5 Reasons Why Enterprises Choose Xamarin for Cross-Platform Development
Mobile applications are no longer a choice but a necessity for enterprises. However, the real challenge is in deciding on native vs. cross-platform apps. With both having their own advantages and limitations, choosing the best is always challenging.
However, according to several reports, 80% of enterprises are focusing on developing applications supporting multiple platforms like iOS, Android, and Windows, because cross-platform apps are easy to use and cost-effective.
Well, the next question you’d like to hit me with subsequently is why Xamarin for hybrid app development?
The sections below would help you understand why Xamarin is widely preferred by enterprises for developing hybrid applications and also using this program for digital transformation services.
Before we get to why we think that way, let’s understand why you may choose cross-platform apps instead of native apps. If you are planning on an app for your business, here are some reasons to think cross-platform over native.
1.Open source platform 2.Native-like user experience 3.Reuse of the same API 4.Shared app logic 5.Advantage of C#
Enterprises looking for advanced, powerful, and mission-critical business applications find Xamarin as the best-suited platform for their unique needs.
Simple and convenient
The development process timeline with Xamarin is relatively shorter. It offers a comparatively simplified way of sharing codes across multiple mobile platforms and thereby takes less time to build an app.
Apps built with Xamarin provide a better experience to the users because of the standardized UI controls. You don’t have to develop any extra plug-ins thanks to the standardized UI controls.
Thanks to the integration of SDK, Xamarin makes it highly easy to add new features and auto-updates the different versions of the app the moment the changes are effected in the OS.
Flexibility
Xamarin is primarily built on open-source technologies offering you the flexibility to choose components according to your requirements.
The component store of Xamarin offers a great value-add that provides several resources for developers, including cross-platform libraries, UI controls, and third-party web services.
Performance
Before we discuss performance, for starters, Xamarin has two main approaches, where one is a Shared UI and the other is a separate UI. In a shared UI, nearly all the code is shared on all the platforms.
In a separate UI, only Business logic is shared, while you have to make separate user interfaces for all the platforms. Both approaches are equally popular.
Availability
If offline usability is a key differentiator for your app, thanks to the fact that Xamarin is backed by the Microsoft-Azure ecosystem, it offers reliable cloud-based data synchronization, which helps in using the app even when not connected to the internet.
Thanks to the integration with Azure, you can expect unhindered network connectivity that ensures continuous app performance and reduces performance lags – things that are crucial to success.