Portage Bay Solutions is a custom software development firm based in Seattle, WA, with additional offices in the Chicago, Dallas, Omaha, Orange County, and Vancouver areas . For more than thirty years, the company has been helping businesses of all sizes get the most out of their FileMaker investments. As a full-service Claris FileMaker consulting firm, Portage Bay is committed to helping clients optimize their software investments and improve their business processes. The Portage Bay Solutions team of FileMaker experts have a deep understanding of the Claris FileMaker platform and are experienced in helping businesses customize and extend the software to meet specific needs. Whether you need help with FileMaker design, deployment, database development, maintenance — or everything — Portage Bay is the perfect partner to help you realize the full potential of your FileMaker investment.
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We specialize in high-quality cross-platform (Macintosh, Windows, Mobile) database solutions and web applications
Claris FileMaker & 4th Dimension upgrade and development
Web application development
Claris FileMaker & 4th Dimension integration with other data environments
FileMaker WebDirect
iOS / Android app development
JavaScript & PHP Integration with FileMaker
Web / Database integrations
FileMaker and 4th Dimension Licensing
As a custom software development firm, our mission is to provide superior-quality database consulting and related services to achieve the highest degree of customer satisfaction.
Dan Smiley 2024-02-16 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Portage Bay Solutions has been an absolute game-changer for our company's software and technology needs. From the very first interaction, their team demonstrated a deep understanding of our unique challenges and offered innovative, tailor-made solutions that have significantly improved our operations and efficiency. Their expertise spans a wide range of software solutions, ensuring that regardless of the complexity of the problem, they have the skills and knowledge to address it effectively. What sets Portage Bay Solutions apart is not just their technical acumen but their customer service and support. They are incredibly responsive, always ready to assist with any queries or issues that arise. This level of support has been invaluable, giving us the confidence that we have a reliable partner in our corner. Their team exhibits a genuine commitment to our success, taking the time to understand our business goals and aligning their services to help us achieve them. This proactive approach has led to significant improvements in our workflows, productivity, and overall technological capabilities. Moreover, Portage Bay Solutions consistently delivers on time and within budget, which is crucial for planning and financial forecasting. Their transparent communication throughout the project lifecycle ensures that there are no surprises, and we always know where we stand. In conclusion, Portage Bay Solutions has been a pivotal partner for our company. Their blend of technical expertise, customer service, and genuine commitment to our success has made them an invaluable asset. I highly recommend Portage Bay Solutions to any business looking to enhance their software and technology capabilities. Their team is not just a service provider; they are a partner in your success. Tom Halsted 2023-03-10 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We have utilized FileMaker Pro support services from Portage Bay Solutions for many years. They have always responded to our support requests quickly. They have a deep knowledge of our FileMaker Pro tools and systems, resolve our issues and answer our questions in detail, and are great to work with. I highly recommend them. Galen Callahan 2022-10-06 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Portage Bay has helped us develop an extremely efficient and powerful system to grow and operate our Aerospace and Defense machine shop into becoming AS9100 and ISO 9001 certified. I recommend them for not only their experience and professionalism in developing software in general, but also their exceptional organization and project management. Their general business aptitude, through suggestions and feedback, has greatly aimed the project down a very good path. This is a very rare and powerful type of competence that helped us keep focused on the most value added areas, allowing us to stay on budget and on time. Thank you everyone at PBS! Eugenius 2022-08-29 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Our team at Eugenius has had the pleasure to work with Portage Bay on various projects and ongoing support for our mutual clients over the past few years. The team at Portage Bay is wonderful to work with. Their team has excellent customer service, communication and trouble shooting skills. They're always willing to go the extra mile doing a deep dive to resolve any issues that arise. They go above and beyond to develop efficient, secure, custom application solutions for their clients. We look forward to working with them for more years to come. Maria Speer 2021-11-02 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We hired Portage Bay Solutions to bring us from Filemaker 6.0 to 19, we were pretty resistant to change. John, Brandynn and the team did a fantastic hob understanding our requirements and offering solutions that have made our database so efficient. We could not be happier! I HIGHLY recommend them for all your filemaker needs! Harlan Brown 2021-01-29 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Portage Bay Solutions has been a supplier to this division of 3M (Specialty Glass Group, Seattle, WA), for over 25 years. John Newhoff and his team have created Quality Management databases including customized physical property management systems unique to our industry. They have been a valuable partner instrumental to our growth. Carolyn Carmines 2018-12-10 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. The team at Portage Bay built us (MEg TV) a rock solid, masterfully constructed database which proved to be intuitive and highly customized to our needs. Good, smart people who can take a complicated, layered set of specs, wrangle it and complete it on time and on budget. What more could you want?? Carla Marsh 2018-12-08 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. John and his team at Portage Bay Solutions are exquisitely skilled at Filemaker’s database creation and development. They reviewed my database, collaborated with me on what my end user experience should be, and made some invaluable recommendations on how to get to that optimal end user experience. Portage Bay was easy to communicate with throughout the process and responsive to my company’s needs and requests. They get my highest recommendation! Jo Ollila 2018-11-28 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Portage Bay built a fully customized EMR solution using FileMaker for our group of medical practices. They also developed an iOS app for physicians and patients on FileMaker and finally helped us migrate the EMR application from local servers to AWS. These were all huge undertakings but the team did a tremendous job on all fronts. We have worked with Portage Bay for nearly 10 years and they feel more like an internal partner than an external vendor. We are grateful for the breadth and depth of their FileMaker expertise. David B 2018-11-27 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Working with Portage Bay has been an excellent partnership. They really paid attention to what we asked for and even suggested a few things we hadn’t considered. Their breadth of FileMaker experience is obvious.
Portage Bay Solutions has been assisting clients with their custom database projects for more than 30 years. With a team of experienced database programmers, we have worked with a wide range of organizations, from small businesses to large corporations.
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