FLATFILE.IO ALTERNATIVE

The #1 Flatfile Alternative
for Fast Data Imports

Explore Europe’s leading Flatfile alternative and start importing data into your preferred system more quickly than ever. Ingestro is GDPR-compliant by default and stands out when comparing characteristics that are crucial for your business.

Why Ingestro stands out among Flatfile competitors

Uncompromising security and compliance
Unlike Flatfile, Ingestro runs uniquely on the front end. This ensures your customer’s sensitive data doesn’t pass through our servers by default—until the import process is complete.
Effortless to set up and customizable in minutes
Configure Ingestro to fit your needs without coding. Access everything you need to create a seamless data import experience on our platform—and easily embed it in your system at your convenience.
Reliable support and faster response time
Get the support you need, when you need it. Our team is always ready to listen and quickly help you with testing and deployment—so your projects stay on track without delays.

Key differences between Flatfile and Ingestro

Ingestro
Flatfile

Capabilities

Purpose-built to fully automate complex data import workflows across systems leveraging AI

Offers AI-powered data migration with frontend collaboration and limited support for system-to-system transfers

Compliance

ISO 27001 certified and fully GDPR-compliant by default

ISO 27001 certified, not automatically GDPR-compliant (offers regional hosting options on request)

Pricing

Straightforward pricing structure with a base monthly rate and an additional usage-based fee

Highly customized pricing model, with AI features often significantly increasing costs

Implementation

Enables fast setup, including actionable guidance and custom sandboxes

Setup can take several sprints over the course of a few months

Support

Recognized for fast assistance and comprehensive documentation

Provides responsive support and straightforward setup guides

Capabilities
Ingestro

Purpose-built to fully automate complex data import workflows across systems using future-facing AI

Flatfile

Offers AI-powered data migration with frontend collaboration and limited support for system-to-system transfers

Compliance
Ingestro

ISO 27001 certified and fully GDPR-compliant by default

Flatfile

ISO 27001 certified, not automatically GDPR-compliant (offers regional hosting options on request)

Pricing
Ingestro

Straightforward pricing structure with a base monthly rate and an additional usage-based fee

Flatfile

Highly customized pricing model, with AI features often significantly increasing costs

Implementation
Ingestro

Enables fast setup, including actionable guidance and custom sandboxes

Flatfile

Setup can take several sprints over the course of a few months

Customer support
Ingestro

Recognized for fast assistance and comprehensive documentation

Flatfile

Provides responsive support and straightforward setup guides

FLATFILE VS Ingestro

The fast and easy solution for importing customer data files at scale

Ingestro Data Importer SDK offers advanced capabilities to simplify the import process— ensuring your data is clean and ready for use with minimal effort.

Customizable UI
Languages
Column matching
Callback function

Support for various data formats and structures

Whether you accept CSV and Excel spreadsheets—or receive customer data via API, FTP, HTTPS, XML, JSON, PDF, and other formats—our versatile data import tool makes it easy to upload unlimited datasets from multiple sources.

Highly customizable user interface

Customize the importer’s look and feel to match your brand style. With Ingestro’s white-label options, you can ensure a seamless data import experience that integrates perfectly with your software product.

Multi-language support

Cater to users from different linguistic backgrounds by choosing the default language for your import tool from up to 20 supported languages. The Ingestro Importer can also map data across different languages.

Smart validation rules

Ensure your imported data is flawless from the start. Our knowledge base offers pre-configured validation rules and data types, helping you set up Ingestro for accurate imports in just a few clicks.

AI-powered column matching

Our AI-driven mapping algorithm automatically matches imported and target schema columns based on similarities. By learning your preferences from the initial import, it continually reduces your effort over time.

Versatile callback functions for data cleaning

With Ingestro’s wide range of pre-configured callback functions, you can easily automate data validation and cleaning against your database (e.g., avoiding duplicate entries) or through third-party services (e.g., enriching address data via Google Maps API).

Data transformations with next-level AI support

Transform your data to fit your preferred format effortlessly. Whether you need to merge or split columns, join sheets, or de-nest data, you can apply changes automatically across entire datasets. You can also use Ingestro AI Prompts for bulk editing, making the process even easier.

Trusted by leading SaaS companies to automate messy data imports

“Data imports that once demanded significant effort can now be managed by a single customer advisor in up to 30-40% less time.”
Nico Distelmann
Customer Care Lead
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Arrow
“With Ingestro, we were able to shift from hours of onboarding customer data to barely minutes per import.”
Eric Lindberg
Product Manager
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“Where data imports used to take one full working day, it now only takes one hour.”

Anastasia Kuzmina
Payroll Product Lead
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Lano
“It is very important to Prewave that our customers can import and change master data at any time and without any effort.”
Vincent Roth
Senior Channel Manager
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Prewave
“Error management is crucial to our operations, and Ingestro’s automation helps us quickly identify and resolve issues, reducing the need to reformat entire datasets. This not only saves us time but also ensures the ongoing reliability of our data.”
Kraig Hallgren
Software Engineering Manager
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EQUUS
"Our customers love the intuitive self-service importer! They can import their data in seconds whenever they need to."
Nico Bentenrieder
Co-Founder & CTO
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“Thanks to Ingestro, our data onboarding process is now faster than ever. Getting more customers up and running gives us a clear edge in meeting the growing demand for sustainability reporting.”

Dimitar Apostolov
Team Lead Tech
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ENTERPRISE-GRADE SOLUTIONS

Engineered to meet every scale and security requirement

Ingestro integrates unmatched reliability, performance, and security to create the infrastructure that supports enterprise-level growth.

30 seconds
average import time across all file sources
50+ languages
supported for data mapping
99,9% uptime
backed by real-time monitoring
ISO 27001 certified and GDPR compliant
Ingestro keeps your data safe with uncompromising security and privacy.
Self-hosting possibility
Host Ingestro on your own infrastructure and gain complete control over imported data.
Unlimited file size support
Experience unwavering stability and performance with every file upload.
Best-in-class guidance and support team
Access priority support with our enterprise SLA via your preferred channels.

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