Mobile App Development

Platform Comparison

Choose Better From The Best

Platform Type & General Comparison

• PaaS : Product As A Software

• Build custom Mobile Apps with Business Logic without coding

• Build Complete Mobile Solution with Smart Backend and API

• Solution Providers, Marketing Agencies, Enterprises

• No Lockin (Deploy Anywhere)

• Free To Try (Freemium)

• BaaS : Business As A Software

• Data Hosting, Analytics, Cloud Code

• Provide Backend to Mobile Apps

• Developers who needs primitive backend and knows coding

• Data locked to Parse Server

• Free to Onboard (Freemium)

• SaaS : Software As A Service

• Build Apps only based on Pre-defined modules

• Build Apps based on Generic Modules

• Direct SMB owners who wants out of the box mobile apps

• Data + App Control locked to AappMachine platform

• Free To Try (Freemium)

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Data + Database

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• Database Hosting : Free to Host anywhere

• Database Type : Complete MySQL Driven

• Data Type : Complete MySQL Driven

• Data Limit : Unlimited

• Custom DB Queries : Allow

• Importing Existing Data : Allow

• File Storage : Allow

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• Database Hosting : Managed

• Database Type : Restricted

• Data Type : Limited

• Data Limit : 20GB

• Custom DB Queries : Allow

• Importing Existing Data : Not Allowed

• File Storage : Not Allowed

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• Database Hosting : Managed

• Database Type : Fixed Fields based on Module

• Data Type : Module based

• Data Limit : Not Available

• Custom DB Queries : Not Allowed

• Importing Existing Data : Limited

• File Storage : Not Allowed

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• Backend Data Management:

Dynamic Admin Panel

(Fully PHP Based - 100% Customizable)

• Notification and Scheduler : Allow

• Allow Code Customization : (PHP + Any client side framework)

• Custom Business Logic : Allow

• Back End Hosting : Free to host anywhere

• Background Jobs (Cron): Allow

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• Backend Data Management:

Primitive Data Browser (Like Excel Sheet)

• Notification and Scheduler :

Not Allowed

• Allow Code Customization :

JS + Node.JS

• Custom Business Logic : Limited

• Back End Hosting : Managed

• Background Jobs (Cron):

Not Allowed

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• Backend Data Management:

Module based Basic Data Management

• Notification and Scheduler :

Not Allowed

• Allow Code Customization :

Not Allowed

• Custom Business Logic :

Not Allowed

• Back End Hosting : Managed

• Background Jobs (Cron):

Not Allowed

Data API

• Basic CRUD API : Allow

• Custom API Development : Allow

• API Development Method :

Visual Configuration (Without Coding)

• 3rd Party API : Any API ready

• Basic CRUD API : Allow

• Custom API Development : Not Allowed

• API Development Method : Coding Required

• 3rd Party API : Not Allowed

• Basic CRUD API : Not Allowed

• Custom API Development : Not Allowed

• API Development Method : Not Available

• 3rd Party API : Limited

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Mobile App Development

• Application Development :

Web Based Editor with Dynamic Configuration of UI

and Logic

• Platform Support : iOS Android (Coming Soon)

• Analytics : (Coming Soon)

• Push Notifications : Allow

• Push Notification

Segmentation : Allow

• Application Development :

Not Available

• Platform Support : iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, .NET and others

• Analytics : (basic)

• Push Notifications : Allow

• Push Notification Segmentation : (Paid)

• Application Development :

Web based module configuration. Limited UI flexibility

• Platform Support : iOS, Android, WP8

• Analytics : (basic)

• Push Notifications : (basic)

• Push Notification Segmentation : Not Allowed

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Mobile App Development Continue

• Native Apps out of the box : Allow

• Custom UI for Apps : Allow

• 3rd Party SDK Integration : Social + Many others

• Mobile App Code : Completely Customizable Native Code Download

• App Templates : Custom Templates

• Native Apps out of the box : Not Allowed

• Custom UI for Apps : Not Available

• 3rd Party SDK Integration : FB, Twitter

• Mobile App Code : Not Applicable

• App Templates : Not Allowed

• Native Apps out of the box : Allow

• Custom UI for Apps : Enterprise Users only

• 3rd Party SDK Integration : General Social Platforms

• Mobile App Code : Not Available

• App Templates : Navigation Blocks

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Development Workflow

• Development Team Management : Allow

• Real Time Preview of Application : Allow

• Individual Screen Refresh while previewing app : Allow

• Backend Deployment : One Click deployment to remote server

• Re-usability : At every stage (field, tables, modules, controls, screens, entire projects)

• Development Team Management : Not Allowed

• Real Time Preview of Application : Not Allowed

• Individual Screen Refresh while previewing app : Not Allowed

• Backend Deployment : Not Allowed

• Re-usability : Not Allowed

• Development Team Management : Not Allowed

• Real Time Preview of Application : Allow

• Individual Screen Refresh while previewing app : Not Allowed

• Backend Deployment : Not Allowed

• Re-usability : Not Allowed

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Reference

• http://www.configure.it/

• http://www.configure.it/mobile-app-development-platforms-comparison/

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