Where to Find Claris Community, Learning Resources, and Partners

Claris gathers its community, training, and partner programs under a few clear entry points on claris.com. If you want to learn FileMaker or Claris Connect, meet other developers, or find someone to build for you, start with the Community and Resources sections of the site. The paths below reflect what Claris currently lists; exact program details and any costs are best confirmed on the linked pages, since the site does not spell out pricing for every item here.

Community and live events

The Community area is where Claris points people who want to connect with other users and developers. From the site navigation you can reach:

• Community hub — the main landing page for community activity.
• User groups — local or topic-based groups of Claris/FileMaker users.
• Events — listings of Claris-related events.
• Claris Community Live — livestreams described as a way to get inspiration and sharpen your development skills.

Claris also lists virtual office hours and live training under its Learn & Build section. These are useful if you prefer asking questions in real time rather than working through documentation alone.

Learning and certification

For structured learning, Claris offers:

• Claris Academy — the training arm of the site.
• Certifications — credentials you can earn to validate your skills.
• Documentation and release notes — reference material for the products themselves.
• Claris blog and Engineering blog — articles on product direction and technical topics.

If you are new to the platform, the Academy plus the documentation hub is the most direct route. If you already build solutions, the engineering blog and release notes are where changes to FileMaker and related tools show up first.

Partners: find help or become one

The Claris Partners section covers three distinct needs:

If you have no time to build a solution yourself, Claris also points to the Marketplace for pre-built apps and templates. That is a different path from hiring a partner: the Marketplace gives you something to start from, while a partner builds or customizes for you.

Industry and use-case entry points

Claris organizes some of its content by industry and by task, which helps you judge whether the platform fits your situation:

• Industries: Education, Entertainment, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Nonprofit, Service.
• Use cases: Mobile automation, event planning, inventory management, project management, system integration, work order management.

These pages are starting points for seeing how others apply Claris products, not a guarantee that a template exists for your exact need.

Products you may be looking for

The same navigation also routes to the core products, which is useful context before you pick a learning path:

• Claris FileMaker — build custom apps.
• Claris Connect — integrate your tech stack and automate workflows.
• FileMaker Cloud — cloud-hosted databases.
• FileMaker Server — host on your own infrastructure.
• Hosting options — compare hosting approaches.
• Why upgrade — keep solutions secure and current.

AI-related material is grouped separately, including AI script steps, AI functions, and semantic image search, under an "Explore AI" heading.

A practical way to choose

• Just starting out: Claris Academy, then the Community hub and user groups.
• Stuck on a problem: virtual office hours, live training, or the community forums.
• Need something built: Find a partner, or check the Marketplace for pre-built apps.
• Want to sell your services: Become a partner.
• Evaluating fit: browse the industry and use-case pages, then the product pages.

One caution: the site lists a Pricing link and a Start free option, but the material here does not state what any plan costs or what the free option includes. Treat those as pages to visit rather than assumptions about cost.