Not Sure What to Do With Your FileMaker Solution?
You're not alone. After 18 years of building FileMaker solutions, we've helped businesses like yours navigate the transition to modern frameworks — without losing what made FileMaker work for you in the first place.
Sound Familiar?
These are the signs that your FileMaker solution may be holding you back.
Your Last FileMaker Developer Retired
Finding qualified FileMaker talent is getting harder every year. When your current developer moves on, you're left scrambling.
Mobile Means Carrying a Laptop
Your field team needs real mobile access — not FileMaker Go workarounds. And half your team is on Android anyway.
Growth Means More Licensing Costs
Every new hire means another seat license. At scale, those per-user costs become a real line item.
Integrations Feel Like Surgery
Connecting to your CRM, accounting software, or e-commerce platform shouldn't require a custom scripting project every time.
The System is a Black Box
Nobody fully understands the scripts and calculations that keep things running. Changes feel risky.
You Can't Hire Fast Enough
Your business is growing, but onboarding new users hits a wall — training, licenses, access controls.
What Modern Looks Like
After migration, our clients experience a different way of working.
Developers Everywhere
React and PostgreSQL developers are abundant. You'll never struggle to find talent again.
True Mobile Access
Native apps or responsive web — your team works from any device, any platform.
Scale Without Seat Math
Cloud infrastructure means you pay for usage, not headcount. Add 50 users tomorrow if you need to.
APIs That Just Work
Standard REST APIs mean your systems talk to each other — and to the thousand SaaS tools you'll want to connect.
React + Next.js
Modern, maintainable frontend
PostgreSQL
Enterprise-grade database
AWS Infrastructure
Scalable, secure cloud hosting
Our Migration Approach
We don't believe in rip-and-replace. Here's how we help you transition safely.
Understand What You Have
We audit your FileMaker solution — every table, script, and business rule. We document the logic that's been built over years, including the parts nobody remembers building.
Design What You Need
Based on your current workflows and future goals, we design the target architecture. Sometimes that means rebuilding everything. Often it means a hybrid approach where FileMaker and modern tools coexist during transition.
Migrate in Phases
We move functionality module by module, keeping your business running throughout. Critical operations never go dark. You validate each piece before we move to the next.
Train and Transition
Your team learns the new system while still having FileMaker as a fallback. When everyone's comfortable and all data is verified, we help you decommission the legacy system.
Our founder has been building FileMaker solutions since 2006. We know what FileMaker does well, where it struggles, and exactly what you're giving up — and gaining — when you migrate.
Active Migration in Progress
We're currently in the middle of a FileMaker migration project, moving a client's customer-facing application to React and AWS because FileMaker couldn't deliver the experience their customers needed.
AWS Select Partner
As an AWS Select Partner, we build on infrastructure designed for scale, security, and reliability.
Not Ready to Talk Yet?
Download our free decision guide.
The FileMaker Migration Decision Guide
- 7 questions to ask before committing to migration
- How to evaluate build vs. buy vs. hybrid approaches
- Realistic timeline expectations by complexity level
- Red flags that mean you should migrate sooner
- Questions to ask any vendor you're considering
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about FileMaker migration projects.
It depends on complexity. Simple databases (under 10 tables) can migrate in 2-4 months. Medium complexity systems take 6-12 months. Enterprise systems with decades of business logic can take 12-24 months. We always recommend a phased approach to reduce risk.
Migration costs vary based on the size and complexity of your system, the target platform, and how much custom development is needed. A small migration might start around $25,000-50,000. Complex enterprise systems can run into six figures. We provide detailed estimates after our initial assessment.
Yes. React for the frontend and PostgreSQL for the database is one of our most common migration paths. This combination gives you a modern, maintainable stack with excellent developer availability. We typically deploy on AWS for hosting and scalability.
Your data is never at risk. We start by creating a read-only sync from FileMaker to the new database, so you can validate the migration before anything goes live. Both systems run in parallel until you're confident in the new platform. We maintain backups throughout the process.
No — and we usually recommend against it. A phased approach lets you migrate module by module, keeping your business running throughout. Some clients even keep certain FileMaker functions running indefinitely while the rest moves to modern infrastructure.
We document and rebuild them. FileMaker's scripting doesn't translate directly to other platforms, but the business logic does. We capture what each script accomplishes, then implement that logic in the new system — often more efficiently than the original.
Yes, but we build training into the migration process. Your team learns the new system gradually as each module goes live. We provide documentation, training sessions, and support during the transition period. Most teams are fully comfortable within 4-6 weeks of going live.
Ready to Explore Your Options?
Schedule a free 30-minute call. We'll discuss your FileMaker situation and help you understand your migration options — no pressure, no pitch.