We performed a comparison between Appium and Salesforce 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 way Appium server interacts with mobile apps is fantastic. It provides all the information about the elements inside the app, Android as well as iOS. I can interact with the element quickly, just type some text or get some text values from the element - whether it's a drop-down, or web text, or a native element."
"Obviously because of automation, it reduces manual testing efforts."
"I haven't explored other solutions in this particular area, but what I like best about Appium is the fact that it shares functions with Selenium. The extension of Selenium functions allows me to use all of the methods that exist in that domain, and it just makes it simpler for me. I've been using Selenium for some time as well, so using Appium just seems like a natural fit for me."
"The automation part is extremely helpful in streamlining our processes."
"It's an open-source solution with a very large community and available documentation."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The latest versions of the solution are stable."
"The library is extensive so the driver interacts with most functions or actions on mobile devices."
"The product is pretty responsive."
"We used it for providing a 360 view of the customers from within Salesforce. So, a lot of data got presented there, for which we used Einstein Analytics. The Einstein Analytics dashboards were really great."
"It is a platform that allows you to get applications quickly to the end user in a secure way."
"We use this solution to track customer activities, opportunities and contact information."
"The standard sales and marketing tools that Salesforce provides on the platform are the most valuable."
"It is very user-friendly, and intuitive, it will lead you and take you to the next steps."
"Salesforce is cloud-based, so there's no installation involved. You simply log in using the provided organization login. There's no need for installation."
"The presentation is clear and easy to comprehend."
"The tool needs to add a dependency manager."
"Support-wise, it could be better."
"Configuration-wise, there is a lot of room for improvement."
"The setup and installation were a problem for us at first."
"If it had more facility for configuration it would be a spectacular solution."
"Image recognition could be improved. We have some images in our mobile applications. It should be able to run from the cloud, so we can automate the catcher."
"We haven't been able to fully leverage Appium for multiple reasons. I think number one is just that the tests take a long time to run. We have had some issues around just the results themselves and how predictable they are, but those are not issues with Appium directly."
"An application developed on the Unity platform, such as a gaming application, objects are moving in that case. Interacting with those elements is still lacking in Appium. Appium doesn't have the internal library to play with the Unity platform. That is a huge lack right now."
"It would be better if they can add more from the pricing and functionality perspective. It is very expensive. I would be more than happy if they drop the prices. From the licensing perspective, if they can add more functionality, I would be more than happy."
"The solution is a bit expensive."
"Pricing is the biggest factor. The cost right now is too high and I've had a lot of clients leave."
"Integration needs improvement."
"It does need very specific resources to help deploy it and buy in from the users. It's one of those items it's pretty disruptive and if it's not deployed properly and if it doesn't get utilized efficiently, it won't be effective."
"I don't have any notes for improvement. It serves us well."
"Salesforce Platform operates as a cloud system, and within our organization, numerous internal systems handle data processing. While real-time data retrieval is feasible through services, achieving real-time communication poses some challenges."
"Salesforce is a pretty cumbersome product. It's a product that you need to spend quite a bit of time customizing to your unique business model. Unless you have somebody in house that knows it really well, you're better off spending money with a consultant to get what you need."
Appium is ranked 7th in Mobile Development Platforms with 25 reviews while Salesforce Platform is ranked 3rd in Mobile Development Platforms with 82 reviews. Appium is rated 8.0, while Salesforce Platform is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Appium writes "It's easy to launch applications". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Salesforce Platform writes "Reliable with good reporting and custom dashboards". Appium is most compared with Katalon Studio, Tricentis Tosca, Perfecto, Xamarin Platform and Ionic, whereas Salesforce Platform is most compared with Microsoft Power Apps, Oracle Application Express (APEX), Microsoft Azure, Appian and Red Hat OpenShift. See our Appium vs. Salesforce Platform report.
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