--- description: Review of Ionic Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Ionic | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice GB --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [App Design Software](/directory/4283/app-design/software) > [Ionic](/software/249446/ionic-framework) # Ionic Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/249446/ionic-framework Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/249446/ionic-framework?page=2) > Ionic is an app platform that enables developers to build, secure, and deliver cross-platform mobile, web, and desktop apps. The platform is powered by open source and accelerates business app development. It caters to developers, IT executives, architects, startups, and enterprises across various industries such as banking, education, manufacturing, technology, transportation, healthcare, insurance, and retail. The platform offers a comprehensive set of features for mobile app development, security, and continuous integration and delivery. Its mobile app development features include authentication, biometrics, and storage. The continuous integration and delivery capabilities include Appflow for cloud app delivery, Live Updates for remote app updates, Native Builds for native binaries, and App Publishing for publishing to app stores. Ionic also provides solutions for mobile micro frontends, allowing developers to embed web-based experiences into native apps. Ionic is a developer-focused platform built on open source. It offers documentation, a mobile SDK, a CLI for building and testing, a cross-platform native bridge, and integrations with frameworks like React, Angular, and Vue. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 31 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 31 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: OutSystems - **Location**: Atlanta, US - **Founded**: 2001 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$4,199.00 - **Pricing model**: Usage Based (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Pick a plan that’s right for you. Ionic offers multiple enterprise-grade cloud and native packages that enhance Ionic application functionality and security. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, United States ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Alerts/Notifications - Application Management - Authentication - Collaboration Tools - Continuous Integration - Custom Development - Data Import/Export - Data Visualisation - Deployment Management - Design Management - Document Management - Forms Creation & Design - Graphical User Interface - Integrated Development Environment - Mobile Development - Pre-built Templates - Real-Time Updates - Software Development ## Integrations (4 total) - Apple Pay - Couchbase Server - Google Pay - Microsoft Intune ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Chat ## Category - [App Design Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4283/app-design/software) ## Related Categories - [App Design Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4283/app-design/software) - [App Building Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4598/app-building/software) - [App Development Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4499/app-development/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Ionic with its libraries and packages and build process has made this very easy to develop. > > **Cons**: App is a hybrid app. It offers near native experience but not exactly native. ----- ### "Good beginnert tool" — 5.0/5 > **Alina** | *27 October 2024* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: It´s a good tool to start building apps. > > **Cons**: The documentation is a bit sparse. I wish it was more explicative. ----- ### "A good mobile UI toolkit for quick projects" — 4.0/5 > **Mario** | *27 December 2023* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: A great framework to add to projects that have strict deadlines or budgets. It's great that it integrates with Angular and helps build cross-platform mobile apps with a consistent and polished user interface. > > **Cons**: The main thing was the learning curve, for people who are new to the framework. ----- ### "Try ionic to fast track your developing" — 5.0/5 > **Tumelo** | *28 September 2024* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: The ease of use and documentation provided it made coding easy > > **Cons**: Downloadable components, the ease of use . Fast trackind development > > This is one of the best react platform out there i used ionic to test out my development skills on android and developed simple apps which had dynamic content ----- ### "Just produce" — 5.0/5 > **Leandro** | *10 March 2023* | Program Development | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The fact that it is a technology capable of producing fast and agile results for different types of platforms makes development very simple. > > **Cons**: at the moment there is nothing I should regret. > > The benefits are many: integration with libraries and frameworks on the market, plugins, the fact that a single project can run on multiple platforms (IOS, android, web), documentation with examples. ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/249446/ionic-framework?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/249446/ionic-framework) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data