We performed a comparison between GeneXus and IBM MobileFirst based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about OutSystems, Mendix, Salesforce and others in Mobile Development Platforms."I like that it's very compatible with other tools. The most important feature is getting the developer to focus on the project's business case. It's not about focusing on how I can command this or how I can develop a front end, or how I can work with the advantages. The developer should focus on the business case of the project. No need to focus on connecting the database to the server or connecting the server and the front end. The developer can concentrate on the views."
"GeneXus evolves with technology."
"It is fast in creating systems and connects to the database quickly."
"I like the testing models, which allow me to create unit or interface tests of my programs. It helps us avoid missed deadlines because we can detect all the errors before deploying the new versions of the solution. And I also like the integration with coding managers like DevOps or Jenkins. It enables us to do versioning."
"With GeneXus, we can create logical representations of transactions in the form of objects."
"I find the implementation process of GeneXus to be easy."
"The integration module is the most valuable feature of this solution for our business, as it allows our clients to create new systems based on their outdated databases, across all API's."
"The solution provides ease of programming and the speed of delivery of demands."
"I like Its capability for developing hybrid applications, with an ability to integrate device-native code as well"
"IBM MobileFirst has one of the most feature-rich admin panels."
"With help of this product, we have been able to develop mobile applications without having complete knowledge of each mobile OS's native programming technology. App development, delivery, and code management have been very efficient using this product."
"We would like to see more extensions and more user controls added to the front-end of this solution, in order to help developers manage the website."
"It would be better if GeneXus had a wiki. The developer needs some experience to work with the tools. It would be better if they could improve the community. If we have some problem, I open a ticket that takes us to a board, and I have to describe my issue in detail. If the tools have a general community for us to explore with some videos or some articles, I think that that may help the developer."
"The front-end with GeneXus is not as good as the back-end."
"I told them to add something about Angular. They're already working on adding it."
"There are issues in integrating it with other solutions."
"GeneXus is a wonderful tool for the backend. It's the best in the world, but for the frontend, GeneXus needs to improve. There should be easier steps for managing various aspects, such as alerts and messages to show to the end-users."
"It would be helpful to have additional assisted processing with training."
"The tool needs to be tuned before being used. You need some experience to get the best out of the tool."
"There are issues with push notifications, especially for Windows mobile apps. JSONStore also crashes abruptly at times."
"I would like to see improved support for native device functions."
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GeneXus is ranked 8th in Mobile Development Platforms with 13 reviews while IBM MobileFirst is ranked 14th in Mobile Development Platforms. GeneXus is rated 8.6, while IBM MobileFirst is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of GeneXus writes "Fast, stable, and allows us to model a workflow before developing the screens". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM MobileFirst writes "It provides access management for the enterprise user as well as for the consumer". GeneXus is most compared with Oracle Application Express (APEX), Microsoft Power Apps, OutSystems, Mendix and Magic xpa Application Platform, whereas IBM MobileFirst is most compared with IBM MaaS360, Ionic, Microsoft Azure App Service and SAP Mobile Platform.
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