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Overall Satisfaction with FileMaker Pro
FileMaker Pro is being used across the whole organization. We originally used it to track the houses we've built. Once that foundation was established we expanded its use to manage almost every process in the organization. We use it for budgeting, tracking opportunities, automatic contract generation, construction scheduling, colour selections, options management, change orders, and after sales service. We use it to feed real time information to our website, we've created an online purchaser portal, and our staff have both desktop and mobile access to the data.
Pros
- Highly customizable. The software is easy to set up to match our existing processes.
- Fast customization. New features can be added quickly and easily.
- Open standards. Easy to get info from and push info to the outside world.
Cons
- Have had challenges feeding data to a php website. Are moving to the new Restful API for this.
- Would like to be able to send rich text emails. Can now do it with CURL commands but not the easiest.
- Has very detailed layout editing tools, but built in themes with more auto layout functionality would be helpful.
- Our unique approach to residential construction has made us the clear leaders in our marketplace.
- We get the best trade partners to work with because we're the most organized. Our trades want us to sell our custom FileMaker solution to our competitors.
- Our budgeting is real time and agile so we're always on top of our costs.
- We only enter information once and are able to share it in real time with everyone inside and outside of our corporation.
20 years ago we had to choose between Microsoft Access and Claris FileMaker Pro. We chose FileMaker Pro because it was easier to use. As our systems have evolved around FileMaker Pro we haven't looked at any competitors as we're too far along to start over again with a new programming foundation.
Do you think Claris FileMaker delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Claris FileMaker's feature set?
Yes
Did Claris FileMaker live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Claris FileMaker go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Claris FileMaker again?
Yes
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