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The future of Claris FileMaker is the new Claris platform, which includes Claris Pro – the FileMaker experience you know and trust – plus Claris Studio, and Claris Connect.

Explore what each platform offers and decide which features and functionality best suit your business.

Build apps

Create custom apps in Claris Pro and integrate data seamlessly with Claris Studio.

Create apps in FileMaker Pro.

Host and share data

  • Share on premise with Claris Server, running on Linux.
  • Share via Claris Cloud (coming soon).
  • Share via FileMaker Cloud.
  • Share on premise with FileMaker Server, running on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Create web forms and collect data

  • Create and host public-facing webforms in minutes with Claris Studio.
  • Collect user information for events, surveys, feedback, and more.
  • Data collected in Claris Studio can also be used in Claris Pro.
  • Create forms in FileMaker Pro and deploy through FileMaker WebDirect.
  • Requires a Site License or Concurrent Connections License to collect data from anonymous users.

Integrate apps

  • Use Claris Connect to create workflow automation to sync data between popular apps.
  • Connect Claris data with other apps using the Claris Server connector.
  • Claris Connect integration with Claris Studio (coming soon).
  • Integrate Claris data with other apps and services using the Claris Data API.
  • OData support.
  • Use Claris Pro as an ODBC client application but not as an ODBC/JDBC data source.
  • Use prebuilt connectors in Claris Connect to connect to FileMaker Server and FileMaker Cloud, and other apps you use every day.
  • Integrate FileMaker data with other apps and services using the FileMaker Data API.
  • OData support.
  • Use FileMaker as an ODBC client application and as a data source for Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) and Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) applications.

View and analyze data

  • Leverage Claris Studio views to quickly create reports, dashboards, charts, and more.
  • Manually create reports and charts in FileMaker Pro.
  • Create sub-summary reports in FileMaker Pro.

Make views and hubs

  • Use Claris Studio to share data in meaningful ways that make your teams more productive.
  • Provide a central location to manage a collection of views.
  • Organize hubs by job function, business process, or task.
  • Share hubs with specific team members.
  • Reuse views across multiple hubs without any rework.

Not available.

Security

  • Encrypt data at rest and database passwords with AES-256 encryption.
  • Encrypt data in transit using SSL or TLS 1.2 and above.
  • Encrypt data at rest and database passwords with AES-256 encryption.
  • Encrypt data in transit using SSL or TLS 1.2 and above.

Compliance

Claris Studio compliance (planning in process).

FileMaker Cloud maintains a SOC 2® Type 2 report for security, availability, and confidentiality, and ISO certifications for information security management (ISO/ IEC 27001) and personal data in the cloud (ISO/IEC 27018).

Authentication

  • Claris ID — a unified authentication for a seamless experience.
  • Claris ID allows users to move between Claris Studio, Claris Pro, and Claris Go without having to sign into multiple accounts.
  • External user management (coming later).
  • Claris ID, a single sign-on system.
  • Active Directory/Open Directory.
  • OAuth 2.0 identity providers.
  • FileMaker file accounts.
  • External server accounts.

Interoperability

  • Claris clients work only with Claris hosts.
  • Uses .claris file extension.
  • FileMaker clients work only with FileMaker hosts.
  • Uses .fmp12 file extension.

Connectivity

Requires internet access.

LAN, internet, or offline access.

Pricing info

Available as a bundle license.

Build apps

Create apps in FileMaker Pro.

Host and share data

  • Share via FileMaker Cloud.
  • Share on premise with FileMaker Server, running on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Create web forms and collect data

  • Create forms in FileMaker Pro and deploy through FileMaker WebDirect.
  • Requires a Site License or Concurrent Connections License to collect data from anonymous users.

Integrate apps

  • Use prebuilt connectors in Claris Connect to connect to FileMaker Serve and FileMaker Cloud, and other apps you use every day.
  • Integrate FileMaker data with other apps and services using the FileMaker Data API
  • OData support.
  • Use FileMaker as an ODBC client application and as a data source for Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) and Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) applications.

View and analyze data

  • Manually create reports and charts in FileMaker Pro.
  • Create sub-summary reports in FileMaker Pro.

Make views and hubs

Not available.

Security

  • Encrypt data at rest and database passwords with AES-256 encryption.
  • Encrypt data in transit using SSL or TLS 1.2 and above.

Compliance

FileMaker Cloud maintains a SOC 2® Type 2 report for security, availability, and confidentiality, and ISO certifications for information security management (ISO/ IEC 27001) and personal data in the cloud (ISO/IEC 27018).

Authentication

  • Claris ID, a single sign-on system.
  • Active Directory/Open Directory.
  • OAuth 2.0 identity providers.
  • FileMaker file accounts.
  • External server accounts.

Interoperability

  • FileMaker clients work only with FileMaker hosts.
  • Uses .fmp12 file extension.

Connectivity

LAN, internet, or offline access.

Pricing info

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