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The More Powerful Alternative to MS PowerApps

Not all app creation is created equally. Build apps that will transform your business.

Create more powerful apps than with PowerApps.

Forrester predicts that 75% of application development in 2021 will use low-code platforms. Low code doesn’t have to mean low expectations. Claris FileMaker offers low code without the limitations of Microsoft PowerApps.

MS PowerApps limitations.

Microsoft PowerApps can build simplistic apps that automate tasks for internal teams, but its power can be limited. For example, PowerApps:

  • Runs only as cloud-based SaaS.
  • Does not support JavaScript in canvas apps.
  • Cannot alter base code behind drag-and-drop components.
  • Does not support multiple concurrent developers.
  • Is designed for internal, closed-circle use.

FileMaker as your PowerApps alternative.

Claris FileMaker produces customized, scalable apps that can be deployed across all platforms—online or offline—to anyone. With FileMaker, you also get:

  • The flexibility of being cloud-based or locally hosted.
  • An open platform that easily allows integrated JavaScript, providing more custom capabilities.
  • Collaboration across teams of any size with easily managed user access.
  • Apps that can be shared inside or outside your organization.
  • Easy integration with other apps and web services through Claris Connect.
  • A renowned community of 50k worldwide developers, online forums, learning resources, certified trainers, and marketplace.

Why FileMaker?

No other platform offers the combination of powerful tools, professional partners, learning resources and support, along with a thriving community and marketplace. That’s why 50,000 of the world’s greatest companies and more than a million problem solvers use FileMaker to transform their workplaces.

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See how you can innovate your business.

Unlike complex programming tools, Claris Filemaker lets you quickly create custom database solutions so you can manage and share all you important data easily. And with Filemaker, your solutions are automatically backed up, leverage the latest security, and allow you to incorporate the latest technology and OS features available.

Manage your projects, content, inventory, events, assets, contacts, and invoices the way you want.

Companies around the globe – of every size – are using Claris for their digital transformation.

  • JetBlue
  • Eli Lilly
  • Merck
  • Jacobs
  • Mayo Foundation
  • Delta
  • Nike
  • Ralph Lauren
  • P&G

Custom Apps for all skill levels.

“My previous job was solving problems. I did it in a lot of different ways, but I usually solved it with spreadsheets. That’s not the way to do things. A spreadsheet is flat and hard to maintain. FileMaker is an awesome platform for anyone who doesn’t consider themselves a coder, but likes to solve problems. That’s where the world is going right now. IT teams are absolutely overwhelmed with business needs. But with this platform the most technical person on any team can pick up and start helping and move things along with it.”

– Beth Murillio, Scarpetta Group

Try Claris FileMaker and solve even bigger challenges.

Ready to graduate to the endless possibilities of a low-code platform? Jump into a trial of Claris FileMaker and transform your spreadsheet app into a custom app. Best of all, you're not alone. We have resources to help.

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