The last time FileMaker changed file formats was in 2012 and to this day the Pro app will convert the previous file format to the current As with the present release, files can be stored locally (Mac/Windows/iOS) or hosted by FileMaker/Claris Server on whatever machine you choose (Mac/Windows/Linux) - you can buy special hosting from Claris, FileMaker/Claris Cloud, that is deployed on AWS. To answer some of the specific questions Transferring data from Bento into FileMaker needs a special tool ( ClarisPKB) but should be possible for many years to come. And the FileMaker name, while it has history, means very little to people who encounter it for the first time - one developer acquaintance of mine was aghast that the company didn’t rebrand to “AppMaker” before Google came out with its product of that name, after spending a lot of time in the developer community talking about using the platform to develop “apps” rather than “databases.” The company changing back to Claris… well, the CEO has his reasons and spoke about them publicly ( Introducing Claris International Inc.). The decision to change the company name to FileMaker back in the day made sense when Claris was forced by Apple to stop work on all the other products (rumour has it that FileMaker Pro remained by the skin of its teeth because of the revenue it generated) and it makes sense to have the company and product names be the same thing. I think this Claris re-branding is at least partially an attempt to create a clean break on the licensing side of things the industry (and parent company Apple!) is using metrics of monthly active users and a new subscription model would make it far easier for Claris to generate that information.
The backlash has been so strong that some customers have grandfathered license plans going back more than a decade, which adds to the company’s problem. Historically, FileMaker/Claris has always had trouble with defining and implementing licensing changes. Claris Studio is making use of custom web authoring tools and MongoDB and is undergoing MASSIVE development to be ready for prime time - it’s in private beta right now, and the feature set growth in the last six months has been satisfying. The codebase for FileMaker Pro and Claris Pro is going to be exactly the same, but I believe integration with Claris Studio will be enabled in Claris Pro using a connector (same as ODBC). The tech stack for the FileMaker platform continues to include the Draco database engine, the scripting engine and the interface management tools. As a long-time FileMaker developer, I have to say it’s not unusual for the information released by the company to be confusing.
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