Vendor Landscape Storyboard: Mobile Development Platforms

Author(s): Randy Hearn, Ben Dickie

Native mobile applications are a hot commodity. While web apps have some deployment advantages, native applications can take advantage of device-dependent features in ways that web apps can’t. However, an explosion of mobile operating systems has made parallel mobile app development a cost-prohibitive venture. Select the right Mobile Development Platform (MDP) to mitigate the risks of fragmentation and deploy your mobile app to multiple devices quickly and cost-effectively.

This research will help you:

  • Gain an overview of the MDP value proposition.
  • Understand what’s new in the MDP market.
  • Evaluate MDP vendors and products for your enterprise needs.
  • Determine which products are most appropriate for particular use cases and scenarios.

Info-Tech’s market evaluation has found that feature sets for MDP are near-commodity, but that pricing and vendor attributes still make for salient selection criteria. This report will give you an overview of the top vendors in the MDP market space.