How to choose a FileMaker consultant
Most businesses looking for a FileMaker development company are not starting from scratch. They have a solution that works, an original developer who has moved on, and a list of things the system still cannot do. What matters then is not a portfolio of shiny new builds — it is whether the consultant can read somebody else's file and improve it without stopping the business.
Questions worth asking any FileMaker consultancy, and our answers:
- Do they take over existing solutions? Yes — inherited files are most of our work.
- Who actually does the work? You deal directly with the developer, not an account manager.
- Can they run FileMaker Server? Installation, upgrades, SSL, backups, and high user-load environments.
- Will they connect to what you already run? Payments, accounting, Microsoft Graph, shipping and any REST/JSON API.
- Is help available between projects? Small changes do not have to become a new project.
- How long do their clients stay? Several of ours are past the eight-year mark.