FileMaker
Products
Basic table found at http://www.filemaker.com/products/compare/ (retrieved May 2010) and extended here.
| Personal Database |
Powerful, Cross-Platform Database Software |
Server Software for FileMaker Pro | |||
| FileMaker Product Comparison |
Bento 3 |
FileMaker Pro 11 |
FileMaker Pro 11 Advanced |
FileMaker Server 11 |
FileMaker Server 11 Advanced |
| Platform | Mac only | Windows and Mac | Windows and Mac | Windows and Mac | Windows and Mac |
| Sharing | Share with 5 users | Share with 9 users | Share with 9 users | Network with 2-250 users | Network with unlimited users |
| SRP | $49 | $299 | $499 | $999 | $2,999 |
| Upgrade (COMGT add) | not researched | $179 | $299 | $599 | $1,799 |
| Developers (COMGT) | ? | ? | ? | ? | $99 dev license |
| Students (COMGT) | not researched | ||||
| Free Trial (COMGT) | not researched | 30 days | none found | none found | 30 days |
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| Start from an Excel spreadsheet |  |
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| Store text, pictures, video, music, and more | |
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| Automatically link related data | |
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| Create reports in Excel and PDF | |
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| View live web pages in your database | |
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| Make bar, line, area and pie charts | |
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| Fully customizable interface | |
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| Multiple Table Import | |
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| Works with Mac apps: iCal, Address Book, and iPhoto | |
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| Automated, live database backups | |
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| PHP Web Publishing | |
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| Instant Web Publishing | 5 connections | 5 connections | 100 connections | ||
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| iPhone Support | Stand-alone iPhone App -$4.99 |
Supported in PHP | Supported in PHP | ||
| What you need | One license for every
user. See tech specs |
One license for every user. See tech specs |
One license for every
person that creates or manages databases See tech specs |
FileMaker Pro licenses (separate purchase required) and one FileMaker Server license for every 250 FileMaker Pro clients. See tech specs | FileMaker Pro licenses
(separate purchase required) and one FileMaker Server Advanced license. See tech specs |
| More comparisons | Bento vs. FileMaker Pro | FileMaker Pro vs. FileMaker Pro Advanced | FileMaker Server vs. FileMaker Server Advanced | ||
| Next steps | Learn more Contact Us |
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FileMaker Server Advanced Development License
Yes, you can get a variant of the $2,999 advanced server for $99.
"The FileMaker Development License is a special, test only license for FileMaker Server 11 Advanced offered to FileMaker Technical Network members only. This license allows you to build and test solutions for deployment with FileMaker Server 11 or FileMaker Server 11 Advanced without having to purchase a full version of the software.
This special, test-only version includes all the features and functionality of FileMaker Server 11 and FileMaker Server 11 Advanced which include:
- Enhanced Statistics View
- Save or Load Schedules
- Specify User Accounts
- Backup File Clone
Please note that the Development License only allows up to three simultaneous FileMaker Pro 11 and three simultaneous web-based clients to access hosted FileMaker solutions."
More on development license at www.filemaker.com/technet/dev_license.html and more on FileMaker Technical Network at www.filemaker.com/technet/
Reviews
- FileMaker Pro 11 - review by PC Magazine (grade 4.5 of 5)
References
- www.filemaker.com/ - FileMaker
- www.filemaker.com/technet/ - FileMaker Technical Network
- developer.filemaker.com/login/
Updated 2010-06-20