Open Source Claris FileMaker AlternativesDatabase Management Tools and other similar apps like Claris FileMaker

The best open source alternative to Claris FileMaker is Teable. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Teable or Grist. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Claris FileMaker and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Claris FileMaker are LibreOffice - Base, Undb, Mathesar and Symphytum.

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  1. Grist icon
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    Open-source tool merges spreadsheets, databases, and app-building. Offers a spreadsheet interface, Python engines, real-time collaboration, and cell-level security controls. Choose cloud or self-hosting to maintain data ownership, free team account offers available.

    More about Grist on AlternativeTo57 Grist alternatives

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    • Cloudron
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  2. Teable icon
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    Teable is a super fast, real-time, professional, developer friendly, no-code database built on Postgres. It uses a simple, spreadsheet-like interface to create complex enterprise-level database applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
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  3. Odoo icon
     151 likes

    Open-source business application suite developed in Python, offering ERP, CRM, e-commerce, and project management, reducing software needs and synchronization costs with over 260 core modules.

    277 Odoo alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  4. Base is a full-featured desktop database front end, designed to meet the needs of a broad array of users, for all kinds of usages, such as keeping track of collections of objects,maintaining customer information databases,maintaining student grade and curriculum...

    84 LibreOffice - Base alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
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  5. Undb icon
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    Undb is a local-first, offline-first no-code platform that empowers you to build and manage your own databases with ease. Start creating your type-safe APIs and manage your data securely. An Airtable alternative.

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    • Discontinued

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    • Online
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    • Docker
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  6. Mathesar icon
     6 likes

    This open-source tool offers a spreadsheet-like interface for managing and collaborating on Postgres data. With Docker installation, it maintains data privacy using native Postgres access control, and supports complex data setups for seamless workflow integration, all without coding.

    45 Mathesar alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  7. Symphytum icon
     32 likes

    Symphytum is a personal database software for everyone who desires to manage and organize data in an easy and intuitive way, without having to study complex database languages and software user interfaces.

    36 Symphytum alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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  8. Kexi icon
     19 likes

    Kexi is considered as a long awaited Open Source competitor for Microsoft Access, Filemaker and Oracle Forms.

    25 Kexi alternatives

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  9. Saltcorn icon
     7 likes

    Saltcorn is a platform for building database web applications without writing a single line of code. Use the intuitive point-and-click, drag-and-drop user interface to build the whole application

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
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  10. nuBuilder Forte icon
     33 likes

    Low-code, open-source RAD development tool for creating web-based database applications.

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  11. Servoy icon
     1 like

    Servoy is a cross-platform rapid application development and deployment environment for creating and deploying enterprise applications, on Premises, hosted, in the Cloud and as a service (SaaS). From a single code-base applications can be deployed to a native or web client.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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  12. Rowy icon
     9 likes

    Manage Firestore data in a spreadsheet-like UI, write Cloud Functions effortlessly in the browser, and connect to your favorite third party platforms such as SendGrid, Twilio, Algolia, Slack and more.

    96 Rowy alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Firebase
    • Google Cloud Platform
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  13. simpl4 icon
     3 likes

    Development and service platform for HTML5 applications with process- and serviceengine. Quickly create processes,tables, forms, services, businessrules,documents

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Online
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