeds	Yes$3,000 pilot with a 30 day money back guarantee, then $90 per client connection per month	NoEnterprise, through sales

In-app importer in production

FileFeed. Free forever, unlimited end users

Dromo. From $499 a month, 250 imports included

Files over SFTP

FileFeed. Hosted SFTP or the client's own server

Dromo. Limited, on the Enterprise tier only

Files sent by email

FileFeed. Inbox per client with a sender allow list

Dromo. Not offered

Feeds that run with nobody present

FileFeed. Every file processed on arrival

Dromo. Built around a user at the screen

Mapping saved per client

FileFeed. Confirmed once, replayed on every file

Dromo. Matched on each upload

Clean data delivered to your API

FileFeed. JSON pushed to your webhook, signed with HMAC

Dromo. Results returned to your app code

Run history and reprocess

FileFeed. Every run kept. Reprocess from the dashboard.

Dromo. Not offered

Price for recurring feeds

FileFeed. $3,000 pilot with a 30 day money back guarantee, then $90 per client connection per month

Dromo. Enterprise, through sales

Dromo details from its public documentation and pricing.

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

See full pricing

Dromo

$499per month, importer only

Professional plan with 250 imports included
The free tier is a sandbox, not for production
SFTP only on Enterprise, through sales

Switching

Swap the importer in an afternoon, add feeds client by client

The importer is a React component with the same shape: a schema, a component and a submit handler. Feeds are added one client at a time.

1
Drop in the FileFeed importer
Define your fields, add the component and handle the submitted rows. Free in production.
2
Add a connection per recurring client
Hosted SFTP, the client's own SFTP server, or an inbox with a sender allow list.
3
Confirm the suggested mapping
Drop one recent file. FileFeed suggests the mapping, you confirm it, and it is saved for that client.
4
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 story

30+

HR systems connected

mapping per client format

engineers per new client

FAQ

Dromo and FileFeed, in plain answers

How does FileFeed compare to Dromo?

Dromo is an embeddable CSV importer. FileFeed includes a free embeddable importer and adds automated SFTP and email feeds, mapping saved once per client, built in transforms, row validation, signed webhook delivery and run history.

Is FileFeed a drop in replacement for Dromo?

FileFeed's embeddable importer covers the same core job: upload, map, validate and submit CSV or XLSX files, as a React component. Beyond the importer, FileFeed adds recurring feeds that take files over SFTP and email with nobody at the screen.

Does FileFeed have a free tier?

Yes. FileFeed's embeddable importer is free forever with no record limits. Dromo's free tier is a sandbox and its production plan starts at $499 per month.

Can FileFeed handle SFTP file ingestion?

Yes. FileFeed provides hosted SFTP with per client credentials, connects to a client's own SFTP server, and picks up each new file for mapping, validation, transformation and webhook delivery. Dromo offers limited SFTP support only on its Enterprise tier.

Can FileFeed take files by email as well as SFTP?

Yes. Each connection gets its own inbox address with a sender allow list. Clients send the file as an attachment, FileFeed picks it up and runs the same mapping, validation and delivery as a file dropped on SFTP.

What happens when a client file has a bad row?

The row is flagged with the reason it failed. Clean rows go through to your API, and the run shows every error so you or the client can fix the file and reprocess it.

How is FileFeed priced?

A $3,000 Feed Pilot puts your first client feed live within 30 days, or your money back. After that it is $90 per client connection per month, billed annually, minimum 5 connections, with every new client feed set up by us and no per row pricing. The embeddable importer is free forever, and Enterprise covers more than 50 connections, priced on request.

How is a feed different from an embeddable CSV importer?

An embeddable importer like Dromo handles one upload inside your app, done by the end user. A feed handles files that keep arriving over SFTP or email: each client is mapped once, every file runs through the same validation, and clean JSON is delivered to your API.

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.

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Comparing more tools? See all comparisons or read the complete guide to recurring client file feeds.

A Dromo alternative with a free importer and feeds that run on their own

Dromo ends when the upload ends

Three things you get that Dromo leaves to you

The importer is free in production

Recurring files skip the upload button

One mapping per client, confirmed once

FileFeed vs Dromo

A published price, on the website

Swap the importer in an afternoon, add feeds client by client

Drop in the FileFeed importer

Add a connection per recurring client

Confirm the suggested mapping

Point the webhook at your API

Hellora runs every client onboarding on FileFeed

Dromo and FileFeed, in plain answers

See it on one real client file