Modernize your business with customized solutions that are built with your needs in mind.
If you haven’t found the perfect software off the shelf, our custom FileMaker consulting services might be just what you need. Custom software directly addresses your needs, helping staff become more efficient, streamlining processes, and smoothing operations. By partnering with Portage Bay, one of the best FileMaker consulting companies, you can also expect a boost in employee satisfaction and customer loyalty. With our team of experienced FileMaker consultants and over thirty years of expertise in custom software design and FileMaker Pro consulting, we're ready to listen to and understand your business needs.
If you haven’t found the perfect off-the-shelf, a custom software application can be the right answer for you. Custom software addresses your needs directly - it helps staff become more efficient, streamlines processes, smooths operations, boosts employee satisfaction, and strengthens customer loyalty. We can partner with you along the way and offer our over thirty years of expertise in custom software design as we listen to your business needs.
Empowering your business with a custom Claris FileMaker Pro solution can give you a distinctive edge in your industry. By working with a specialist FileMaker development consultancy like us, you get the advantage of a leading low-code platform that not only streamlines operations but can swiftly incorporate new business processes across various platforms. Our team of professional FileMaker Pro consultants will ensure you fully leverage this power to set your firm apart.
As a full-service Claris FileMaker consulting firm, our goal is simple - to address your business technology needs in the most effective manner. Using our vast expertise in technology and specialization as FileMaker consultants, we create tailored solutions that resolve the problems most crucial to your business.
“Not all Software as a Service products in the market have the capabilities to address specific business needs. Custom software can be the answer if a business intends to scale, be competitive or remain adaptable. Specific business problems need specific solutions. When custom software is provided, a business can become more efficient and gain a better ability to scale. Businesses that intend to stay ahead of the game must continue improving and adapting the necessary tools to set themselves apart.”
We offer a wide array of services, from development to systems evaluation, tailored to meet your unique needs by our expert FileMaker consultants.
Embarking on creating custom software is indeed a venture, but the data shows it’s highly beneficial. Building applications on the Claris platform with our FileMaker consultants allows for swift releases and easy adaptability.
The ideal web application can boost productivity, foster business growth, and enhance your user and customer experience. Our FileMaker consultant team can construct custom web applications integrated with your FileMaker solution.
Enhance your business workflow by integrating 3rd party applications with your FileMaker solution. This includes downloading orders from Shopify, pushing invoices into QuickBooks, pulling data from WordPress forms, sending SMS text messages, and much more. Our FileMaker consultants can help automate these processes.
FileMaker WebDirect is a cutting-edge web technology that instantly runs FileMaker apps directly in a web browser, with no web programming required, implemented by our experienced FileMaker consultants. Moreover, there's no additional software installation needed.
Our expert FileMaker consultants can assist you in securing the licenses needed to meet your organization's needs while optimizing costs. With a deep understanding of Claris licensing models, we can offer expert guidance and support for your license acquisition and management requirements.
Our FileMaker Server Maintenance Plan, delivered by our experienced team offering FileMaker server consulting, is designed to ensure that your database application doesn't experience unexpected downtime, operates at peak performance, and can be recovered as efficiently as possible in the event of a disaster.
Are you seeking data collection with Google Forms, Survey Monkey, Airtable, FM BetterForms, or another web application? As seasoned FileMaker consultants, we can skillfully pull the data directly into your customized FileMaker solution from any of these web-based data collection tools.
Do your clients need an online system to view and pay invoices, with data updates in your FileMaker database happening in real-time? Are you searching for a FileMaker Pro consultant to create a solution allowing clients to log in, enter monthly data for consolidated reporting purposes, and to view analysis reports?
These are just a few instances of what our team, specializing in Claris FileMaker consulting, can accomplish with FileMaker web integration. We can design a user-friendly website for users to interact with your FileMaker data, improving accuracy and reducing costs. For your FileMaker web integration needs, please contact us, one of the best FileMaker consulting companies.
Need an app now but are crunched for time? With our expert FileMaker consultants, we can swiftly work to fully complete your vision for your app. We make development easy to fit your tight schedules and needs.
Creating a custom solution is an incredibly collaborative process where we, as your trusted FileMaker consultants, will work together to ensure a solution that meets your needs. We use an agile development process to provide high-quality, adaptable applications, even in situations where our customers may not be that familiar with custom software development or FileMaker consulting services.
We start with a broad planning phase where our team of certified Claris FileMaker consultants will ask a lot of questions about your organization and your business goals. Our goal is to design a solution that will meet those goals effectively and efficiently.
Our experienced and certified FileMaker Pro developers will dive in and build the functionality of your customized software. This includes thorough testing and refinement, ensuring you're getting the best FileMaker consulting service possible.
As one of the best FileMaker consulting companies, we will deliver your customized solution carefully to ensure deployments proceed smoothly every time. We aim to simplify the deployment process for you.
Once the project is complete, we remain available for ongoing support. We are committed to forming long-term relationships with our clients, consistently providing top-tier FileMaker consulting services as needed.
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Demonstration courtesy of Claris, illustrating Mobile Tyre Shop's approach to iterative development.
Using an iterative approach, let’s start with solving one main problem and get it fully integrated into your workflow. Then with problem one solved, we'll build on that successful foundation as you move on to issue two, taking into account how requirements have changed in light of the progress achieved. Our experience in the software industry has taught us that it’s very difficult to be successful in pulling off a big, monolithic project. Agile development exists to bring about faster and more efficient successes. Even Claris, who owns the FileMaker platform, has moved away from two and three-year plans to shorter sprints that are each just a few months long. These smaller chunks get improvements into the hands of staff much faster, who can then provide timely feedback to inform the changes to be addressed in the next phase.
Custom business software tailored for you
Desktop, mobile, and web development
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Security evaluation and secure system design
Database performance optimization
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See why our clients consider us a leading FileMaker consulting company. They've experienced our commitment to excellence firsthand.
"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?"
"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."
"Portage Bay was easy to communicate with throughout the process and responsive to my company's needs and requests. They get my highest recommendation!"
"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."
We work with visionaries, people who think outside the box, and those that need solutions tailored to their specific needs.
Using Claris FileMaker Pro can be the key competitive advantage that sets your firm apart from other companies in your industry. As a leading low-code platform, FileMaker allows you to quickly implement new business processes across multiple platforms.
“Not all SaaS products in the market have the capabilities to address specific business needs. Custom software can be the answer if a business intends to scale, be competitive or remain adaptable. Specific business problems need specific solutions. When custom software is provided, a business can become more efficient and gain a better ability to scale. Businesses that intend to stay ahead of the game must continue improving and adapting the necessary tools to set themselves apart.”
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We have 30 years of developer experience in Claris FileMaker development. We utilize your time and effort efficiently.
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!
Carla Marsh
At Portage Bay Solutions, we boast over thirty years of expertise in custom software design and FileMaker Pro consulting. Our approach is centered around understanding your business needs and delivering tailored solutions that resolve your most critical issues. Our customers often mention our swift and quality delivery, adaptability, and long-term support as key elements of our service.
Our FileMaker consulting services can help streamline your business operations by creating custom software to meet your specific needs. Whether it's integrating 3rd party applications with your FileMaker solution, managing your FileMaker Server, or building custom web applications, we're equipped to enhance your workflow, increase staff efficiency, and foster business growth.
Our FileMaker Pro consultants engage in a collaborative process that includes thorough planning, development, and deployment stages. We ask detailed questions about your organization and goals, design a tailored solution, and ensure smooth delivery. Post-deployment, we remain available for ongoing support and refinement.
Working with a specialist FileMaker development consultancy like Portage Bay Solutions gives you a distinctive edge in your industry. We leverage the power of the leading low-code platform, Claris FileMaker Pro, to swiftly incorporate new business processes across various platforms and create solutions that set your firm apart.
Our FileMaker Server Maintenance Plan is designed to ensure that your database application doesn't experience unexpected downtime and can be recovered efficiently in the event of a disaster. We offer expert guidance and support for your license acquisition and management requirements, optimizing costs while meeting your organization's needs.
Portage Bay Solutions is a well-established, full-service Claris FileMaker consulting firm with offices in Seattle, WA, Austin, TX, Omaha, NE, and Tampa, FL. Our team of FileMaker experts, with a deep understanding of the Claris FileMaker platform, is dedicated to helping clients optimize their software investments and improve their business processes. Regardless of your location, we're experienced in customizing and extending the software to meet your specific needs. Whether you require assistance with FileMaker design, deployment, database development, or maintenance, Portage Bay stands ready to help you unlock the full potential of your FileMaker investment.
