FileMaker Valuable Features

KS
Computer Manager at a university with 10,001+ employees

The cross-platform Mac and Windows feature is most valuable. I can do all sorts of stuff with this tool. It has got all sorts of automation capabilities. I have used some of them, but I have barely scratched the surface of what it can do on automation.

It is user-friendly, and it integrates well with other products. There are other third-party options that you can buy or in some cases, download for free to even extend it further. I use one or two of those.

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BS
Director, Service Training at a construction company with 5,001-10,000 employees

I like FileMaker due to the fact that it's relational. You can put it right in and it's user-friendly. It's easy to code and it's easy to make things. You can design reports and so on. It doesn't require a whole lot of coding experience.

I've used FileMaker in the past. I've used a program, platform called Omnis, which is a RAD, a rapid application development program. We're just trying to find some tools. We've got lots of data, lots of data and Excel has not changed since 1989 or thereabouts. The structure has not changed. It's still the same old entry formula, and you've got limited space and no debugger. Its reporting is not easy. You could spend your life understanding Excel. No one can afford to do that anymore. FileMaker is much easier. 

It's a pretty good tool and there's a lot of support and there's a lot of people out there that know how to use it.

FileMaker has done a good job setting up value-added resellers, much like Adobe Connect.

It has a pretty good interface. 

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it_user106260 - PeerSpot reviewer
Executive Medical Director with 51-200 employees
Secure server client network. Scripting is a gem and the engine behind many of my seemingly complicated but actually simple solutions. View full review »
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May 2024
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HW
Account manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The database is the most useful aspect of the solution. It's where I spend most of my time when working with it.

It's a good application that's easy to use.

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WR
IT Director at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees

I have found its resilience to attack most valuable. It's really difficult to attack the software.

It's really stable as well.

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FileMaker
May 2024
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769,789 professionals have used our research since 2012.