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About

Buildfire is a mobile app development platform that enables businesses and brands to build, publish, and manage native iOS and Android apps without custom development. The platform provides pre-built features, integrations, and app management tools through a visual editor and dashboard. Buildfire is a leading mobile app development platform trusted by thousands of businesses to build, launch, and scale high-performance mobile applications. With over a decade of experience and more than 10,000 apps built, Buildfire empowers organizations to bring their mobile strategies to life, faster and more affordably, through a powerful no-code platform and expert custom development services. Whether you're a small business, enterprise, or digital agency, Buildfire offers the flexibility, scalability, and support needed to succeed in today’s mobile-first world.

About

Build apps like a boss. Take on digital transformation with Claris FileMaker. Quickly build custom apps that solve your business problems today — and tomorrow. Accelerate your business, unlock your team’s creative potential, and drive to better outcomes. Need an app to solve a really sticky business problem? Build it with FileMaker. It’s got all the tools you need to roll up your sleeves and DIY — or team up with pro developers for next-level expertise. And by today, we mean today. With built-in templates, drag-and-drop design, and an intuitive graphical UI, you’ll be app-building in no time. And your work goes live the second you’re ready, across every device — that’s the power of FileMaker. Need an app now but crunched for time? Odds are you’re not alone. Explore Marketplace to find the perfect jumping off point for your own custom app — from templates and components to fully-completed vertical market apps.

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Audience

Companies that want to build custom mobile apps for their brand, or have Buildfire's professional team do it for them.

Audience

Teams of all sizes

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

API

Offers API

API

Offers API

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$189 per month
Billed monthly or annually.
Free Version
Free Trial

Pricing

$21 per user per month
Billed annually
Free Version
Free Trial

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 4.6 / 5
features 4.8 / 5
design 4.5 / 5
support 4.9 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 4.5 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Everything. The timing was fast. The price was fair. The knowledge was great. They helped get the app on the App Store and Google Play. It was a really good experience. I am a happy customer.
  • As a white label partner, it has allowed us to easily clone and resell apps. The software is well made and has allowed us to hire new employees and get them up to speed on the platform quickly.
  • I love using this app to create training plans for my company. Not being a very tech savvy person, this app is very simple to understand and creates top notch quality.
  • Overall the platform is great with many features that are available and can be customized if needed. The design interface is very cool as it allows you to make each app different while not looking like a template much like others out there. My support manager Jordan is great to work with as he made things very easy during my training as there are some learning curves to basically understand everything to this platform. If I have any issues or questions they're answered within a reasonable timeframe. Overall the features are really good and designing apps is pretty easy. I have only used this platform for about 6 month. But, I'm looking forward to reaching out to new industries now that I have my hands on this, and open to building apps for basically anyone in the future.
  • I was thoroughly impressed with the support from BuildFire that I received during our migration of our Mobile Claim App to BuildFire. I had many questions throughout the conversion and they were answered in a timely manner and I always had a follow up email to ensure I was happy with the results and to ask if I had any more questions. It was so nice that Sepopo was my main contact for a good portion of the re-creation of our app and she was aware of the issues I was dealing with without have to reiterate to many support people. Kudos to a job well done and I look forward to working with BuildFire.

Cons

  • I don't know it seemed like a really good experience. I don't really have anything bad to say.
  • Sometimes there can be some tickets that may take more time than expected to get fixed.
  • I don't have any cons for this app, everything works smoothly and customer support is some of the best I have experienced.
  • The admin console can be a little confusing with a few glitches here and there. But, like anything once you learn where things are and how things work it gets easier and easier each day, and the glitches get adjusted pretty quickly. The cost is more expensive from what I was paying in the past. But, it's not horrible and offers a lot and is a big upgrade from what I had before. The only thing you will have are additional costs along the way that are necessary in order to use the app platform correctly. You will just need a few third party products to really make this app even better. But, addition fees are expected in order to use this effectively. I would also like to see more loyalty features that are touch-less. Maybe offering QR codes to populate loyalty tabs, rather than punching in a code and having to have others handle your device.
  • It was a huge migration of many companies so it was very confusing in the initial stages and I was unsure if I would continue working with BuildFire. After a few discussions and when the wrinkles were ironed out, I was confident that BuildFire was the company to go with. I'm very happy I made that decision because our app is live and working well even before the deadline which was so important to us.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • It's a desktop database app that evolved over decades conservatively without jamming in thoughtless features. You can prototype a fair amount but if you limit yourself to their tools, you'll have the fastest rapid solution creation of anything else out there. This is probably good for a version 1 of many database related apps - even if you have grand plans, you never really know the whole picture until using it and this is probably the best place to begin. Make your custom app from scratch someday but if you want rapid changes and results this is the thing to use. Change around your table structure without hardly any labor or mistakes; unlike SQL.
  • It's an extremely powerful platform, and it walks the line perfectly between a simple tool that's easy to start with, and a full-fledged development environment where the sky is the limit.

Cons

  • It can take many years before they make a useful change you wish they would implement. There are plug-ins and the ability to make standalone apps but the plug-in system is a last resort in my opinion. MOST your needs are built-in if you start to need extensions then you should move to making an app... but then when you realize the TIME it'll take you to recreate it... you end up staying. They push for subscriptions like everybody; but they will sell you an expensive perpetual license still; which I prefer and worry someday they may stop... migrating between large leaps in versions is always painless (like MS products.)
  • The only limitation I've found so far is that an application will scale to about 1,000 concurrent users, but that hasn't presented any kind of problem for me.

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Company Information

Buildfire
Founded: 2012
United States
buildfire.com

Company Information

Claris
Founded: 1985
United States
www.claris.com/filemaker/

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Categories

Categories

App Makers Features

Collaboration Tools
Compatibility Testing
Deployment Management
Drag & Drop
For eCommerce
Forms Creation
Iteration Management
Mobile Apps
No-Code
Pre-Built Templates
Visual Modeling
Web Apps
Workflow Management

Application Development Features

Access Controls/Permissions
Code Assistance
Code Refactoring
Collaboration Tools
Compatibility Testing
Data Modeling
Debugging
Deployment Management
Graphical User Interface
Mobile Development
No-Code
Reporting/Analytics
Software Development
Source Control
Testing Management
Version Control
Web App Development

Low-Code Development Features

AI-Assisted Development
Business Process Automation
Collaborative Development
Data Aggregation and Publishing
Deployment Management
Drag & Drop
Integrations Management
Iteration Management
Performance Monitoring
Requirements Management
Templates
Visual Modeling
Web / Mobile App Development
Workflow Management

No-Code Development Features

AI-Assisted Development
Business Process Automation
Collaborative Development
Data Aggregation and Publishing
Deployment Management
Drag & Drop
Integrations Management
Iteration Management
Performance Monitoring
Requirements Management
Templates
Visual Modeling
Web / Mobile App Development
Workflow Management

Mobile App Development Features

Access Controls / Permissions
Any App Development Language
Collaboration Tools
Compatibility Testing
Data Modeling
Debugging
Drag and Drop Editor
Enterprise Mobility (EMM/MAM)
FaceID and TouchID
For Consumer Apps
For Enterprise Apps
Integration Options
Mobile App Security
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Multiple Apps from Same Base
No Dependencies
No-Code
Reporting / Analytics
Single Sign-On (SSO)
Source Control
Visual Editor

Application Development Features

Access Controls/Permissions
Code Assistance
Code Refactoring
Collaboration Tools
Compatibility Testing
Data Modeling
Debugging
Deployment Management
Graphical User Interface
Mobile Development
No-Code
Reporting/Analytics
Software Development
Source Control
Testing Management
Version Control
Web App Development

Low-Code Development Features

AI-Assisted Development
Business Process Automation
Collaborative Development
Data Aggregation and Publishing
Deployment Management
Drag & Drop
Integrations Management
Iteration Management
Performance Monitoring
Requirements Management
Templates
Visual Modeling
Web / Mobile App Development
Workflow Management

No-Code Development Features

AI-Assisted Development
Business Process Automation
Collaborative Development
Data Aggregation and Publishing
Deployment Management
Drag & Drop
Integrations Management
Iteration Management
Performance Monitoring
Requirements Management
Templates
Visual Modeling
Web / Mobile App Development
Workflow Management

Integrations

Stackreaction
ADEVI
Claris Connect
DataTrium
Direct Mail
Google Docs
Google Drive
Google Sheets
HostPresto
MindCloud
Passware Kit
PayTrace
RazorSQL
Sails
Shopify
Tableau
ToDesktop
Typeform
Zapier
n8n

Integrations

Stackreaction
ADEVI
Claris Connect
DataTrium
Direct Mail
Google Docs
Google Drive
Google Sheets
HostPresto
MindCloud
Passware Kit
PayTrace
RazorSQL
Sails
Shopify
Tableau
ToDesktop
Typeform
Zapier
n8n
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