A relational database is a very specialized product, not a general interest one like Music, Numbers, Pages, Photos, etc. that Apple gives away to sell hardware. I’ve said this before…Apple doesn’t do cheap, and Claris is an Apple spinoff. There are plenty of less expensive alternatives, including free ones like My SQL. Profitably is a big reason why Apple doesn’t play in the same ballpark as Affinity, etc. FileMaker is cross platform if you need to share databases with Windows Filemaker users. And Claris does give FileMaker Go for free to owners of Android and iOS devices, and they also support third party apps. This is a plus for families and businesses.
When I do finally decide to replace my ancient MacBook Pro, I will give Affinity a try. I have just two FMP databases that I absolutely need. I will prefer to not have to shell out the big bucks for FileMaker.