Here is an article abot low-code databases What are low-code databases? | VentureBeat
Under Who are the main providers ow low-code databases ? one reads:
As you can see, FileMaker is not there.
I leave you with a question: why ?
Funny. David and I had a conversation about that yesterday. Conclusion: because FileMaker is RAD not low code. Can be used low code but it is not by design.
That said, I don't agree that Access is low-code.
Hum, for simple projects it's low code, like FileMaker. But when you need a powerful app, here comes the code. But both are much less code than going with, say' MS SQL Server.
Why isn't FileMaker in their list ?
This is a brand awareness problem. This is specifically one of the first efforts that Britta is making to help fix that, as she outlined in the FMDISC meeting.
I will watch the video this afternoon.
Here is an interesting brand awareness announcement from Claris.
https://community.claris.com/en/s/question/0D53w00005En1trCAB/new-claris-brand-awareness-campaign
Wouldn’t consider Access a low code tool.
@planteg I'm not too concerned about the definition. That space is still defining itself, getting someone to put MS Access in there is a telling sign that people trace boundaries differently from each other.
I'm more curious to see a journalist coming up with an article about who should use low-code and what for. The use cases listed in this specific article are very generic. When I see record keeping and customer interactions, just about any CRM could fit it, but that does not make them low-code platforms.
Some systems will get listed and some other will not.
A lineup talking about google forms, airtable and the like is at risk of leading people to think other tools face similar limitations when FileMaker is much more flexible.
So I am not concerned with one article or another. I hear Claris is working on brand awareness, we will see where that goes and how it aligns itself with both the platform and the vision they have for success in a space that is getting more crowded.
You'll find the reason on the website contact page:
Browsers, platforms, general tech news; Google and Microsoft: Emil Protalinski
One more for the road What is low-code and no-code? A guide to development platforms | ZDNet
The first one mentioned is the S word (SalesForce) see details for that product. The first sentence is
Salesforce has a long history of introducing platforms targeted exclusively to non-technical business users, and its low- and no-code solution offerings are no exception.
I will not add anything, I do not want to banned by the moderators 
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All I’ll say is that a website that starts with this disclaimer at the top of it’s page is not the kind of website I want to refer to in order to know what is what.
I get it, it's the sale's force 
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A couple of interesting articles on this subject:
This article is linked to the above, which includes comments from Brad Freitag:
Interesting to see this phrase regarding Filemaker... I had never, ever heard of FM until I did a temporary stint and they used it to manage conferences. I quickly learned the basics and some more advanced features, having spent years using Office and Access a fair amount. I'm now a big fan of FM, although some of its quirks (i.e., formatting layouts) drive me completely bonkers.
What about it drives you bonkers? This is really good info.