This is the right choice for you if the majority of your users are anonymous or occasional users who typically connect via the web.
Rather than purchasing another bundle of 5 users for just one more person, you can renew under the User Licensing for 11 users. You can add new users as needed in increments of one!įor example, if your company had 8 FileMaker users, you’ve likely purchased AFLT or AVLA for 10 users for FileMaker Pro. Perhaps the best news of all, with the release of FileMaker 17, purchases are based on the number of users after the initial minimum of 5 users.
What does all products mean? With the release of FileMaker 17, each of the license contract types includes the entire platform of products. Plus, it won’t change from release to release!
* phew *Īdditionally, each program is available for annual contracts or perpetual use, and all of them come with a robust list of features.Įven better news (yes, it’s possible), the new licensing contracts will have one license key to manage the installation of all new products. has simplified the programs to: User Licensing, Concurrent Connection Licensing and Site Licensing. This can be more expensive up front than ASLA, but it is only a one-time investment, until you decide to upgrade.As a certified FileMaker license reseller, AppWorks is jumping for joy with the new and improved FileMaker License programs! After years of competing acronyms such as AFLT, FLT, AVLA, VLA, ASLA, SBA, etc., FileMaker Inc. Site Licensing Agreements are also designed for organizations with more than 25 users. Since this license is annual, you get the same benefits as AVLA, except even better pricing for your large group. With a larger group comes a larger discount.
For a yearly fee, your software is kept up to date with the latest major releases at no charge for upgrades.Īnnual Site Licensing, and SLA, is geared towards organizations that have more than 25 users. VLA options usually come at a better cost than purchasing off-the-shelf.Īnnual Volume Licensing Agreement allows you to get a volume license of FileMaker at a significantly lower investment.
FileMaker Pro, Pro Advanced and Server are all eligible for this plan. The volume license option allows you to purchase a one-time bulk order of FileMaker licenses. Annual licensing plans also include version upgrades as well, and allow you to budget for software costs in advance, rather than a high investment upfront. With the annual licensing plans, you can get a multi-user environment outfit with software for a relatively low investment. There are discounts available to multi-user groups as well. However, due to the connection pack licenses, you need to have a connection pack available to FileMaker Server 13 to connect to FileMaker 13.Īll of FileMaker’s products are available off the shelf from the FileMaker store. It replaces FileMaker Go 12, and can still be used with a FileMaker 12 server.
Please consider the hardware requirements of WebDirect if you plan to have a lot of WebDirect users.įileMaker Go 13 is free from the iOS app store. After 50 connections, an unlimited option is also available. The connection packs can be added on to a FileMaker server license in sets of five. The administration console has been completely reworked, and the WebDirect service replaced the aging IWP feature of previous versions.įileMaker Connection Packs allow WebDirect users and FileMaker Go users to connect to a FileMaker 13 server. The desktop version of FileMaker is still the best way to leverage all of the available features of FileMaker 13 for your desktop users.Ī must for any developer, FileMaker Pro Advanced allows you to use powerful developer tools in addition to the features of FileMaker Pro.įileMaker has replaced its dual server products, Server and Server Advanced, with a single unified FileMaker server 13 product. Here’s a review of the different licensing options for the FileMaker 13 product line: However, with WebDirect, there comes a new licensing model for FileMaker as well.
With the release of FileMaker 13, we’ve seen a monumental feature release with the new FileMaker WebDirect deployment abilities.