--- title: Claris FileMaker Reviews meta\_title: 'Claris FileMaker Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 578 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Claris FileMaker works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.5 review\_count: 578 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: Rapid Application Development (RAD) url: https://www.g2.com/categories/rapid-application-development-rad --- # Claris FileMaker Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Claris FileMaker but has limited features. Are you part of the Claris FileMaker team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! Make tech work for you, not the other way around. The Claris platform is uniquely suited to help businesses like yours build, test, and rapidly iterate customized, integrated solutions faster and more efficiently than any other platform on the market. Unlike other software applications out there that are too lightweight and not customizable or too complex and rigid, Claris is flexible enough to meet your specific and evolving needs. Organizations just like yours — whether they’re SMBs, nonprofits, or educational institutions — use Claris apps to help them run their business the way they want and thereby significantly boost productivity and efficiencies across the board. Learn more — www.claris.com * * * Seller [Claris](https://www.g2.com/sellers/claris) Discussions [Claris FileMaker Community](https://www.g2.com/products/claris-filemaker/discuss) Languages Supported German, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Chinese (Simplified) Solution Type All-in-One Overview by Ed Staton (Senior Marketing Program Project Manager) Show More ## Pricing Pricing provided by Claris FileMaker. ### Claris FileMaker Free Trial ### On-Premise $16.50 [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/claris-filemaker/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Salesforce Headless 360 Platform (formerly Salesforce Platform)](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Salesforce Headless 360 Platform (formerly Salesforce Platform)") Salesforce Headless 360 Platform (formerly Salesforce Platform) 4.5/5(3,994) ](https://www.g2.com/products/agentforce-360-platform-formerly-salesforce-platform/reviews) [ ![Quickbase](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Quickbase") Quickbase 4.5/5(1,634) ](https://www.g2.com/products/quickbase/reviews) [ ![Zoho Creator](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Zoho Creator") Zoho Creator 4.3/5(165) ](https://www.g2.com/products/zoho-creator/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/claris-filemaker/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 578 real user reviews. Implementation Time 3 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ Typical contract price $0k - $0k [Sign in to view](/login) [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ## Claris FileMaker Integrations (1) What do users say about integrations? Integration information sourced from real user reviews. [ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Apple Mail ](https://www.g2.com/products/apple-mail/reviews) Show More DW Dean W. Senior System Admin Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/2/2023 "It's anything you need it to be…" 5/5 What do you like best about Claris FileMaker? From a development standpoint, it couldn't be easier. Even users new to creating databases can be up and running very quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Claris FileMaker? Support can be very slow. While it's actually owned by Apple, the support does not live up to their normal standards. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Claris FileMaker solving and how is that benefiting you? It serves as our primary application for IT ticket management as well as billing, device and password tracking, and I'm sure there's a few other things I'm forgetting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Nassim N.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Nassim N.") NN Nassim N. Manager, Compliance, Regulatory & Quality system Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 2/21/2023 "Great Data base tool" 4/5 What do you like best about Claris FileMaker? Holds up a large amount of data. Excellent database tool for a large-size enterprise or industry. It can be used for all departments, such as quality control, quality assurance, finance, marketing, inventory and supply. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Claris FileMaker? We have been using this application for over eight years, and it constantly improves. We integrate this platform with other applications which we use. It requires constant maintenance and up-date which is a good point. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Claris FileMaker solving and how is that benefiting you? Manage the data base for interdepartmental project improvements and daily data base access. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Quoc V.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Quoc V.") QV Quoc V. Director Of Technology Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 10/25/2022 "Database for anyone" 5/5 What do you like best about Claris FileMaker? It is very easy to get started with Filemaker. You can get a new database or application running in no time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Claris FileMaker? There are a lot options...maybe too many. The pricing is a bit steep. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Claris FileMaker solving and how is that benefiting you? I was able to create a database to store COVID-19 information for my school. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 2/1/2024 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Marc-André D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Marc-André D.") MD Marc-André D. Database developer / analyst Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/22/2022 "Powerful tool with major flaws" 4/5 What do you like best about Claris FileMaker? -If you know what you're doing, the time you can save building a complete app around a database is phenomenal. -Ease of use. -Referencing system that helps update something at only one place. -Fast learning curve that potentially helps you learn pro code languages later faster -Versatile: with enough coding, you can easily replace several software with one or integrate with others through APIs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Claris FileMaker? -The marketing around it is super annoying. They keep pushing the low code aspect of it, which is detrimental and not what they should concentrate on. They could be much more today. -Because of that marketing, too many non-developers jump on board with this. This can be a good thing for people using it for personal uses, or very small companies. Unfortunately, when you don't know what you're doing, it doesn't matter that the software is easy to use. The code always break somewhere and someone will pay for it. I can't count the number of times we had a client wanting to save homemade software that was not kept up to date and poorly coded. It's almost impossible to do it right when it's a mess; it's always better to start from scratch, and people don't appreciate the amount of time needed that could have been saved if done right the first time. -Licensing is expensive and sometimes hard to sell to clients. -A few hard-to-debug errors that are unlogical and only happen because Filemaker was too strict implementing a functionality, while at the same time not following what every single other language does for the same thing. You will probably need to visit forums often to dig deep. -When things get complex, it will be a lot slower than any pro code software would be. You really need to know every corner of Filemaker and how to use it to optimize everything so you can delay the slowdowns as much as possible. -Record locking can be a good thing, but there should be tools to control it because it will ALWAYS lead to record squatting, which will cause problems. -Poor printing management Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Claris FileMaker: Do not do "anything" with it. Follow lessons and good programming dos and don'ts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Claris FileMaker solving and how is that benefiting you? -Building complete ERP software that can take care of every nook and cranny of a company. -Relatively low cost customization of software. Clients could ask anything and it will always be possible. -Build personal development tools and libraries Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite RB Ryan B. Director of Marketing Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 11/16/2021 "From Low Code to Advanced Applications - Filemaker is a leader" 5/5 What do you like best about Claris FileMaker? Filemaker is incredibly flexible and comes with many templates to get you started with your App. Training resources are available everywhere. Getting your first app launched and in team members' hands usually takes just a couple of days. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Claris FileMaker? I would love to see improvements in font handling inside the Filemaker Pro desktop application. When building apps and choosing a font, the list is cumbersome to browse and cluttered with ALL machine fonts. This area needs improvement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Claris FileMaker: I highly recommend going through in-person training with Chris Ippolite of iSolutions. Chris also does an incredible training series available on LinkedIn Learning. The information in these training sessions will get you started in the right direction. You can also find many bite-sized Filemaker lessons on YouTube that will help you learn new techniques that will help you improve your apps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Claris FileMaker solving and how is that benefiting you? Filemaker allows my marketing team to build custom applications with little to no support from our IT Department. The Apps perform as we need them to and do not contain a bunch of fluff you would get from off-the-shelf tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Puja K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Puja K.") PK Puja K. Senior Software Engineer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 6/9/2021 "It's very easy to learn and we can do all the stuffs which we normally do with other complex lang." 4.5/5 What do you like best about Claris FileMaker? The best part is we don't have to write the long codes just for UI design, which helps us to save lots of time. In short, it's a LOW CODE, NO CODE & a PRO CODE. For the most part, drag and drop programming. Its a Cross-platform (Mac OS X, Windows, iOS). Its includes starter solutions so we don't have to start from scratch. We have got very interesting addons in the new FM version . We can now use the Siri Shortcuts and Apple's Core ML. Use Near Field Communications (NFC) tag reading. Its easy to Integrate the external API's and use inside it, like Google API's, AWS and many more. Its Plugins extends the functionality and helps us to optimiz our solutions and do lots of cool stuffs using this like Audit, Barcode generator , communicate with UI and many more. JSON data creation and parse is easy as it has lots of inbuilt funtions which helps us to do it. Its had built in support for importing exporting excel, cvs, tab-formatted. Back Up feature . Scripting is easy . FM Documentation is good and easy to understand. For each user login type we can specify the privilege to access the file and ready /write. and it has Claris FM Community which helps us to solve our queries , They provide FM Custom Funtions to use inside our applications which save our times to write a long codes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Claris FileMaker? Commonly, applications close unexpectedly. It shows not responding and doesn't let us do anything. It's bit slow when we have lots of data to handle. It's unstored calculated fields may slow down execution and reading . It's expensive. If we are a Window user than we are limited to use some of its cool feature, Like ML ,but we can still use this if make our own ML API and access it inside FM. Some of its Plugin is also expensive. even if its very old platform, but very limited firms uses this , so this is a big problem for FileMaker Developers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Claris FileMaker: FileMaker is very easy to learn , so you don't have to spend money on getting any training . If you have small firm and you want to manage or things, you can simply build your own custom app well FileMaker does provide it's pre build solution so you want have to start from scratch. It's provide a lots of Aadon which is quite easy to put it into your solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Claris FileMaker solving and how is that benefiting you? E-commerce business, we usually have sales, fulfillment, invoice, product, inventory, purchase, contact mgt features and lots more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 10/21/2021 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Stuart M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Stuart M.") SM Stuart M. FileMaker Pro Developer Consultant Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/10/2022 "Swiss Army Knife Low-Code Development Platform" 5/5 What do you like best about Claris FileMaker? Easy and quick to prototype and implement custom applications. Easy to automate workflows and processes including integrating with other software, web services and APIs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Claris FileMaker? Web form building and access for high-traffic websites. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Claris FileMaker solving and how is that benefiting you? Custom software as unique as your business. Presales scheduling and reporting consultant utilization. Post-sales operations (PSO), project tracking, consultant hours, expenses and reporting. Information databases. Variable data printing. Professional sports coaching and analytics. CRM, Time-billing, Invoicing, Inventory management, and Manufacturing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Higher Education](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Higher Education") AH Verified User in Higher Education Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/12/2019 "Many capabilities" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Claris FileMaker? I like that FileMaker has the potential to store and maintain many different types of information. You can generate reports of various complexities. We have also set up a sort of mail merge capability that allows us to create lists to create letters using templates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Claris FileMaker? FileMaker is a bit complex to learn. However, many parts of it are straightforward. It has taken numerous training sessions for me to understand the basic methods of working with our database. We also hired an outside company to set this system up. I wish that it could connect to other outside databases. Also, I wish that updating records was easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Claris FileMaker: Get training and make sure that records are inputted using a standard practice Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Claris FileMaker solving and how is that benefiting you? This stores and archives a lot of information, and makes accessing the information very easy. It is helpful for pulling up information easily. The reports that it can generate are used regularly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 1/2/2022 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Management Consulting](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Management Consulting") AM Verified User in Management Consulting Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/28/2022 "Very useful if you can manage it" 5/5 What do you like best about Claris FileMaker? FIlemaker is completely customisable to suits our needs because we fabricate it as we need it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Claris FileMaker? Sometimes hard to program if you don't master it :-) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Claris FileMaker solving and how is that benefiting you? We manage everything with FM : offers, billing, project management, products, time tracking by project, ... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![John R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "John R.") JR John R. IT Manager Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 5/9/2017 "Filemaker" 5/5 What do you like best about Claris FileMaker? It manages our inventory, invoicing, quoting as well as many other things that we need to to operate. We like the fact that we can program it to do what we want it to do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Claris FileMaker? Some of the tools are a little hokie. it has issues with some of the tools that we use for making it look like we want it to. It also is a little slow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Claris FileMaker: you need someone that can program Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Claris FileMaker solving and how is that benefiting you? Its a one stop program for our salesmen to find inventory as well as be able to quote out of it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 12/28/2021 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Claris FileMaker? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about Claris FileMaker ](https://www.g2.com/products/claris-filemaker/discussions/new) ![Marcia R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Marcia R.") MR Marcia Ribeiro • Last activity over 6 years ago Can I create a correlation between inventory and customer database? 1 Upvote 4 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-i-create-a-correlation-between-inventory-and-customer-database) GU Guest User What is Claris FileMaker used for? 0 Upvotes 0 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-claris-filemaker-used-for) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/claris-filemaker/discuss) ## Pricing Options Pricing provided by Claris FileMaker. ### Claris FileMaker Free Trial ### On-Premise $16.50 ### Cloud - Essentials $21.00 [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/claris-filemaker/pricing) Claris FileMaker Comparisons ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_6b56bdb3ed766bf608d02c1c97144acd/microsoft-access.png "Product Avatar Image") Microsoft Access 4/5(854) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/claris-filemaker-vs-microsoft-access) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_e957c16890d4333e5b90cfce67a163cb/quickbase.png "Product Avatar Image") Quickbase 4.5/5(1,634) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/claris-filemaker-vs-quickbase) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_519068f6ebe26f30ee959f51927cca47/ninox.png "Product Avatar Image") Ninox Database 4.7/5(362) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/claris-filemaker-vs-ninox) ##### ##### Claris FileMaker Features Data Control Data Migration Data Synchronization Data Security Publishing Application Deployment Lifecycle Management Administration Application Deployment Native Deployment Data Security Automation Workflow Automation Real-Time Updates [ View More Features ](https://www.g2.com/products/claris-filemaker/features) ##### Categories on G2 [Low-Code Development Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/low-code-development-platforms)[Application Development Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/application-development-platforms)[Workplace Innovation Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/workplace-innovation-platforms) ##### Explore More [Which recognition platforms connect with Slack, Microsoft Teams or HRIS systems so recognition actually happens where employees already work?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-recognition-platforms-connect-with-slack-microsoft-teams-or-hris-systems-so-recognition-actually-happens-where-employees-already-work)[What lease administration tool offers the fastest setup?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-lease-administration-tool-offers-the-fastest-setup)[What 3D modeling app should a Mac user choose for product mockups where portability matters and the work does not require a dedicated workstation?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-3d-modeling-app-should-a-mac-user-choose-for-product-mockups-where-portability-matters-and-the-work-does-not-require-a-dedicated-workstation) [Which disk cleanup software removes lingering app files and junk folders after uninstalling applications?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-disk-cleanup-software-removes-lingering-app-files-and-junk-folders-after-uninstalling-applications%20)[Top CPQ software for streamlining sales processes](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-top-cpq-software-for-streamlining-sales-processes)[Pros and Cons Details](https://www.g2.com/products/claris-filemaker/reviews?qs=pros-and-cons) [Show MoreShow Less](javascript:void(0);)