--- title: 4 Reasons You Should Move off of FileMaker Shared Hosting description: 4 reasons you should move off of FileMaker shared hosting image: https://blog.gomainspring.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/AdobeStock_92871331-e1505854864228-1.jpeg --- [![Mainspring, Inc.](https://blog.gomainspring.com/hubfs/MainSpring_June2024/Images/mainspring-logo-cybersecurity-it-services-automation-qjudg0lgsu8o3zserelwpic5pgl0i7mbxusowrykj8.png)](https://gomainspring.com/) [mailto:hello@gomainspring.com](mailto:hello@gomainspring.com) - [About](https://gomainspring.com/about/) - [Our Team](https://gomainspring.com/our-team/) - [Industries](https://gomainspring.com/industries/) - [Partners & Certifications](https://gomainspring.com/partners-certifications/) - [Careers](https://gomainspring.com/careers/) - [Solutions](https://gomainspring.com/solutions/) - [Cybersecurity](https://gomainspring.com/solutions/cybersecurity/) - [ProSuite™](https://gomainspring.com/solutions/prosuite/) - [Automation](https://gomainspring.com/solutions/automation/) - [FileMaker Development](https://gomainspring.com/solutions/filemaker/) - [Apple Device Lifecycle Services](https://gomainspring.com/solutions/apple-services/) - [vCIO](https://gomainspring.com/solutions/vcio/) - [Cost Management](https://gomainspring.com/solutions/cost-management/) - [Support & Help Desk](https://gomainspring.com/solutions/support-help-desk/) - [Case Studies](https://gomainspring.com/case-studies/) - Pricing - [ProSuite™](https://gomainspring.com/pricing/) - [Evolve™](https://gomainspring.com/pricing-evolve/) - Resources - [Blog](https://blog.gomainspring.com/) - [Media Resources](https://gomainspring.com/media-resources/) - [Downloads](https://info.gomainspring.com/resources) - [News & Events](https://blog.gomainspring.com/news) - [Contact Us](https://gomainspring.com/contact-us/) # 4 Reasons You Should Move off of FileMaker Shared Hosting ### Subscribe to Our Blog - [Home](https://gomainspring.com/) - Resources - Blog Topics: [Cloud](https://blog.gomainspring.com/topic/cloud), [FileMaker support](https://blog.gomainspring.com/topic/filemaker-support), [Automation](https://blog.gomainspring.com/topic/automation), [FileMaker 14](https://blog.gomainspring.com/topic/filemaker-14), [FileMaker 16](https://blog.gomainspring.com/topic/filemaker-16), [FileMaker hosting](https://blog.gomainspring.com/topic/filemaker-hosting), [FileMaker 15](https://blog.gomainspring.com/topic/filemaker-15) ![](https://blog.gomainspring.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/AdobeStock_92871331-e1505854864228-600x283.jpeg?width=600&height=283&name=AdobeStock_92871331-e1505854864228-600x283.jpeg) FileMaker hosting companies have traditionally made a great entry point for businesses to move their FileMaker hosting from peer-to-peer or small office servers into an internet-accessible and reliable hosted setup. But, the landscape of FileMaker is changing. With the trend heading towards highly accessible cloud servers, and with FileMaker’s server being able to do more than ever for remote offices, here’s four reasons why 2021 should be the year that you should re-evaluate your hosting... #### FileMaker licensing is changing As of FileMaker 15, the commercial hosting model, where separate businesses share the same copy of FileMaker server, is no longer allowed. (You can read more about that here: [FileMaker commercial hosting FAQ](https://www.filemaker.com/company/legal/docs/hosting_faq.pdf)). Plus, with support for FileMaker 14 [ending on September 21, 2018](http://www.filemaker.com/support/product-availability.html), commercial hosting companies will *no longer be able to offer you a shared server in a supported version of FileMaker*. #### FileMaker Cloud is maturing With [version 1.16 of FileMaker Cloud](https://gomainspring.com/filemaker-community/filemaker-cloud-1-16-released/) (FMCloud), the built-for-cloud version of FileMaker server has matured into a fully capable server product since launch. Now, with support for generating PDFs, OAuth security, scheduling tasks and a cloud-centric approach to backups, FMCloud continues to grow in step with FileMaker’s product line as an easy-to-deploy, lower-cost server option for teams with as few as five users. #### Moving removes risk One of the major concerns in shared hosting with commercial hosting providers is that you’re also sharing resources with other businesses, which may cause your system to perform poorly. Say, for instance, you’re an office of five users and your shared hosting provider is hosting 250 users total on a shared server. In this configuration, you are potentially at risk from the other 245 users of that server. If any of those users run a high-demand operation, or suffer a security breach, the entire server could be affected. If this happens, you’re also at risk for waiting for the hosting provider to provide service to fix issues. This could lead to costly downtime at no fault of your own. #### The answer: dedicated hosting Whether it’s on your own physical office server, a cloud based virtual server, or a dedicated server from a hosting provider, dedicated hosting is the way forward for both protecting your system and supporting the latest features of the FileMaker platform. If you’ve felt that dedicated hosting was too expensive, complex or otherwise out of reach for your business, fortunately, modern server offerings have grown to allow for affordable, reliable and easy to manage options. You can count on [MainSpring’s FileMaker expertise](https://gomainspring.com/service/filemaker-solutions/) to help you make the right choices for hosting, as well as providing expert service in configuring and managing servers. Contact us today to get started. ### About the Author ![Mike Beargie](https://blog.gomainspring.com/hubfs/mainspring_mike_beargie_004_CROPPED-913x1200-1-250x250.jpg "Mike Beargie") Mike Beargie has been with MainSpring since 2013 and has over 10 years of application development experience. As a developer, he creates solutions for clients in a wide variety of sectors across the U.S. and abroad. Prior to working at MainSpring, Mike worked as the lead developer for a consulting company, serving high profile political, special interest and nonprofit clients in the Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio, markets. Mike regularly presents solutions and best practices to the FileMaker development community around the country, and is well known as an answer man online as well. In 2014 and 2016, Mike was recognized with the FileMaker Excellence Award for community contributions. Mike is a man of many hobbies, including woodworking, home brewing, art and music. [More Articles by Mike Beargie](https://blog.gomainspring.com/author/mbeargie) ### Related Articles ## Getting Started We’ll discuss your business, needs, and expectations to get you on a path to better IT. 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