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FileMaker Migration Service

Your FileMaker app got you here. Let's take it further.

15+ years building FileMaker systems. Now I use AI-powered tooling to migrate them into modern web apps — in weeks, not months. Fixed price. No vendor lock-in. Your data, your code.

15+ yrs
In FileMaker
2 wks
Avg. Migration
$0
Licensing After
100%
Code Ownership

The Problem

Rising Licensing Costs

Per-seat pricing adds up fast as your team grows. Every new hire means another license. Avg $540/user/year for Claris licensing.

Limited Portability

Your business logic lives inside a proprietary format. Inspecting, versioning, or migrating it requires specialized tools that limit your options.

Shrinking Talent Pool

Experienced FileMaker developers are increasingly hard to find. As the talent pool contracts, maintaining and extending your system gets more difficult.

Platform Limitations

Real-time collaboration, native mobile, and modern API integrations are difficult to achieve in FileMaker without significant workarounds.

Resilience Concerns

A single .fmp12 file architecture means your system has a single point of failure. Backups help, but recovery can still mean costly downtime.

Roadmap Uncertainty

Claris has publicly addressed questions about FileMaker's future. For teams planning long-term, it's worth considering what your options look like.

The Process

01

Export Your DDR

You send me your FileMaker Database Design Report. It's a built-in export — takes 2 minutes. This gives me your complete schema: tables, fields, relationships, scripts, layouts, value lists.

DDR ExportZero downtimeYour data stays put
02

AI Generates Your Migration Plan

My custom-built migration skill analyzes your DDR and produces a complete migration plan — data model, entity relationships, business logic mapping, and a modern schema ready for PostgreSQL or any database.

Claude CodeCustom /data-modeler SkillAutomated Schema Design
03

Rapid App Rebuild

Using iterative AI-assisted development, I rebuild your application as a modern web app. Same business logic. Better UX. Real-time. Mobile-ready. AI-powered features you never had before — built in weeks, not months.

Web AppAI-PoweredMobile-ReadyYour Code
04

Data Migration & Launch

We migrate your actual data, validate everything, and cut over. Take the source code, database, and hosting credentials and run it yourself — or let us host and maintain it. Zero lock-in.

Data ValidationSelf-Host OptionManaged HostingZero Lock-In

Case Study — Live Migration

Furniture Store — FileMaker to Web

From a FileMaker Solution to an AI-Powered Web Application

A FileMaker solution originally built for a furniture store, migrated to a full-stack web application with AI-powered features — as a live demonstration.

3
Days to rebuild
$0
Per-seat licensing
AI
Powered features added
100%
Code ownership

Before — FileMaker

  • Desktop-only access via FileMaker Pro
  • Per-seat licensing costs
  • No mobile access for sales team
  • Manual reporting and data entry
  • Proprietary format — no portability
  • Single developer dependency

After — Modern Web App

  • Browser-based — works on any device
  • Zero licensing fees
  • Full mobile experience for field sales
  • AI-powered inventory and recommendations
  • Open source code — any dev can maintain
  • Real-time collaboration and dashboards

Why Me

15+ Years in FileMaker

Building production FileMaker solutions since 2008. I know the platform inside out — the strengths, the limitations, and the details that make migrations go smoothly.

Enterprise Experience

Principal Member of Technical Staff at Oracle. Managed teams that deployed 20+ production applications in 8 months.

Custom AI Tooling

I built a proprietary migration skill that reads your DDR and generates a complete migration plan. Automated, repeatable, and fast.

Texas-Based. Se Habla Español.

Based in Plano, TX. I work directly with business owners — no overseas team, no account managers.

MBA + Technical Depth

MBA with Business Analytics minor. I understand your P&L, not just your schema. Every migration decision is a business decision.

No Lock-In. Ever.

You get the source code, the database, and the deployment credentials. Walk away any time with everything you paid for.

Send me your DDR. I'll send you a migration plan.

Free. No commitment. You'll see exactly what your modern app would look like — schema, features, timeline, and fixed price.

Start My Free Assessment
Typical turnaround: 48 hoursYour data never leaves your serverFixed-price projects only