In today’s age, having web-based access to your data is vital.
Design an easy-to-use website so users can interact with your FileMaker data in a secure way, improving accuracy, results, and reducing costs. Our team can connect FileMaker to your existing website or develop a new web application integrated with the platform.
Give your users a standards compliant web experience from your FileMaker database.
Build a custom web application connected with your FileMaker data and accessible by a set of users determined by your business needs.
Integrate your FileMaker custom solution into an existing website.
FileMaker WebDirect is an innovative web technology that instantly runs FileMaker apps directly in a web browser with no web programming required. There is no additional software installation required!
FileMaker WebDirect gives users a desktop-like experience with your FileMaker app through a web browser. The users can access WebDirect through desktop, laptop, mobile tablet, or mobile phone. Anyone with a compatible web browser and access to the Internet can connect to your FileMaker app and are able to perform all standard FileMaker tasks such as viewing, editing, sorting, printing, emailing or searching records.
FM BetterForms is a hosting and front-end development tool for your FileMaker database. It readily integrates with your existing FileMaker Server, whether on-premise or cloud-hosted (though it is currently not compatible with Claris Cloud), and provides a development interface for creating your web application. BetterForms allows us to do much more than create simple webforms. It allows us to rapidly build fully standards compliant, interactive web applications from your FileMaker data. Betteforms makes the back end hosting and development framework easy and allows us to focus our time and effort on making your web application the best it can be. You’re able to expand the abilities of your app without needing to overhaul your foundational business logic. Nothing complex here; it just works.
This solution incorporates a sophisticated Claris FileMaker Pro admin backend with an easy to use FileMaker driven web interface for end users to enter financial data for reporting purposes. The FM administrative portion was developed quickly and at low cost. The web application allows approximately 200 customers to login as needed for data entry and report analysis from any web browser. The user’s experience is a very ‘standard’ web application and they don’t even know FileMaker is involved.
Our client needed a simple and secure way for a customer to login and pay an invoice. The application did not need to be very sophisticated or complex. A combination of the Data API and a payment processing plugin on the server side provides a good solution.
The scenario involves a complex event management application written in FileMaker, where the client wants their customer to be able to register themselves for an event. The FileMaker Data API allowed us to create a web application that walks the customer through the registration process via their web browser. Collecting data can be cumbersome. All three of these scenarios allow end users to directly enter their own data, improving accuracy and reducing costs.
We have 30 years of developer experience in Claris FileMaker development. We utilize your time and effort efficiently.
The team at Portage Bay built us 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??
Carolyn Carmines, MEg TV
A FileMaker developer specializes in creating, integrating, and maintaining systems using Claris FileMaker, a low-code platform for rapid app development. They are experts in the FileMaker system and can customize existing solutions, build new applications, and integrate databases with proprietary systems and third-party applications.
Yes, FileMaker is still relevant. It offers a low-code platform for custom app development, allowing businesses to create tailored solutions that meet their specific needs. FileMaker Pro databases can be accessed on various platforms, and its continuous updates and improvements demonstrate its adaptability to evolving business requirements.
FileMaker is good for custom app development, particularly in scenarios where businesses need tailored solutions for managing digital assets, inventory, invoicing, and more. It is a low-code platform that enables the rapid creation, customization, and integration of applications.
FileMaker Pro, with its cross-platform capabilities, ease of management, and support for SQL integration, is widely used to streamline workflows, centralize data, and improve overall efficiency in diverse business environments.
No, FileMaker is not specifically a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. It is a low-code, cross-platform relational database system that allows for custom app development. While FileMaker can be used to create applications that include CRM functionality, it is not exclusively designed for CRM purposes.
