One of FileMaker’s greatest strengths is its ability to create highly customized reports that are tailored to the way your business operates. You aren’t forced into the limitations of off-the-shelf reporting tools, and you aren’t stuck with messy spreadsheets. Instead, you can have the reports you want – your unique workflows, metrics, and decision-making processes in readily usable formats.
Businesses today often assume that a web-based program is the modern answer to every software project. In reality, the best platform depends on your organization’s priorities. FileMaker combines the database, user interface, business logic, reporting, and security into a single platform and can often be combined with a web portal.
FileMaker 2026 introduces a more AI-aware architecture with smarter XML tooling, schema annotations, Google Gemini support, RAG infrastructure improvements, and machine-readable metadata designed to support AI-assisted development and automation workflows.
FileMaker 2026 delivers dozens of quality-of-life improvements that make daily development work faster and less frustrating.
When working with multi-file solutions in FileMaker, sharing variables can be a stumbling block. In this blog, I will explain the process we chose when we built the Button Bar Sort Headers solution. It is one of my favorite techniques for sharing variables when they are needed for field calculations.
We’re wrapping up our three-part series on the latest Claris updates with a look at the new features in FileMaker Server.
Making the decision between Claris FileMaker and Microsoft Access is about flexibility, scalability, and longevity. You need a robust, forward-compatible platform. This guide offers a clear comparison to help businesses make an informed choice between the two.
What is it about the FileMaker Platform that keeps developers coming back when there are so many newer products around that may claim to offer a similar range of features, or better?
While Airtable has lots of strengths and works well in certain circumstances, FileMaker offers more flexibility and broad range of customization possibilities.
