Ready to harness the automation capabilities of FME Flow? Depending on where data is already being stored, you may need to deploy FME Flow in a specific way. Don’t worry — we have you covered. Here are the different options you can use to get FME Flow up and running for your team.
Self-Hosted
Install FME Flow directly onto your own hardware, cloud, or virtual machine. With this option, you should ensure that you understand and plan for manual security updates, scalability, and performance.
Set-Up |
Express Installation: Install all FME Flow required components on a single host machine. Distributed/Fault-Tolerant Installation: Install components across a network of hardware to ensure high availability. |
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OS Supported |
FME Flow can be deployed using a:
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Trial |
Try FME Flow for free for 60 days. |
What’s the difference between FME Flow and FME Flow Hosted? Learn more with the Feature Comparison article.
Cloud Hosted (FME Flow Hosted)
Deploy FME Flow in the cloud with FME Flow Hosted — the Safe Software hosted version of FME Flow. You can have FME Flow running and ready for your team to use in minutes. With FME Flow Hosted, we’ll do all the server maintenance, backups, and ensure uptime for you.
Set-Up |
Do it yourself or talk to one of our Managed Service Providers to get started. |
Hardware Requirements |
Included. Choose from the instance sizes offered. |
Payment Options |
Pay by the hour or purchase an annual subscription. These rates cover the cost of both FME Flow and FME Flow Hosted hosting fees. |
Trial |
Try FME Flow on FME Flow Hosted with $250 Free Credit. An FME Flow Hosted Trial is the easiest way to see if FME Flow is right for you. |
What’s the difference between FME Flow Hosted and FME Flow? Learn more with the Feature Comparison article.
Cloud Marketplaces
Launch FME Flow in just a few clicks from your Marketplace account. With this option, you should ensure that you understand and plan for manual security updates, scalability, and performance.
Set-Up |
Deploy FME Flow through a marketplace. A valid license is required. |
Payment Options |
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Trial |
Try FME Flow for free for 60 days. |
Self-Hosted Containerization
FME Flow is available as a self-hosted containerized application that you can use on-premises or in the cloud. With each of these options, you should ensure that you understand and plan for manual security updates, scalability, and performance.

Docker
Use Docker container technology to quickly deploy FME Flow on platforms that don’t support required libraries.
Follow these instructions to get started.

Kubernetes
Deploy a highly available, containerized FME Flow alongside your other Kubernetes applications.
Use these Helm charts to get started.
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Trial |
Try FME Flow for free for 60 days. |