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FileMaker vs Google BigTable comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

FileMaker
Ranking in Non-Relational Databases
6th
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Google BigTable
Ranking in Non-Relational Databases
12th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Non-Relational Databases category, the mindshare of FileMaker is 6.7%, up from 5.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google BigTable is 4.4%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Non-Relational Databases
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1540227 - PeerSpot reviewer
User-friendly, very stable, reasonable price, integrates well, and has all sorts of capabilities
They're always improving it, and I have been quite pleased with their improvements. There is some organizational stuff that I'd like to see done differently. They should make a structure so that you can have the data in one file and the app, the scripts, and the program in another file. I would like to be able to easily share scripts between different databases. I write stuff, and some of the functions are shared across different databases. So, I have to copy them from one database to another. I wouldn't mind an infrastructure where I had a file, and on loading the program, this file is loaded with the functions that I had written. I can then call them from any database that I happen to be using. Currently, you have a database open that has all of its data pieces and program pieces, and then you open another database that has got all of its data pieces and program pieces. Nothing is shared between them. When I write a complex function and I want to use it in two or three different databases, I have to copy it to each one of them and also remember where all it is used. It would be good if it has a little bit different organizational structure so that you could put your shared stuff in one place, and it loads the stuff. It is just an architectural difference. I've sent this requirement to them, but I doubt if that's going to happen. It is a huge system, and making changes for a single individual doesn't happen that quickly.
ES
Extremely scalable, quite stable and easy to deploy
We're just a user of the product. We don't have a relationship with Google. We're currently using the latest version. We just request it on the Google environment when we need to use it. At this point, after a year of using the solution, I'd rate it eight out of ten. We still have a lot to learn about it, so it's difficult to really give it full marks or to say we aren't happy with it. Right now, because of where our company is in terms of size and needs, I would say it's better for us to have Bitware.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The cross-platform Mac and Windows feature is most valuable. I can do all sorts of stuff with this tool. It has got all sorts of automation capabilities. I have used some of them, but I have barely scratched the surface of what it can do on automation. It is user-friendly, and it integrates well with other products. There are other third-party options that you can buy or in some cases, download for free to even extend it further. I use one or two of those."
"It's a good application that's easy to use."
"I have found its resilience to attack most valuable. It's really difficult to attack the software."
"It's a pretty good tool and there's a lot of support and there's a lot of people out there that know how to use it."
"This solution is much more scalable than more traditional databases - at least the ones we are aware of."
"I like the drive and the support of this program."
 

Cons

"Multimedia data management is not really developed in FileMaker."
"The UE is not very up-to-date. It looks like something that was created in the 90s. In that sense, the user experience is lacking."
"They're always improving it, and I have been quite pleased with their improvements. There is some organizational stuff that I'd like to see done differently. They should make a structure so that you can have the data in one file and the app, the scripts, and the program in another file. I would like to be able to easily share scripts between different databases. I write stuff, and some of the functions are shared across different databases. So, I have to copy them from one database to another. I wouldn't mind an infrastructure where I had a file, and on loading the program, this file is loaded with the functions that I had written. I can then call them from any database that I happen to be using. Currently, you have a database open that has all of its data pieces and program pieces, and then you open another database that has got all of its data pieces and program pieces. Nothing is shared between them. When I write a complex function and I want to use it in two or three different databases, I have to copy it to each one of them and also remember where all it is used. It would be good if it has a little bit different organizational structure so that you could put your shared stuff in one place, and it loads the stuff. It is just an architectural difference. I've sent this requirement to them, but I doubt if that's going to happen. It is a huge system, and making changes for a single individual doesn't happen that quickly."
"FileMaker has some convoluted pricing."
"The pricing of the solution needs to be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its price is pretty reasonable. I am at a university. We get educational discount pricing from most of the major vendors."
"I would like to see better pricing. It is not too expensive, but it isn't cheap either."
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