Hand over your FileMaker changes at five. Review them in the morning.
Your team goes home. Ours starts work before you wake up. Send us a FileMaker change at the end of your day and it is built, tested and waiting for your review in the morning.
BasicData is a Claris partner with a FileMaker team in Cape Town. We work while the US is offline, so your requests keep moving while your office is closed.
What overnight development actually looks like.
It is a working rhythm, not a special service. You describe the change, we build it while you are offline, and you review it in the morning. Nothing goes live without your approval.
A short brief from you at the end of your working day
Changes built and tested on a staging copy, not your live system
A written morning summary: what changed and what to check
Problems reported in your afternoon picked up at the start of our day
New features delivered in small steps you can review one at a time
Report, layout and dashboard changes
Fixes and updates to integrations with your other systems
Server updates and maintenance done outside your business hours
Larger projects split into steps you review one morning at a time
Nothing goes live until you approve it, and we take a backup first
A day saved on every change adds up fast.
When your developer works your hours, a request sent at five often waits until the next day just to be started. With us, the work happens while your office is closed. You review it in the morning instead of waiting a day for it to begin.
Over a few weeks, that difference adds up. Small fixes stop costing a day each. Larger projects move forward one reviewable step at a time. Server maintenance happens outside your business hours. And because we have been building FileMaker systems since 2018, you are not trading quality for speed.
We are a registered member of the Claris FileMaker Business Alliance, the formal partner programme for professional FileMaker development companies.
Small and mid-sized businesses that need a developer who keeps moving.
This suits small and mid-sized US businesses where FileMaker runs the daily work and every change your team waits on slows something down.
Questions about overnight FileMaker development.
How the hand-off works, how we stay in touch, and what it covers.
What does overnight FileMaker development mean?
You send us a change at the end of your working day and our Cape Town team builds it while your office is closed. If it fits in a day of work, it is ready for you to review the next morning.
Why does a Cape Town team suit US businesses?
Cape Town is six to seven hours ahead of US Eastern time, depending on daylight saving, and further ahead of the West Coast. Our day starts while you are asleep, so a request you send at five is worked on before your next morning.
How does the hand-off work?
You send a short brief: what to change and what matters most. We build and test it on a staging copy of your system, then send a morning summary of what changed and what to check. Nothing goes live until you approve it.
Can we still talk to you during our day?
Yes. We have staff covering US East Coast business hours, so calls and screen shares happen in your working day. You can also reach us on our Miami number.
Does this work for urgent problems?
Overnight work is best for planned changes. A problem reported at the end of your day is picked up at the start of ours, and we agree how urgent issues are handled when we set up your support.
Is this only for new development?
No. Bug fixes, new fields and layouts, report changes, integration fixes and system takeovers all work this way. Larger projects are split into steps you review one morning at a time.
What does it cost?
Our rates reflect where we are based, not the quality of the work. We scope the first piece of work and give you a price before we start, then agree how ongoing requests are billed.
Tell us what you would hand over tonight.
Describe one change or problem you have in mind. We will tell you how we would approach it and what you could expect to see the next morning.