Claris FileMaker is a low-code database platform sold as FileMaker Cloud per-user plans or self-hosted FileMaker Server. Pages here cover replacing it with self-hosted Baserow or Grist.
Comparing FileMaker with self-hosted Baserow: tables and relationships, FileMaker layouts against Baserow's application builder, scripts against automations, browser access without client apps, and the per-user cost on each side.
Comparing FileMaker with Grist for calculation-heavy solutions: calculation fields against Python formulas, access rules, Excel and CSV import, self-hosting with Docker, and which FileMaker features have no Grist equivalent.
Moving a FileMaker solution to Baserow: exporting each table to CSV or Excel, handling container fields, recreating relationships, rebuilding layouts in the application builder, replacing scripts with automations and training users.
Cost of ownership by component: FileMaker Cloud per-user plans with a 5-user minimum or FileMaker Server licenses, against Baserow's open-source edition or paid self-hosted plans, PostgreSQL hosting, rebuild effort and support.
Which formats FileMaker exports, CSV, Excel, XML and others, what is left behind such as layouts, scripts and formatting, how to handle container field contents, and how to plan the export table by table before the contract ends.
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