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Axway Appcelerator vs Xamarin Platform comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Axway Appcelerator
Ranking in Mobile Development Platforms
15th
Average Rating
6.2
Reviews Sentiment
3.5
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Mobile App Platforms (6th)
Xamarin Platform
Ranking in Mobile Development Platforms
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
41
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Mobile Development Platforms category, the mindshare of Axway Appcelerator is 4.6%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Xamarin Platform is 7.2%, up from 6.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Mobile Development Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Xamarin Platform7.2%
Axway Appcelerator4.6%
Other88.2%
Mobile Development Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

NM
Senior Software Engineer at a tech services company
Makes it easy to build cross-platform with cloud-based, one-click app build system
I was searching for a reliable tool to develop a native mobile app for both Android and iOS. I found Axway Appcelerator packed with awesome features, that it was easy to learn and easy to build cross-platform Using the same web technology to develop cross-platform native apps. Cloud-based…
Anubrata Ghosh - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Manager at Landmark Group
Unified codebase has reduced mobile development effort but now faces SDK and support limits
You can still develop public-facing apps with Xamarin Platform, but there are restrictions on Xamarin Platform App Store and Google Play that prevent you from publishing your apps because they require you to use their latest SDKs and their latest libraries. Xamarin Platform, having been discontinued a couple of years ago, is no longer compatible with the latest libraries and SDKs offered by Google and Apple. So you have to use obsolete libraries and obsolete packages, which means that when you try to publish them, your Google Play or Apple App Store will prevent you from doing that because you have not used the latest libraries. Right now, Xamarin Platform has been discontinued. Xamarin Platform had its flaws, and there were known issues. Xamarin Platform has a big community of developers, so even though there are known issues and flaws, there are known workarounds. In terms of stability, I would rank it at 7.5, but I believe 7 would be a more accurate rating, so 7 out of 10.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"I found Axway Appcelerator packed with awesome features, that it was easy to learn and easy to build cross-platform."
"This product is a powerful, cross-platform application development platform."
"Enables me to use the same web technology to develop cross-platform native apps. The cloud-based one-click app build system is a valuable feature as well."
"It is easy to create builds and distribution is very easy."
"One of the main advantages I look for with titanium is its cross platform development (iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android, Windows, Linux and OS X)."
"Xamarin.Forms reduced the effort and time to build and market our solution, market our features, and get our solution into production."
"Because of the C# programming language, we can train our .NET developers to learn Xamarin and develop mobile apps easily."
"In Xamarin.Forms, it is valuable that one and the same code (including UI) works on all platforms, which is very convenient for cross-platform development."
"With the help of Xamarin.Forms, we can effectively realize a cross-platform app with a very small team of 1-2 developers, targeting both iOS and Android platforms."
"We were able to optimize the service organization for one of our clients."
"It significantly reduces development and test costs, and ensures that there is synergy between the platforms on product features and user experience."
"Xamarin.Forms are very useful. Essentially, it's a framework that allows me to create the UI mostly in XAML. This XAML code is then translated into the native UI elements for each respective platform."
"The most valuable feature of the Xamarin Platform is that both the UI are the same in Android and iOS, in one project and Android and iOS, are applications for developing PCL projects. Additionally, the dashboard is good."
 

Cons

"Unlike PhoneGap Titanium, this product relies heavily on the existing Android ADK or iOS SDKs."
"It has hung many times during login and use. Also, it needs a little enhancing for debugging for Android apps."
"Titanium Studio, provided for development on titanium, happens to ignore changes while building and at times it stops printing console messages, so that every time you have to test your code, you have to clean your project."
"Scalability is not so good if you have a complex UX."
"It would be awesome if they would work on improving the speed of the app building process."
"All Xamarin library issues which need to be taken care of should be top priority."
"The architecture in the Xamarin Platform has to improve, there are some features missing."
"It needs offline sync capabilities to store data on devices persistently."
"We need to think about partnering with IBM because there is a need for a big data partner; someone who has machine learning and can help us connect the app to big data."
"The primary area for improvement is the support for third-party libraries, especially for major providers like Microsoft and Google."
"The solution struggles a little bit with binding libraries."
"The android application compilation time needs to be reduced."
"The major I see with Xamarin right now is that there is no visual editor"
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It saved a lot of time and resources needed to develop a cross platform mobile app."
"There is no requirement for a license. It is available for free as an open-source product."
"You can build in Xamarin without paying any money."
"For personal use, the Community Edition is free."
"My company provided all the licenses that we need to support our use of Xamarin Platform."
"Xamarin is free. There is no license unless you go for some high-end enterprise features. Other than that, everything's free."
"The product is inexpensive."
"There's no licensing cost for Xamarin."
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Outsourcing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
 

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Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise15
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Xamarin Platform?
It is free to use Xamarin Platform as we utilize the community edition. Xamarin Platform was acquired by Microsoft and then made free, which happened way back in 2015, I believe, or 2014. After it ...
What needs improvement with Xamarin Platform?
You can still develop public-facing apps with Xamarin Platform, but there are restrictions on Xamarin Platform App Store and Google Play that prevent you from publishing your apps because they requ...
What is your primary use case for Xamarin Platform?
I have been doing mobile development using Xamarin Platform for which I have already shared my feedback earlier, and I am focused on utilizing Xamarin Platform for my projects.
 

Also Known As

Appcelerator Titanium, Appcelerator
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Sample Customers

Bracket, Homes.com, Safeguard, Avis, Smuckers, VMWare, Zipcar, Mfoundry, Blackbaud
Cinemark, MixRadio, Sqor Sports, Storyo, JetBlue, The World Bank, Cr_dito Agrcola, Applied Research Associates
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