Android Studio vs. Siemens Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) Portal

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Android Studio
Score 9.2 out of 10
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Android Studio is an official Android development integrated development environment (IDE) for mobile application development in the Android operating system developed by Google. Android Studio is based on Jetbrains'N/A
Siemens Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) Portal
Score 9.9 out of 10
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Totally Integrated Automation Portal (TIA Portal) from Siemens is an automation engineering framework that gives users unrestricted access to the complete range of digitalized automation services, from digital planning to integrated engineering and transparent operation. The vendor states users will shorten time to market with the aid of simulation tools, boost the productivity of the plant using additional diagnostic and energy management functions, and increase flexibility via connections to…N/A
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Android StudioSiemens Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) Portal
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(15 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
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Support Rating
9.8
(6 ratings)
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User Testimonials
Android StudioSiemens Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) Portal
Likelihood to Recommend
Google
Android Studio is a great mobile development IDE. I have found it is the best for both Android and Flutter development. It is created by JetBrains, so any developer used to their products, such as IntelliJ IDEA, will find themselves right at home with this IDE. It is very intuitive so it is a good choice for people needing to learn an IDE quickly.
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Siemens AG
Well suited: It is a software that allows to simulate PID controllers is a valuable educational resource. Users can learn how PID controllers maintain the desired value of a process variable, such as temperature, pressure, or flow, by adjusting system inputs in simulation. It is a program that allows to simulate electro-pneumatic systems can be extremely useful to understand the integration of electronic components with pneumatic actuators, valves, and other elements in automated control systems. Less appropiate: The software appears to be resource intensive in terms of storage and execution. This means that it requires a significant amount of hard disk space and good processing power to run efficiently. On computers with limited or older hardware, the software may run slowly or not be able to execute all of its functions. This is an important limitation for users with limited access to high specification equipment.
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Pros
Google
  • Support for developing in either the emulator or a device means I can quickly diagnose platform specific issues
  • The support for Kotlin and Java is stellar, with projects easily containing both types of code with ease
  • Hot reload support means that I can quickly test changes without waiting for a length build and optimization process
  • Excellent cross platform support means I can develop on macOS, Windows, or Linux without losing functionality between platforms
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Siemens AG
  • scada system simulation
  • Allows the simulation of HMI screens
  • integrates the necessary software to simulate PLC's and link them with HMI screens.
  • It is useful when handling Grafcet.
  • Easy to program in function blocks FBD.
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Cons
Google
  • Android Studio needs a very high amount of RAM and a high-end processor to run smoothly, which can't be affordable for everyone.
  • Updates in Gradle files can sometimes come up with a hectic improvement in whole code, which can lead us to improve some code and consume precious time.
  • Multitasking is very difficult in Android Studio due to its heavy consumption of resources.
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Siemens AG
  • Amount of resources it takes up on the hard drive
  • excessive consumption of execution resources (RAM, GPU)
  • some licensing problems that are sometimes not recognized
  • the existing saturation of icons on the main programming screen
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Usability
Google
It has improved over the versions, and it continues to do so. I have no problems using Android Studio and I think that it's quite a user-friendly software.
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Siemens AG
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Support Rating
Google
Overall support for Android Studio is quite good. As the project is maintained by Google itself, frequent updates are usually made to Android Studio to keep the IDE update and bug-free. Many community forums are also available to help developers across the world if they face any issue.
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Siemens AG
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Alternatives Considered
Google
Android Studio is the best possible offering to make android based apps. It's a product by Google and the official integrated development environment for android app development. That's why it is able to offer the easiest to learn and simplest coding environment to developers. But it needs higher performance and is at times slower as compared to Flutter, etc. So that's the only drawback, but overall it's better than most tools for app development.
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Siemens AG
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Return on Investment
Google
  • The APPs developed with ANDROID STUDIO take a long time to develop, however this extra expense is compensated by the low rate of claims that our technical service must attend.
  • By working with native code, you do not depend on external library providers and their associated cost.
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Siemens AG
  • accelerated learning curve
  • very intuitive visual interfaces
  • allows the user to get familiar with the programming environment easily
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