| Hosting |
You host your custom apps on
premise. |
Claris hosts your custom apps in the cloud
leveraging AWS Cloud. |
| Deployment |
Requires time to set up hardware,
install operating system, and install
and configure FileMaker Server
software. |
No server software or hardware needed.
Deploy custom apps in just a few minutes. |
| Hardware costs |
Need to invest in server-class
hardware and budget for upgrades
and maintenance. |
No up-front hardware costs. Leverages
enterprise-class hardware from AWS. |
| IT impact |
Requires someone to perform
administrative tasks. |
Minimal impact to existing technical staff. |
| Centralized management |
None |
Manage all team accounts, groups, and
subscriptions in one location with Claris
Customer Console. |
| Maintenance |
Monitoring and OS updates must be scheduled. |
Operational and minor software updates
are applied automatically with auto-maintenance. |
| Backups |
Need to create and manage backup
schedules. Any backup can be used
to recover data. |
Data is backed up automatically every 20
minutes. Greater flexibility in restoring
backups. |
| Scalability |
May need to buy additional hardware
and spend time with setup and
configuration. |
Can quickly scale up for fast-paced
growth. Can scale down at time of
subscription renewal. |
| Capacities |
Tested to support up to:
500 FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Go, or
FileMaker WebDirect clients.
Maximum allowed:
2,000 FileMaker Pro clients.
Learn more about capacities > |
Tested to support up to:
250 FileMaker Pro clients.
100 FileMaker Go, FileMaker WebDirect, or
FileMaker Data API clients.
Maximum allowed:
2,000 FileMaker Pro clients.
Learn more about capacities > |
| Security |
Supports AES 256-bit encryption for
stored data and SSL encryption for
data in transit. |
Supports AES 256-bit encryption, SSL/
TLS encryption, and automatic file
encryption. |
| Certificates |
No certificate included. Need to
purchase and install SSL certificate. |
SSL certificate is built in and included with
subscription cost. |
| Authentication |
Supports external authentication via
Active Directory, Open Directory, and
OAuth 2.0 identity providers. |
Use Claris ID, a single-on system, to
authenticate users. Supports optional
multi-factor authentication and
authentication via external identity
providers. |
| REST APIs |
FileMaker Data API and FileMaker
Admin API. Data API includes
connector for Tableau Desktop. |
Includes FileMaker Data API and FileMaker
Admin API. Data API includes connector for
Tableau Desktop and Tableau Server. |
| OData |
Support for Linux users. |
Supported through FileMaker Data API. |
| ODBC/JDBC |
Supported. Drivers need to be
installed. |
Only ODBC import is supported |
| External SQL Data Sources |
Supported |
Supported, except for ESS Adapter. |
| Automation |
Schedule server scripts as needed. |
Schedule FileMaker scripts from the Admin
Console. |
| Storage |
Storage amount depends on your
organization’s hardware installation. |
Storage for operating system is separately
allocated and is included with subscription.
Data storage is 30 GB per year for 5-user
deployment. Each additional user is
allocated 6 GB per year. Additional data
storage is available for purchase. |
| Plug-ins |
Supported |
Not supported |
Custom Web Publishing
with PHP and XML |
Supported |
Not supported |
