Safe Software

What Safe Software does

Safe Software is a privately held Canadian enterprise software company founded in 1993 and headquartered in Surrey, British Columbia. It develops and commercializes the FME (Feature Manipulation Engine) platform, an enterprise data integration product that connects databases, real-time data streams, and business systems, with a distinguishing capability in spatial, GIS, sensor, and 3D data transformation. The platform comprises FME Form (desktop authoring), FME Flow (server-based workflow automation), FME Flow Hosted (cloud-hosted on AWS), FME Remote Engines Service (in-warehouse processing on Snowflake), FME Hub (marketplace for transformers and templates), FME Academy (training), FME SDK, and AI Assist. AI Assist provides conversational workflow guidance via third-party LLMs (Azure OpenAI and AWS Bedrock), and the platform was expanded with Model Context Protocol (MCP) support in March 2026 to enable external AI agents to invoke FME functionality.

The company monetizes through a mix of perpetual licenses, annual subscriptions (with maintenance), usage-based cloud billing for FME Flow Hosted, CPU-usage engines, and professional services including training. Distribution combines direct enterprise sales for FME Flow, self-serve desktop downloads for FME Form, AWS and Snowflake marketplace listings, and an MSP partner channel. Customer reach is broad and horizontal: over 25,000 organizations and 200,000 users across more than 125 countries.

Safe Software has been continuously profitable since founding, exceeded $100M in annual revenue in FY25 with nearly 20% year-over-year growth, and targets $250M by 2028. In January 2024 it received a strategic growth investment from JMI Equity to accelerate enterprise expansion while retaining its existing management team and founder CEO Don Murray. Subsequent strategic moves include operational expansion into the UK and Ireland (June 2025), listing FME Remote Engines Service on Snowflake Marketplace (December 2025), listing FME Flow on AWS Marketplace (February 2026), the MCP platform expansion (March 2026), and appointment of the company's first VP EMEA (Nabil Lodey, June 2026). The company is a six-year consecutive Niche Player in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools and a seven-time Leader in G2's Spring 2026 reports.

Name

Safe Software

Legal name

Safe Software Inc.

Website

https://safe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Safe Software builds the FME enterprise data integration platform, connecting databases, real-time systems, and business systems with unrivaled spatial and GIS data support, serving over 25,000 organizations globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Integration Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

iBPMS (Intelligent BPM Suites) & Process Automation Suites (HDAEAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Platform Engineering & Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) for Compute (HDABADAI)

Keywords

• Enterprise data integration
• Spatial data transformation
• ETL automation tools
• Data integration platform
• AI data integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Surrey

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: FME Form and FME Flow software licenses sold as fixed licenses (perpetual), floating licenses, or server licenses. Subscriptions include maintenance and support.
2. One-time Licenses: Perpetual licenses available for production environments with optional annual maintenance.
3. FME Flow Hosted (Cloud): Pay-as-you-go cloud service with hourly usage billing, plus annual plans. Provides hosted FME Flow instances on AWS infrastructure.
4. CPU-usage Engines: Server licenses with CPU-usage based billing for processing hours, expiring when hours are consumed or after one year of inactivity.
5. Professional Services: Training services including live training via Strigo platform and self-serve FME Academy portal.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Safe Software develops and sells the FME (Feature Manipulation Engine) platform, an enterprise data integration solution that connects data from databases, real-time sources, and business systems. The platform is positioned as an 'All-Data, Any-AI Platform' with unrivaled support for spatial data, available through desktop (FME Form), server (FME Flow), cloud-hosted (FME Flow Hosted), and marketplace deployments.

Product overview

Safe Software's primary product is the FME (Feature Manipulation Engine) platform, an enterprise data integration platform positioned as the 'All-Data, Any-AI Platform.' The FME portfolio includes FME Form (desktop data integration), FME Flow (server-based workflow automation), and FME Flow Hosted (cloud-hosted version). AI Assist provides embedded AI-powered assistance using Microsoft Azure OpenAI and AWS LLM services. The platform is complemented by FME Hub (marketplace for templates and transformers), FME Academy (training), and FME SDK (developer tools). FME Remote Engines Service enables in-database processing within Snowflake environments. The platform serves over 25,000 organizations globally with a focus on spatial data integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FME Platform: An All-Data, Any-AI Platform that helps organizations take control of their data and make it work for them. Connects data, applications, and AI technologies globally.

Products and services

• FME Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 30% reduction in processing time with Snowflake integration
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Nabil Lodey (VP EMEA)minorOthers · 25 June 2026Nabil Lodey appointed as VP EMEA, the company's first senior executive for the region. Joins from 1Spatial where he served as Managing Director for UK and Ireland and was a long-standing Safe partner and FME reseller.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or Integration · 18 February 2026FME Flow product is now available in AWS Marketplace, enabling AWS customers to directly purchase, deploy, and manage the data automation solution. Provides native connectivity to Amazon Redshift, S3, RDS, Aurora, and Athena. Safe Software is an AWS Partner Network member.
• SnowflakecoreTechnology or Integration · 2 December 2025FME Remote Engines Service is now available on Snowflake Marketplace, enabling secure data transformation within Snowflake's environment. Delivers faster processing with up to 30% reduction in processing time for complex spatial, sensor, and 3D data.
• Vancouver CanucksminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 15 October 2025Safe Software formed a partnership with the Vancouver Canucks to increase its community presence. Homegrown tech meets hometown team sponsorship.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SafeSoftware
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/FMEchannel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/safesoftware
• Instagraminstagram.com/safesoftware

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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