We performed a comparison between Microsoft Azure App Service and Xamarin Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Mobile Development Platforms solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure App Service is customization. It provides the building block from its modularity. You can add what you need with the appropriate code."
"App Service's best features are that it can be scaled easily and it includes Kudu."
"I've used Microsoft Azure App Service quite a lot, and what I like best about it is that it's a serverless HAM, which is a feature that can run a function, a single function, but faster and more frequently without needing any other assistance. This has been what I found most valuable in Microsoft Azure App Service, the serverless option that's very easy to utilize, and you only need a minimal setup to use this and to enjoy the functionalities required, so the solution gives me a lot of comfort whenever I'm using it."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the easy deployment, the scalability, and the Azure maintenance."
"One of our reasons to use the product is its cloud service. Our usage is mainly on the cloud and we like the benefits that we can get from the cloud. You can easily do the literal shift of your application easily. You can jump into the cloud very quickly."
"It's very easy to use. That's one of the advantages for the business, that you don't need to struggle to configure your website and your app service. Microsoft made sure to make it stable and very easy to configure."
"The user interface and the ability to quickly develop are the two main advantages of Microsoft Azure App Service. You can develop anything without having any coding experience and it is not complex and the components are easily customizable."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure App Service is autoscaling and resource grouping. Additionally, the integration works well, it is easy to do."
"It usually saves time for application development. We write once and the code works everywhere."
"Because of the C# programming language, we can train our .NET developers to learn Xamarin and develop mobile apps easily."
"The most valuable features of the Xamarin Platform are that it has cross-platform development, one code base serves a purpose on both, and the grid layout is a lifesaver."
"The Xamarin platform can reduce overhead significantly through code-share and reuse. The typical team size for a Xamarin project is significantly reduced compared to purely native projects."
"We very much like the XAML design techniques, multiple layout and pages, MVVMCross support, and portability across different platforms."
"Xamarin is well-integrated with Visual Studio so it will feel very familiar to you once you start."
"The solution is easy to understand and has banking integrated. The shorter development time, the bugging and as well as availability of a lot of documentation on the web. Also the native integration is easy."
"Xamarin.Forms exposes a complete cross-platform UI toolkit for .NET developers. The advantage is that a single team can target multiple platforms (Android, iOS, and Windows) on a shared C# codebase."
"The solution is somewhat expensive."
"Microsoft Azure App Service could improve by having better integration with on-premise solutions."
"In terms of improvement, the technical support could be better."
"I am new to the intervention and I find it difficult to find my way around the user interface. I have my own learning tool. However, it could be simpler for new users."
"The setup is complex if you have no experience."
"In terms of room for improvement, ease of deployment would be an area that needs some focus. Azure does provide out-of-the-box deployment features, but I found that deploying to an App Service instance can be better in terms of more tools that could be available to perform a deployment."
"There are no issues with the solution."
"The solution is quite expensive. If you need more features, you need to pay for them."
"They need to take a step towards independence from the UI platform. It takes a lot of time to adapt the native controls."
"We'd like to have some chat support functionality."
"The monitoring of the remote devices is not good as it should be extended along. It would be useful if the log is more integrated with the central console. I am not sure it can be accessed but it would be better."
"Xamarin Platform can improve if there was a virtual test environment so we did not have to have a Mac system for the iOS testing. At this time You must have a Mac to deploy or generate IBA profiles."
"The architecture in the Xamarin Platform has to improve, there are some features missing."
"Xamarin Platform is missing the code renderer."
"Xamarin Platform lacks in app size."
"There are compatibility issues between versions of various Xamarin components."
Microsoft Azure App Service is ranked 6th in Mobile Development Platforms with 38 reviews while Xamarin Platform is ranked 4th in Mobile Development Platforms with 39 reviews. Microsoft Azure App Service is rated 8.4, while Xamarin Platform is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Microsoft Azure App Service writes "A solution with great server management and helps improve performance". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Xamarin Platform writes "It's about to be retired and replaced with an inferior product, but offers excellent cross-platform development capabilities". Microsoft Azure App Service is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Oracle Application Express (APEX), ServiceNow, Pega BPM and Appian, whereas Xamarin Platform is most compared with Ionic, Appium, OutSystems, Apple Xcode and Mendix. See our Microsoft Azure App Service vs. Xamarin Platform report.
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