Actual Technologies

Actual Technologies develops ODBC drivers for Mac OS X, connecting fileMaker and microsoft excel to most popular SQL databases. The job it does: storing and querying application data reliably.

Who is it for? Mostly developers and data teams. Related areas on their profile: Database. They are a very small team, 1 to 10 people, which usually shapes who they work with. You will probably talk to the people who build it, which is great until you need 24/7 support.

Actual Technologies is based in Libertyville, Illinois. Their site is actualtech.com.

Our checklist for this category: managed options, backups, and scaling costs. A short pilot with your real data tells you more than any demo.

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