Xamarin

managing DevOps for a smaller team takes longer than I would like

One IDE and dev process for all of mobile

Allows teams to program cross platform environment using skill sets they may already have with C#. No need to learn a brand new language.

Using Xamarin will simplify support and maintenance for your team.

Allows codes to be shared across platform, saving time and money.

Saves development time and deliver fast.

Allows inhouse developers build both Android and iOS application without switching languages.

Allows use coding in C# in Visual studio IDE from which we can code in different languages. We don't need multiple IDEs installed

As Xamarin is a free plug in our ROI has been fantastic

We were looking at hiring 2 companies to develop IOS and Android

We were able to use in house developers to create both apps in almost have the time for less than half the cost

Very positive, because it enabled us to develop mobile apps on iOS and Android with our existing knowledge and saved a lot of development time with a bigger income.

Allows rapid prototyping and development to get initial sales then complete the product and get it shipped

Faster development has a direct relation to the number of resources required.

Getting the right resource to work on the project is a challenge as mobile developers are more familiar with Objective C / Java not on.net

Getting the right component for the project is a bit of a challenge.

Time saved avoiding having to switch to a Linux VM while developing cross-platform C# .NET applications on a MacOS.

Enabled more developers to comfortably work on the cross-platform portions of the applications (versus the web-based portions of the application).

Could be configured to write both C# .NET as well as Javascript, reducing the number of IDEs needed to develop across the stack.

Half the cost to develop apps for both iOS and Android

Half the cost (or less) in developer hours for bugfixes and maintenance across two platforms

Since Xamarin makes it easier to share code, I have had several projects with very complex business logic that I didn't have to write twice. This means I can ship code faster and with less issues. Usually, with a small company, there are less QA resources which means fewer codes changes is better.

I have had several show stopper issues that I've spent days debugging only to find out that the Xamarin platform has an issue. There are so many headaches when developing that there are times I wish I hadn't used Xamarin. This causes missed deadlines debugging transient issues with little or no resources to find help.

Code Sharing - We were able to launch an Android implementation of our app within weeks after finishing iOS. The amount of time taken to develop a new platform is very small.

Monetization - not the best, but definitely getting better. We've had issues with finding suitable ad networks that work with Xamarin.

It had very positive impact on our product, such as faster development and faster release