Apache Cordova vs. Bitrise

It is suitable for making portable applications, with almost the same code for several platforms. You can access native features of the device or use an open source plug-in from the repository to create a local database and access the internal storage of the device. It is wonderful for the construction of a native application, through the use of standard web code. It is not recommended for enterprise applications.

Incentivized

Bitrise is only suitable for Mobile app development. Bitrise supports source code repositories such as GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket, and also you can connect with your SSO (Single Sign-On) with your private repositories with GitHub Enterprise. It gives a subscription model where it is free for one-time users and increases it fare as the usage grows up. It supports only a set of platforms. It would be good if there were more platforms supported as the user base of a variety of platforms is wide.

Incentivized

• Adobe Phone Gap has an extremely simple user interface that allows for easy learning to occur.
• Adobe Phone Gap provides support for web languages and allows you to write in three of the main languages and transfer them to another language for use. This solves a common programming issue and is the greatest strength of the software.
• Their desktop application allows for easy installation and programming.
• Adobe provides quick support with questions about how to use the software.
• The build interface notifies you of errors extremely quickly and helps identify the issue in your programming. You get an easy idea of what needs to be updated and adjusted.

Incentivized

• Easy Configuration of CI/CD pipelines.
• Integration Capabilities in Slack, JIRA, Bitbucket.
• Extensive Documentation and Community Support.

Incentivized

• Cordova app code runs inside a webview component. So, expect the performance to be a little slower as compared to the native apps. This is more noticeable on older devices though. It is hardly noticeable when it comes to newer mobile devices.
• Crashes can be hard to debug since the crash logs will not point you to the culprit javascript code. This is not a limitation of Cordova alone. Any other hybrid mobile app development platform suffers the same problem.
• Even with tools like Safari debugger and Chrome debugger, it can be tricky to measure graphics and animation performance. Achieving smooth animations can be a bit of a challenge sometimes with hybrid mobile apps in general.

Incentivized

• Documentation on the underlying systems like VMs could be more extensive to help with debugging.

Incentivized

Apache Cordova is the mother of all other frameworks. The Ionic developed framework is well suited for development but most of their features are offered by paid services. As Apache Cordova is open source and has a license to modify it, it has no legal problems to work with it. Also, most well-known IDEs recognize the Apache Cordova snippets.

Incentivized

Bitrise requires significantly lower effort needs to be put in order to start using it. It's easy to set up and maintain.

Incentivized

• Very economic for ROI purposes
• Scalable for code reusability down the road
• Convertible, easily switch platforms if Apache Cordova doesn't suit your needs

Incentivized

• Builds apps in very less time.
• Efficient CI/CD pipeline.
• Security

Incentivized