Appium Reviews and Pricing

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Senior Automation Test Developer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Nov 26, 2024

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Its language support is beneficial for our development stack

Pros and Cons

"Appium's wide support of programming languages is valuable."

"The deployment process and configuration are quite complex and require improvement."

What is our primary use case?

I used Appium for automating our iOS applications. It is a mobile automation tool, and I have set up all the capabilities in the config with iOS and all the applications I needed to do it.

How has it helped my organization?

Due to it being open source, Appium is cost-effective. Other paid platforms use Appium as an underlying platform while automating configurations and selling their products, which makes Appium a financially attractive solution.

What is most valuable?

Appium's wide support of programming languages is valuable. It supports languages like Java, which is the core of it, and JavaScript and dot net. This support is beneficial for our development stack, which already includes dot net, making it a favorable choice for our organization.

What needs improvement?

The deployment process and configuration are quite complex and require improvement. Additionally, the wait time functionality could be enhanced as I experienced failures with longer wait times.

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For how long have I used the solution?

I have used Appium for three months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate the stability of Appium an eight out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I believe Appium can scale well. I would rate its scalability a seven out of ten.

How are customer service and support?

I haven't communicated with Appium technical support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have not used other vendors’ products, but I have taken demos. The main reason for selecting Appium is it's an open-source tool, whereas others were costly.

How was the initial setup?

The deployment and initial setup process is complex. Unlike Playwright TypeScript, the documentation for setting up Appium is not straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

I was the only person involved in the implementation team.

What was our ROI?

Appium being open source is a major advantage as it doesn't incur the costs that other commercial automation platforms require.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

My experience with Appium from a pricing perspective is favorable due to it being open source, making it a cost-effective option.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I have taken demos from other automation solutions but have not used them.

What other advice do I have?

As mentioned before, Appium is free and used as the base by many paid platforms. The initial setup can be simplified to make it easier to use, similar to Playwright TypeScript, which is straightforward.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.