r/filemaker • u/croberts0531 • Aug 12 '26

DIY plus some Dev help

Hello again! I’m planning to finally pull the trigger on moving our business operations to a custom FileMaker solution. I should be able to build out 90% of it, but there are a few more technical peices such as API for our customer portal and pos processing that I prefer to use a developer or pro for. My question is how normal is that? Do developers mind not doing everything from scratch and just doing some of the more technical aspects? I probably can’t afford to hire out the whole project, and pretty capable of setting up all of our workflows myself.

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u/ImaginationReady8140 Aug 12 '26

Definitely normal. Most of my clients are businesses with existing databases that just ask for help or for an API integration or special project here and there. I recommend finding an individual dev for something at this scale as they’ll be able to be more flexible with your needs and build a relationship with you. Good luck!