Claris FileMaker vs App Builder Comparison

Airtable

Odoo 

Sketch

InVision App

Microsoft Access

Axure

we use filemaker/claris for more than 8 years and is really useful

Great software and platform 

Very stable ! We use it now on our Windows server and several Win and Mac clients.

FileMaker Pro is the easiest database manager for everyone

Still great after all these years

Un esperienza entusiasmante, è bastato poco tempo per comprenderne il funzionamento e è possibile lavorare a 4 mani su un progetto. 

Claris FileMaker è davvero chiaro 

Claris FileMaker is really clear

I have used FileMaker for 22 years and am continually impressed with its evolution.  It has leap-frogged passed Access as a "home database" and now competes with top-level professional data solutions.  FileMaker Go is a pleasure to use.  I have built my own Contacts solution that is years ahead of anything in the iOS app store.  I wish a customer portal could be built to make dealing with support issues easier. The single biggest request, an Android version, falls on deaf ears; likely because FileMaker is owned by Apple Inc.  

Easy, powerful do it yourself solution

Lots of possibilities

Easy to learn and use

Claris FileMaker is the ideal tool for the enterprise to automate workflows, organize internal processes and create apps for specific uses. This platform is used to address digital transformation and innovate processes and operations.

Robust and easy to use platform

Many happy customers, who find their solutions can grow and adapt as their business does.

Software Developer working with the FileMaker platform for 15 years 

Great database application with so many options!

Keeping Data secure and yet available to our employees gives them a sense of in control.  We use the data to produce a daily log of their activity and then use that data to bill our customers.  It is so much better than trying to find the data from their individual reports and then creating the reports on a monthly basis.  Now we simply hit a button and the reports are done.  
I love how as a developer we can see our users appreciate the software because it makes their jobs easier and gives them the sense that they can concentrate on other things rather than the record keeping.  
Our users are happier and excited about bringing the qualifiers of the data to light so they can justify their work.  In an app that tracks trouble requests, a log is created to show all that the tech people do to facilitate repair issues.  No longer are those in charge wondering what their subordinates are doing.  They can just open the app and see what they've accomplished.

Filemaker has brought to light data service saving hours of data manipulation producing tears of joy

It was really great few years ago, powerful and clean for database, easy enough to build the interface. But as the world is changing to web and dynamic UI, Filemaker has not made any step on this, and is getting completely outdated. Also the data constrain is a problem when you are building a complex app that requires either internal or external users, to access different data in a clean and easy way. There are privacy settings for the database of course, but the problem is that when building the UI you cannot make lists, search, and in short, any access to the records, to be really constrained by different criteria. If you have 40k records in a table, you cannot easily allow in a page, search or element just to show a part of those records. You only can build scripts and crazy relations as workarounds to simulate a kind of constraint on the layouts, but that is not efficient at all for developing and you reach the limitation in the UI soon.
Filemaker a decade ago was like a mule to plow the field in the 18th century, powerful and efficient, and nowadays it is still basically the same mule, just that the ecosystem possibilities and necessities changed.

Great for database and scripts, a dinosaur for a modern app with complex data relation

A simple way to throw a database together in minutes for a mailing list or tracking inventory.  With the same ease of use, you can have a complex structure for a relational database.  Filemaker has allowed me to create what I need myself. Without hiring or outsourcing, I was able to save a great deal of money.

Complex Relational Databases for Non-Complex Creators.

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Microsoft Access is a database management system that provides intuitive application development tools to create functional database apps in any format.

Odoo is a fully-integrated, customizable, and open-source suite of business applications. A majority of the business needs such as CRM, Sales, Project, Manufacturing, Inventory, and Accounting are met through this all-in-one software solution designed for every company, regardless of size and budget

Airtable is the no-code app platform that empowers people closest to the work to accelerate their most critical business processes.

Claris FileMaker is a custom application development platform that allows businesses to create unique applications that can be deployed in the cloud or on-premise. It provides features such as scripts, triggers, and graphical design tools to help tailor applications to business needs.

Access Controls/Permissions

Agile Methodologies

Application Management

Audio File Management

Backup and Recovery

Batch Processing

Billing & Invoicing

Budget Management

Business Process Automation

Calendar Management

Calendar/Reminder System

Client Portal

Code Editing

Collaboration Tools

Collaborative Development

Compatibility Testing

Contact Database

Contact Management

Content Management

Content Publishing Options

Custom Development

Customizable Branding

Customizable Fields

Customizable Forms

Customizable Templates

Data Dictionary Management

Data Import/Export

Data Migration

Data Modeling

Data Replication

Data Storage Management

Database Conversion

Debugging

Deployment Management

Design Management

Document Classification

Document Management

Electronic Forms

File Sharing

For Developers

Forms Automation

Forms Creation & Design

Full Text Search

Gantt/Timeline View

Graphical User Interface

Graphical Workflow Editor

Idea Management

Image Editing

Integrated Development Environment

Integrations Management

Interaction Tracking

Issue Management

Iteration Management

Kanban Board

Lead Management

Milestone Tracking

Mobile Access

Mobile Development

No-Code

Performance Analysis

Performance Monitoring

Portfolio Management

Pre-built Templates

Prioritization

Process Modeling & Designing

Project Management

Project Planning/Scheduling

Prospecting Tools

Relational Database Management

Reporting/Analytics

Requirements Management

Resource Management

Risk Management

Role-Based Permissions

Rules-Based Workflow

Sales Pipeline Management

Search/Filter

Segmentation

Shared Contacts

Software Development

Template Management

Templates

Testing/QA Management

Text Editing

Third-Party Integrations

Time & Expense Tracking

Traditional Methodologies

Version Control

Video Support

Visual Modeling

Web App Development

Web/Mobile App Development

Workflow Management

Claris FileMaker

Android

Linux

Web-based

Windows

iPad

iPhone

Technical Director

Integrating FileMaker in other applications or a custom applications is hard and frustrating. The documentation of its API is hard to read and integrations with Claro Connect are limited.

IT Manager;;;;;;;;;;;

The ability for FileMaker to talk to anything else on the internet is just amazing. It has help our business grow quickly without the overhead and everyone just loves what it can do.

System Engineer

It can integrate with nearly any web service that has a Rest API. FileMaker has a fantastic community of developers that are willing to share and help each other.

R&D Manager

We have dashboards for departments to only show what they need and it is very helpful. Windows and apple products both can be used on the same database, which is awesome.

President

Overall this is a solid database with rich features at an affordable price.

Technical Engineer

The easy and stable way to use it and improve it daily, as you want.

Freelance Graphic Designer

I instantly fell in love with this humble but powerful software.

Co-Founder

Filemaker has allowed me to create what I need myself. Without hiring or outsourcing, I was able to save a great deal of money.

Corporate Account Representative 

My favorite part about this software is the amount of things you can accomplish using it.

IT Manager

If it's SQL there doesn't seem to be a problem but to other ODBC access such as Microsoft Access (.accdb files) the access seems to be a bit more difficult.

Administrative Assistant

One of the best softwares I have used. Intuitive and user friendly.

Associate Attorney

FileMaker is full of impactful features, including the ability to low code just about anything you need for your business. Integration into the current business process was as seamless as could be.

Director of Operations

Support on the phone told us to disregard these mails, and, lo and behold, the service was in fact terminated in spite of our months of trying to pay them.

Founder and CEO

But year by year it got more difficult to keep up with it's upgrades and changes. Finally, we abandoned it for a mix of integrated special-purpose tools that do what we want.

Attorney

Excellent customer support and a vast library of online k knowledge and solutions.

Account Director

I have found FileMaker to be very user friendly. It bridges the needs between our customer viewed data and our manufacturing needs.

Intern

Overall, I would recommend this, as it creates a sleek file database.

consultant

Much different software integrate very easily with Filemaker. Filemaker is a dream to work with.

Claris FileMaker screenshot: FileMaker app creation

Claris FileMaker screenshot: FileMaker custom design example

Freelancers

Large Enterprises

Mid Size Business

Small Business

Sketch is a product design platform, which helps businesses create, test, and collaborate on ideas with team members using color variables, layouts, shared libraries, vector editing tools, plugins, and more.  Contributors can also edit, inspect, and comment on designs or assets.

InVision is a design-to-development platform for design and developer teams to create rich, interactive web and mobile prototypes, manage projects, collaborate in real time, and gather feedback to move projects forward. Turn ideas into screen designs with vector-based drawing and flexible layers.

Axure RP is an interactive wireframe and prototyping software designed to help professionals create functional software prototypes without coding and hand these off to developers. Key features include team collaboration, note creation, revision history tracking, animations, and a widget library.

App Builder is a drag-and-drop tool that accelerates your app building process. 

It includes a complete design system, compatible with your Sketch & Adobe XD designs that map to real, usable components and instant code output in Angular and Blazor.

Claris FileMaker vs App Builder Comparison

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