What is Bento?
Bento is an easy-to-use personal database application designed for managing small collections of data on Mac and iOS devices. Developed by Filemaker, Bento provides an intuitive interface that allows users to quickly create databases, tables, forms, reports and charts without any programming or database experience.
Some key features of Bento include:
- Drag-and-drop interface for building databases
- Pre-built templates for common data types like contacts, tasks, assets etc.
- Custom forms for data entry
- Powerful multi-criteria search tools
- Charts and summary reports for analysis
- Export to Excel, Numbers, Filemaker Pro etc.
- Synchronizes between Mac, iPhone and iPad via iCloud
While easier to use than traditional database software, Bento still provides moderately powerful relational database features for non-technical users to manage small personal and business databases. Its simple interface and templates make it a handy tool for tasks like building a movies, books or video game collection database.
Microsoft Office Access, Airtable, Google Sheets, NocoDB, Claris FileMaker, LibreOffice - Base, Smartsheet, Ninox, Tap Forms, Symphytum, iDatabase for Mac, Steward Database, Records for Mac, PortaBase, SnapDB, Dabitat are some alternatives to Bento.