Claris FileMaker pricing 2026: plans and costs
Quick pricing summary
- Starter (Formerly Essentials): $22 per user, per month, billed annually
- Max (Formerly Standard): $45 per user, per month, billed annually
- Worth noting: Prices are in USD per user per month, billed annually. Single FileMaker Pro license is available with no public price shown. Custom licensing and 100+ licenses are available via contact sales. Trial, discount and onboarding fee not stated.
Plans
Starter (Formerly Essentials)
$22 per user, per month, billed annually
- 5-10 users only
- Claris FileMaker hosting limit: 3 apps
- 2 GB of FileMaker Data Storage per user per year, no upgrades available
- 2 GB outbound data transfer of FileMaker Data API/OData per user per month
- Compute: Large (2 CPU, 8 GB), no upgrades available
- Claris Connect integration: 5 active flows
- Includes access to the entire platform: FileMaker and Claris Connect
- Security: end-to-end encryption and single sign-on
- Monitoring: around-the-clock monitoring by expert Claris teams
Max (Formerly Standard)
$45 per user, per month, billed annually
- 5-99 users; for 100+ users contact sales
- Claris FileMaker hosting limit: 256 apps
- 6 GB of FileMaker Data Storage per user per year, upgrades available
- 2 GB outbound data transfer of FileMaker Data API/OData per user per month
- Compute varies based on number of users, upgrade available
- Claris Connect integration: 50 active flows
- Includes access to the entire platform: FileMaker and Claris Connect
- Security: end-to-end encryption and single sign-on
- Monitoring: around-the-clock monitoring by expert Claris teams
What you get on each plan
| Feature | Starter (Formerly Essentials) | Max (Formerly Standard) |
|---|---|---|
| Users | 5-10 | 5-99 |
| Hosted apps limit | 3 apps | 256 apps |
| FileMaker Data Storage | 2 GB per user per year | 6 GB per user per year |
| Storage upgrades | — | ✓ |
| Compute | Large (2 CPU, 8 GB) | Varies based on number of users |
| Claris Connect active flows | 5 | 50 |
| API outbound data transfer | 2 GB per user per month | 2 GB per user per month |
Claris FileMaker pricing vs alternatives
| Brand | Entry price | Free plan | Model | Best for | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claris FileMaker | $22 per seat / mo | No | Per seat | — | |
| Quickbase | — | — | — | Business teams that need custom apps for complex projects, processes and field operations without writing code. | Compare → |
| Microsoft Power Apps | — | — | — | Organizations whose business users and professional developers need to build and govern internal business apps together | Compare → |
| Zoho | — | — | — | Businesses of all sizes, from startups to enterprises, wanting one suite for sales, support, finance and HR | Compare → |
| OutSystems | Contact sales | Yes | Flat tiers | Regulated enterprises that need to modernize legacy systems and run custom apps and agents they can trust | Compare → |
List prices as published on www.claris.com/pricing/. Totals are worked examples, not quotes.