Claris FileMaker developer · Sandton, Johannesburg
Custom FileMaker software your business actually runs on.
Jaricon builds Claris FileMaker systems that bring your bookings, orders, stock and invoicing into one place, so your team stops capturing the same information twice. Built to fit a small practice as comfortably as a multi-branch group.
- Certified Claris FileMaker developer
- Businesses of every size
- Reply within one business day
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18+
years building on Claris FileMaker
30+
custom systems delivered
7
industries served
1–500
users per system, small teams to large
Claris FileMaker certified
Independently certified expertise, kept current.
Claris Partner
FileMaker Pro Expert
Claris Connect Expert
Server Administrator Specialist
Sound familiar?
Your business outgrew its spreadsheets years ago.
Off-the-shelf software forces you to change how you work. Spreadsheets break as you grow. We build the third option: a system shaped around your operation, that grows with it.
Critical data scattered across spreadsheets
One trusted source of truth
Re-capturing the same data in three systems
Integrated with Xero, web and APIs
Reports that take a week to compile
Live dashboards for management
A legacy FileMaker file nobody understands
A modern, documented, supported platform
What we do
Everything Claris FileMaker, end to end.
From a first conversation to the server it runs on, you deal with one accountable person, whatever the size of the job.
01
Custom FileMaker development
Booking, invoicing, stock, job and customer systems designed around how your business actually operates, from a single-practice database to a full CRM or ERP.
02
Legacy modernisation & rescue
Inherited an ageing solution? We audit, re-architect and bring it up to current Claris FileMaker standards without disrupting the business.
03
Integrations & automation
Connect FileMaker to accounting, e-commerce, email and third-party services so data flows without manual effort.
04
Customer & staff portals
Secure browser-based portals for parents, patients, branches or trade customers — no software to install.
05
Server, hosting & security
Sizing, deployment and administration of FileMaker Server and cloud environments, with backups and monitoring.
06
Training & ongoing support
Hands-on Claris FileMaker training for your team, ongoing enhancement and support sized to your business, and fractional-CTO advice when you need it.
Selected work
Systems that are still running — and still growing — years later.
SPARK Schools
Multi-campus
Enquiry-to-enrolment platform for a multi-campus school group.
A central CRM managing every family from first enquiry through registration, campus transfers and deregistration — with a parent portal, identity verification, payment integration and live executive reporting.
- Parent portal on WebDirect
- Website integrated via Data API
- Live executive reporting
Telecoms billing partner
40,000+
One platform from procurement to renewals across 40,000+ contracts.
Marketing, procurement, logistics, billing, collections, aftersales and renewals unified in one system — turning a reactive admin function into a scheduled revenue process.
- 40,000+ contracts managed
- Renewals & arrears queues
- 8-year platform partnership
27-branch retail group
27 branches
Point of sale, loyalty and rostering across 27 branches.
Every branch runs through its own secure browser login with no local software to maintain, while head office consolidates trading data centrally in real time.
- 27 branches live
- Zero local installs
- Central consolidated reporting
Trade distributor
ERP and trade ordering for a large customer base.
Customer-facing ordering layered onto stock recording, demand planning, automated purchase orders, supplier pricing and accounts-payable remittance.
- Self-service trade ordering
- Automated purchase orders
- Demand planning
Specialist practice
Practice management built around patient confidentiality.
Patient records, imaging results and structured clinical assessments captured at the point of consultation, with a secure patient portal and custom reporting.
- Point-of-care capture
- Secure patient portal
- Custom clinical reports
Not every project is this big. Smaller systems we have built:
Also built
- Patient databases
Still on spreadsheets, big business or small? Let’s talk about what a proper system could do.
Understand first. Build second.
We don’t hand over and disappear.
i.
Discover
We map how your business really works — people, processes, pain points — before a single field is designed.
ii.
Architect
A clear solution design, scope and fixed estimate, so you know exactly what you are getting and what it costs.
iii.
Build & launch
Iterative delivery with regular demos, careful data migration and hands-on training for your team.
iv.
Evolve
Long-term support and enhancement. Most clients have been with us for many years.
The platform
Why Claris FileMaker?
Custom software usually means a long, expensive build. Claris FileMaker lets us build exactly what your business needs in a fraction of the time, and keep changing it as your business changes.
Desktop · iPad · iPhone · Web
Works wherever your team does
One system across office computers, mobile devices and the browser.
Rapid delivery
Faster than traditional builds
Working software in weeks, shaped with your team as we go.
Integrations
Connects to what you already use
Websites, Xero, payments, email and APIs — no double capture.
Apple-backed
Secure and supported
Claris FileMaker is a mature platform from an Apple subsidiary, with encryption and role-based access.
Who you’ll work with
“The best system is the one your team stops noticing — because it simply works the way they do.”
Jake Richter
Founder & Solution Architect
Jake founded Jaricon in 2013 after a decade building operational systems in telecoms and services — including eight years as fractional CTO to an MTN billing partner managing over 40,000 contracts. You work directly with him, from first conversation to go-live and beyond.
Claris FileMaker certifications
FileMaker Server Administrator Specialist 2026
App Developer for FileMaker Pro, Expert 2025
AI Fundamentals: Semantic Search in FileMaker 2025
App Developer for Claris Connect, Expert 2023
Claris Partner Current
Questions
Before you get in touch.
Why Claris FileMaker instead of off-the-shelf software?
FileMaker lets us build exactly what your business needs — far faster and more affordably than traditional custom development — and it runs on desktop, iPad, iPhone and the browser from one platform.
Are we too small for a custom system?
No. A custom system can start small: one process, a handful of users and a modest first phase. We build the part that will save you the most time first, then extend it as you grow.
We already have a FileMaker system. Can you take it over?
Yes. We regularly inherit solutions built by others. We start with an audit, stabilise what matters, then modernise it step by step.
Can the system work across different devices?
Yes. The same system runs on Windows and Mac desktops, iPad and iPhone, and in any web browser — with screens designed around each person’s role.
Can it connect to our website or other systems?
Yes. We connect FileMaker to websites, accounting packages like Xero, e-commerce, email and third-party APIs, so information flows automatically instead of being re-typed.
How much does a project cost?
It depends on scope. After the discovery call we provide a clear proposal with a fixed estimate per phase, so there are no surprises.
How long does it take?
Focused systems can go live in weeks; larger platforms are delivered in phases so your team gets value early and often.
Do you offer FileMaker training?
Yes. We train your team on the system we build, and also offer Claris FileMaker training as a standalone service.
Do you work with clients outside South Africa?
Yes. We work remotely with clients internationally and are comfortable across time zones.
Start a project
Tell us what’s slowing your business down.
A 30-minute call, no obligation. We’ll talk through what’s possible, a rough idea of cost, and how long it might take.
Office Sandton, Johannesburg · working across South Africa and abroad
Thank you — we’ll be in touch.
Expect a reply from Jake within one business day to set up a time.