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PROS

FME offers a wide range of connectors and few forms, making it highly adaptable.
It provides strong capabilities for facial analysis.
Standard plug-ins are available for various data sources within FME.
FME supports unrivaled spatial features with execution based on diverse triggers.
Workbenches in FME can be easily modified and shared without additional tools like GitHub.

CONS

FME needs to improve its price and scalability options.
There are issues with geographical transformations that require more in-depth knowledge.
The price of FME needs to be more accessible for the African market.
Mapping presentations can be enhanced.
Improving the ability to easily create loops for efficient data handling is necessary.
 

FME Pros review quotes

Alan Bloor - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 8, 2023
We make minor subtle changes to the workbenches to improve it. We can share the workbenches. We don't have to use GitHub or anything else.
reviewer2626457 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 27, 2023
All spatial features are unrivaled, and the possibility to execute them based on a scheduled trigger, manual, e-mail, Websocket, tweet, file/directory change or virtually any trigger is most valuable.
reviewer1381977 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 26, 2022
The most valuable feature of FME is the graphical user interface. There is nothing better. It is very easy to debug because you can see all steps where there are failures. Overall the software is easy to optimize a process.
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reviewer1490019 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 27, 2021
It has a very friendly user interface. You don't need to use a lot of code. For us that's the most important aspect about it. Also, it has a lot of connectors and few forms. It has a strong facial aspect. It can do a lot of facial analysis.
reviewer2257626 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 15, 2023
It has standard plug-ins available for different data sources.
 

FME Cons review quotes

Alan Bloor - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 8, 2023
The one thing that always appears in the community is the ability to make really easy loops to loop through data efficiently. That needs to be added at some point.
reviewer2626457 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 27, 2023
Improvements could be made to mapping presentations.
reviewer1381977 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 26, 2022
FME can improve the geographical transformation. I've had some problems with the geographical transformations, but it's probably mostly because I'm not the most skilled geographer in-house. The solution requires some in-depth knowledge to perform some functions.
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reviewer1490019 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 27, 2021
To get a higher rating, it would have to improve the price and the associated scalability. These are the main issues.
reviewer2257626 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 15, 2023
FME's price needs improvement for the African market.