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Appium vs ironSource comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Appium
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
Mobile Development Platforms (8th), Regression Testing Tools (6th)
ironSource
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
App Monetization Platforms (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Appium and ironSource aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Appium is designed for Mobile Development Platforms and holds a mindshare of 3.0%, down 5.1% compared to last year.
ironSource, on the other hand, focuses on App Monetization Platforms, holds 13.0% mindshare, down 21.7% since last year.
Mobile Development Platforms Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Appium3.0%
OutSystems10.7%
Mendix9.5%
Other76.8%
Mobile Development Platforms
App Monetization Platforms Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
ironSource13.0%
Google AdMob35.8%
Unity Ads19.4%
Other31.80000000000001%
App Monetization Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

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Independent consultant, at OpenText
Efficient mobile testing with intuitive emulation capabilities and a user-friendly interface
Initial setup for Appium (especially for iOS) is not beginner-friendly.Consumes too much of your host machine's resources, potentially slowing down the machine.Appium Inspector often lacks deep insight or crashes with certain app builds. Improve test flakiness by intelligently selecting robust self-healing locators,simplified installers, better documentation, GUI-based config management,smart wait mechanisms and better failure logs.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Insurance Company
5%
Comms Service Provider
19%
Computer Software Company
14%
Retailer
12%
Educational Organization
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise19
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Questions from the Community

Do you recommend Appium?
I do recommend Appium. It is an open-source solution and completely free of charge. We use Appium and Appium Studio as our base for any type of mobile automation for testing. It has a great interfa...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Appium?
My experience with Appium from a pricing perspective is favorable due to it being open source, making it a cost-effective option.
What needs improvement with Appium?
The deployment process and configuration are quite complex and require improvement. Additionally, the wait time functionality could be enhanced as I experienced failures with longer wait times.
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Sample Customers

Nuvizz, Coupa Software, Eventbrite, Evernote
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