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Overall, I’m satisfied with Claris FileMaker. It’s a highly customizable and capable platform, but the cost can add up quickly with licensing, upgrades, and cloud services, especially for a growing business. The value is there if you’re using it to its full potential, but it’s definitely an investment. The transition from a physical server to the cloud was not seamless and required time and support from our developer to get everything working properly. Since completing the move, performance and reliability have improved, and we’ve experienced fewer disruptions. While deployment was a bit of a challenge, the end result has been a more stable system.
Pros: What I like most about Claris FileMaker is its strong customization capabilities and data management functionality. It allows us to tailor the system to fit our specific business needs. The platform also provides a solid level of security, which is important for managing sensitive business data. Customer support has been helpful when needed, and working with a developer has made it possible to fully customize and optimize the system for our workflows.
Cons: One of the main challenges has been occasional database lag. We recently increased our cloud processing capacity, which has helped improve performance, but some lag still remains. A portion of this is likely tied to the level of customization in our system, and we’ve been working with our developer to address it. It would be helpful if there were more built-in API options or customization templates to streamline development and improve overall efficiency.
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Claris FileMaker is a powerful low-code platform that makes it easy to build, deploy, and scale custom database apps.
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Pros: Very flexible and customizable with strong database tools, fast development, cross-platform access, and solid integration options.
Cons: Pricing can be high for small teams, and advanced features require time to learn and may need technical expertise.
Elizabeth L. · PRODUCT MANAGER · Retail · January 28, 2026
Filemaker was amazing in that it let us have exactly what we wanted and nothing more. We could make interactions work our way rather than a generic way that appeased the masses.
Pros: It made making our own application simple. We could build exactly what we wanted without the extra.
Cons: The hosting part was a bit clunky. We opted for remote hosting which helped, but it was still not ideal.
Kris K. · Owner · Alternative Medicine · September 25, 2025
I have been using Filemaker since version 1 in the 1980's when I was learning database design at university. The company has been gradually and systematically improving the product, adopting the best practices and technology. The price point has remained appropriate considering the value. Many of our solutions were started 30 years ago, and work just as well, or even better today. We also add new solutions and making processes more efficient on a daily basis. The point is that the investment in Filemaker for the past 30 years at this company has been completely worth the cost. For example, using Filemaker to automate our processes in our small company saves the cost of at least 3 employees out of 12. That is a 25% reduction in payroll for using Filemaker. There is a broad base of other companies and users that provide training, tutorials, and plug-in products that there is virtually nothing you cannot do.
Pros: Filemaker is completely customizable, they incorporate all the latest technology and best practices. For the past 30 years it has been a stable platform which is consistently improving.
Cons: When the API returns the record id for a newly created record, it would be valuable to also return the uuid.
Olen J. · Executive Director · Non-Profit Organization Management · June 16, 2025
I like very much the tool as it's easy to learn, it doesn't need deep coding knowledge and it's very user-friendly. The community is great as you can find a lot of documentation and information to use it.
Pros: Ease of use, very intuitive and user-friendly and allows you to create a related database easily and quickly
Cons: Visual elements are not responsive with window size
Chiara G. · Pm · Non-Profit Organization Management · April 19, 2025
Has worked great. Able to get out of it what we need.
Pros: It works perfect for our uses. Integrates excellent
Cons: Complicated for the laymen user, but with some experience it's fine.
Todd W. · Vice President · Real Estate · January 8, 2025
The system seems to be outdated and the support was insufficient
Pros: Flexibility of tracking costs and medical specials.
Cons: Cumbersome with regards to creating separate settlement memos.
TED S. · CFO · Law Practice · January 3, 2025
$8c
Pros: Versatility and rapid development. It motivates non-professional staff.
Cons: Pricing policy. Sometimes slow to integrate with industry standards; the Filemaker Go solution works but is clumsy.
Osmund Lind I. · CEO and Chairman · Commercial Real Estate · December 16, 2024
Pros: La simplicité d'utilisation et la vitesse à laquelle on peut sortir une application personnalisée et qui réponds forcément à nos besoins.
Cons: Le prix et la politique tarifaire. Aussi, ils poussent à utiliser la version Cloud qui ne réponds pas aux besoins (et charges) d'une utilisation en locale.
Sylvain B. · RSI · Biotechnology · August 2, 2024
I've known FileMaker since version 5, and I've since never stopped feeling privileged to be working in its Rapid Development Environment where database objects such as fields, records, portals, labels, icons, relationship graphs are readily available. It is one of the best put-together software ever conceived.
Pros: $8d
Cons: $8e
Con K. · Data Processing Developer · Computer Software · June 20, 2024
Pros: Mit FileMaker kann man relativ schnell und simpl Layouts anpassen. Dadurch ist FileMaker sehr flexibel und kann den Arbeitsalltag dadurch sehr optimieren.
Cons: Man wird leider von FileMaker gezwungen immer auf der aktuellsten Version und auf dem aktuellensten MAC Betriebssystem zu bleiben. Deswegen müssen wir auf Windows ausweichen.
Alexander W. · EDV-Administrator · Retail · February 12, 2024
Pros: When you need something more than off-the-shelf software, FileMaker allows you to build a custom app quickly.
Cons: It can be slightly expensive for smaller businesses.
Anonymous User · Developer · Computer Software · February 7, 2024
I have used Filemaker with a client for a while now, and I have mixed feelings about it. On one hand, it's a robust tool, the search functionality is impressive, and I really appreciate it. However, I find the UI to be very dated, clunky, and challenging to use. It stalls frequently, and it's not the most user-friendly product out there. I also think that it requires some training to really grasp its full potential.
Pros: I like the search functionality. I can create custom searches and get all the information I want at my fingertips with a couple prompts.
Cons: The UI is very dated. It's clunky, it stalls, it's difficult to use. You need training to really grasp it; it's not the most user-friendly product. It's robust but clunky.
Jisselle B. · Managing Director · Staffing and Recruiting · November 21, 2023
Pros: Good product to able manage files especially for computer based softwares
Cons: Should be faster. Some bug and communication problem can be mitigated
Anonymous User · Engineer · Computer Software · September 21, 2023
弊社では創業以前から20年以上継続して使用している。販売管理、経理、給与計算、顧客管理など連動して使用している。
Pros: データベースのプログラミング知識がなくても言語感覚でスクリプトを作成することができること。Macユーザ、Windowsユーザが共有して利用できること。
Cons: 20年以上のユーザだが、年々機能が増強されて複雑になりすぎて、作業時間ロスとなることが多い。頭の回転が年々鈍いせいもあるかもしれないが、初級レベルと、プロレベルで分けて販売すべきかと。集計後のグラフ作成も行えるようにしてほしい。 また、最低5ライセンスは必要ないので、1ライセンスから購入できるようにしてほしい。年間契約ではなく、月額のサブスク契約を希望している。
一子 野. · 経営者 · Internet · July 4, 2023
I love FileMaker as my primary CRM but the lack of integration with iCloud et al means that it cannot serve as a core part of my workflow. Right now, I'm obliged to keep my personal and business life separate which might seem fine on the surface but I would like to take advantage of Filemaker for personal projects too, which is hard right now.
Pros: Claris Filemaker is overall excellent for creating custom databases. It offers a user-friendly interface and a wide range of features that make it easy to design and manage databases. If you know how to use iTunes, you know how to use Filemaker. It's got power and simplicity.
Cons: What frustrates me about FileMaker - as a freelancer - is the lack of out-of-the-box integration with Google, CardDav and CalDav servers, and - unforgivably - iCloud (considering that Claris is owned by Apple.
Ben E. · Owner · Publishing · June 8, 2023
We've used this for years and will likely continue and I have personally used this for many projects to make database create and cataloging of items easy. Love how easy it integrates with iPads as well.
Pros: This software is very easily manipulated to create databases to store data, create reports and worksheets and many other tasks. We use it daily for operations.
Cons: The newer versions of it seem to run slower. In fact, we reverted back to version 18 for our production environment because of slowness issues. This was on FAST machines with lots of RAM. Consider an older version.
John C. · VP Operations · Food Production · May 8, 2023
I've been using FileMaker for 25 years and it's a tool that just keeps on giving.
Pros: File Maker is super easy to set up and super easy to become proficient in. It's super reliable to use a tool that's 30 years old, and still getting powerful additions regularly.
Cons: FileMaker is an oddball in the database field, and it can be hard to find best practices and tutorials for FileMaker.
Henrik W. · Support technician · Marketing and Advertising · April 16, 2023
Pros: Ease of use and many integration options with other systems
Cons: Not very fast with large amounts of data
Fabio G. · IT Manager · Textiles · April 6, 2023
Un esperienza entusiasmante, è bastato poco tempo per comprenderne il funzionamento e è possibile lavorare a 4 mani su un progetto.
Pros: Di solito imparare a utilizzare un nuovo software può richiedere grandi sforzi, per Claris FileMaker non è affatto così. L' interfaccia è intuitiva, in pochissimo tempo si comprende il funzionamento e si è già operativi.
Cons: Il programma potrebbe essere implementato con librerie di script opensource rendendo più accessibile la proggettazione dell'user experience legata al design di App.
Cleto Luca C. · Industrial Designer · Design · March 5, 2023
Pros: It's okay. Nothing else to say, really.
Cons: They are harrassing. They quoted for a service two years ago that we paid for and since stopped using. Being international, they seem to have missed the payment two years ago. Their emails asking for payment are completely blank emails from a suspicious email address, with an attachment. No name, no account number, not even a signature panel. Obviously, I thought they were spam/viruses and so never opened them. So I only found out they were asking for the money when they called over a year after they first started asking for the money. I then engaged them, told them how odd their invoice emails were, provided payment info, went above and beyond to try and show them that I had paid. Eventually, they agreed and sent me an email saying the issue was resolved.They then sent those blank emails a couple more times and today started threatening to send the account to debt collectors.This is absurd. I don't owe them money and they admitted it!
Anonymous User · CEO · Entertainment · March 3, 2023
Pros: 製造現場で試作をした、製品の電線の長さなどを複数人で1つのファイルに記述が可能です。そのため、複数人で作業をした場合ファイルの内容を合算する作業がなくなります。また作成したファイルをほかのファイルに紐づけができるため、無駄にファイル数が増えることを防止できます。
Cons: UIが全体的に古く各項目が見づらいです。共有の設定がしにくく、ユーザの設定などを容易にできるようにしてほしい。
Anonymous User · 製造 · Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing · February 14, 2023
From its first relational version, FileMaker Pro 3, our experience has gotten better and better with more feature and more developers creating add-on features to extend the software's functionality and deployment.
Pros: Every new version of Claris FileMaker has improved its feature set as an easy to use relational database. The Scripting environment has become easier with type-along assistant and the ability to cut and paste code between calculation ans scripts in other databases. The ability to quickly deploy the software in a browser has made it an extremely versatile application.
Cons: There is no true runtime client engine for a networked solution. Separating the user interface from the data in the same file is not possible.
Scott Z. · Owner · Computer Software · February 9, 2023
Pros: From a development standpoint, it couldn't be easier. Even users new to creating databases can be up and running very quickly.
Cons: Support can be very slow. While it's actually owned by Apple, the support does not live up to their normal standards.
Dean W. · Senior System Admin · Information Technology and Services · February 2, 2023
Pros: ノーコードでシステムを開発できるため、初心者でも簡単に社内アプリの開発が可能です。
Cons: 開発したアプリのデータを自動で他のソフトで扱える形式に変換できないため少し使い勝手は悪く思います。
一真 生. · 会社員 · Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing · December 17, 2022
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