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Filemaker Features and Benefits
Claris FileMaker is a powerful platform with several key features and benefits:
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JavaScript Integration: Enhance custom apps by embedding JavaScript packages from readily-available free or paid libraries. Embed animated graphics, data visualization, maps, calendars, and more in minutes.
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Drag and Drop Add-Ons: Snap together robust apps with drag and drop add-ons like kanban boards, photo galleries, barcode generators, activity timelines, progress bars, editors, and more.
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Siri Shortcuts and Apple’s Core ML: Add Siri Shortcuts to enable voice commands that can run automations, update inventory, or kick off a process. Incorporate machine learning into custom apps for rapid sentiment analysis, image classification, object detection, face detection, text prediction, speaker identification, and more.
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Near Field Communications (NFC) Tag Reading: Create apps with NFC tag readers to streamline event access, manage payments, or kick off a new workflow.
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Hosting Options: Host apps on Linux, an industry standard open source operating system.
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Quick Setup Process: The platform is known for its quick setup process.
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Flexibility: It provides a graphical interface and security features that make it flexible and powerful. The platform also allows you to adapt an app for a desktop, Web browser, tablet, or phone.
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Data Security: It offers robust data security features.
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Built-In Reports: It comes with built-in reporting tools.
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Data Importation: It allows easy importation of data.
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Team Sharing: It enables easy sharing and management of data anywhere, on-site or in the field.
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Integrations: It offers integrations with various other platforms and services.
These features make Claris FileMaker a versatile tool for creating custom applications, databases, CRMs, and ERPs, both quickly and cost-effectively. It's suitable for both desktop and mobile use.
Filemaker Pricing
Claris FileMaker offers several pricing plans:
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Claris Connect Essentials: Priced at US$21 per user/month billed annually. This plan is suitable for 5-10 users only. It includes hosting limit of 3 apps, 2 GB of FileMaker Data Storage per user/year, and 2 GB outbound data transfer of FileMaker Data API/OData per user/month. No upgrades are available for this plan.
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Standard: Priced at US$43 per user/month billed annually. This plan is suitable for 5-99 users. For 100+ users, contact sales is recommended. It includes hosting limit of 125 apps, 6 GB of FileMaker Data Storage per user/year, and 2 GB outbound data transfer of FileMaker Data API/OData per user/month. Upgrades are available for purchase for this plan.
All plans include access to all FileMaker clients, free 24/7 support in English, end-to-end encryption and single sign-on, and around-the-clock monitoring by expert Claris teams.
For individuals that don’t need to share data with others, single licenses of FileMaker Pro can be purchased. To host custom apps in your own on-premise environment, FileMaker Server can be used. For a custom licensing plan that’s right for your team, contacting a sales representative is recommended.
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