Compare IBM MobileFirst vs. Ionic
IBM MobileFirst is ranked 8th in Mobile Development Platforms with 2 reviews while Ionic is ranked 10th in Mobile Development Platforms. IBM MobileFirst is rated 8.6, while Ionic is rated 0. The top reviewer of IBM MobileFirst writes "Streamlines development of hybrid applications, and has ability to integrate device-native code". On the other hand, IBM MobileFirst is most compared with Kony, Xamarin Platform and Ionic, whereas Ionic is most compared with Xamarin Platform, Kony and OutSystems.
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Views 2,632 Comparisons 1,515 Reviews 2 Average Words per Review 292 Avg. Rating 8.5 | Views 2,138 Comparisons 2,012 Reviews 0 Average Words per Review 0 Avg. Rating N/A |
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| MobileFirst, Worklight | |
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| IBM Worklight helps organizations extend their business to mobile devices. | Ionic is the beautiful, free and open source mobile SDK for developing native and progressive web apps with ease. Know how to build websites? Then you already know how to build mobile apps. Ionic Framework offers the best web and native app components for building highly interactive native and progressive web apps. Ionic is the only mobile app stack that enables web developers apps for all major app stores and the mobile web with a single code base. And with Ionic’s Platform Continuity, your app looks and feels at home on every device. |
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| UniCredit Business Integrated Solutions, Gruppo Unipol, Raymond James Financial, Toshiba GCS, CST, ABK-Systeme GmbH, BNP Paribas | MRA, Napa Group, Sworkit, Airbus, Sense Corp, Interactive Gaming Company, Pacifica, Untapp'd, Diesel, National Museum of African American History and Culture |
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