$295 USD

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What is Mandelbrot SMS?

Mandelbrot SMS is a FileMaker application that harnesses the power of Twilio's programmable SMS. Without any experience using Twilio, Mandelbrot SMS allows you to buy and provision a new or existing Twilio phone number and start sending and receiving text messages from FileMaker in minutes. Mandelbrot SMS also comes completely unlocked so you can begin integrating it with your existing FileMaker solution immediately.

How will integrating SMS into my FileMaker Solution Help My Business?

What Types of Integrations can I do with Mandelbrot SMS?

A few of the most common use cases and business problems solved by Mandelbrot SMS are :

SMS marketing campaigns
Confirming and rescheduling appointments, deliveries, dates, times and phone numbers, etc
Separating personal and business cell phone numbers (privacy)
Maintaining continuity with customers by centralizing message records
Giving customers a single phone number to send and receive text messages to/from your business
Automatically attaching a text conversation to a specific record in an existing database
Controlling your solution without logging in via inbound text message
Standalone SMS messaging
Two factor authentication
Cell number verification
Lowering costs by eliminating extra phone lines

What Features Come Standard with Mandelbrot SMS?

Sends, receives and displays new text messages in real time without refresh buttons or scheduled scripts
Purchase, re-provision or release Twilio phone numbers in real time from inside the app (no Twilio experience required)
All messages are hosted on your server in a FileMaker database for easy integration with your custom apps
Ships completely unlocked so you can start integrating your custom apps immediately
Automatically checks if a phone number is a cell phone before texting it the first time
Clean, familiar layouts that can be learned by anyone in minutes

Can I Just Write My Own SMS Connector?

Of course you can! Here's what you'll need:

Two to six weeks to learn, build, provision, test and debug your app and associated middleware
Experience working with an SMS gateway (We use Twilio)
Real professional level coding skills (node.js, C#, Python, etc) to write the middleware needed (you will need something to refactor and send your messages from Twilio to FileMaker)
A server outside of FileMaker for your middleware to live and remain available 24/7
A few tricks to make FileMaker refresh what is in your portals or on your listview layouts without navigating away from them, which is not natively supported

Even if you're a skilled FileMaker developer and you've got a bunch of free time, it's probably just a whole lot cheaper and faster to just buy it from us instead of writing it yourself.

$295 USD

System Requirements**

FileMaker Server 17+ or FileMaker Cloud 1.17+
FileMaker Pro 16+, FileMaker Go 16+ or FileMaker WebDirect
Free Twilio Account***

Currently Supported Countries

Canada
United States

Twilio is available worldwide. If your country is not listed here, contact us and we will add support for it.

iPad Screenshots

FM Go iPad Main Layout — FM Go – iPad Main Layout

FM Go iPad Conversation Layout — FM Go – iPad Conversation Layout

iPhone Screenshots

FM Go iPhone Main Layout — FM Go – iPhone Main Layout

FM Go iPhone Conversation Layout — FM Go – iPhone Conversation Layout

**For more information on how to install or integrate Mandelbrot SMS with your custom application, contact us here or call 312.778.8787.

***Twilio is a pay-per-use service. Accounts are free but service is not. New Twilio accounts typically come with a free $15 credit, which is enough to send or receive well over 1000 message segments. Check their website for details.