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With Xamarin support discontinued by Microsoft .NET last year, many IT Leaders reliant on the mobile app platform are under pressure to act.
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Sticking with a discontinued technology is risky and unsustainable in the long term

Microsoft officially ended support for Xamarin on May 1, 2024. This means that Xamarin no longer receives updates, bug fixes, or security patches, which can lead to potential security vulnerabilities and compatibility issues with newer operating system versions.

Why not adopt a cross-platform framework?

Organisations using Xamarin have already embraced the path of custom software development. Many are likely to consider adopting a cross-platform framework such as .NET Multi-platform App UI (MAUI) – the next evolution of Xamarin.Forms – or React or Flutter. These frameworks allow app development across iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows using a single code base. In particular, .NET MAUI presents a seemingly obvious choice for migration due to its shared codebase with Xamarin.Forms and the minimal learning curve for developers.

However, all cross-platform frameworks - .NET MAUI, React and Flutter etc. - are based on traditional coding languages that don’t solve the existing pain points for IT Leaders.

Manual coding is complex and time-consuming

  • Requires manual integration using framework-specific libraries or third-party tools.
  • Maintenance can be complex and depend on code quality and team practices.
  • Requires manual integration of DevOps workflows.

Skills dependency impacts code quality

  • Manual coding requires experienced developers with advanced programming skills in .NET, C#, and XAML.
  • Steep learning curve for developers new to the specific coding language ecosystem.
  • Code quality is heavily dependent on your team’s expertise.

Maintaining an army of high-skilled developers is costly

  • Creating quality apps requires large teams of specialists, which inflates staffing costs.
  • Highly skilled developers command high salaries.
  • Recruitment, training, and retention of highly skilled teams are expensive and time-consuming, eating into IT Leaders' already precious time.

Developer experience impacts time to market

  • Development speed and time to market are heavily dependent on your development team’s size, expertise, performance and DevOps experience.

Security + governance risks

  • Security must be managed by the development team and is only as effective as their adherence to the specific coding language’s best practices.

Hidden costs increase total cost of ownership

  • While these frameworks are free, there are significant costs associated with hosting and development tools (e.g. Visual Studio).

What if the need for change provides the perfect opportunity to rethink your software development strategy?

Many companies using Xamarin depend on it for their mobile applications while relying on separate software development platforms for their desktop apps and systems. With Xamarin’s retirement, this is the perfect opportunity to pause and ask: What’s the best path forward for a unified, future-ready software development strategy? The decisions made today will shape your organisation’s ability to innovate and compete tomorrow.
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How OutSystems compares with cross-platform frameworks

The OutSystems AI-powered low-code platform provides a significantly more efficient and cost-effective approach to cross-channel development than .NET MAUI and other frameworks such as React and Flutter, which rely on manual code.

Low-code is simpler, faster + smarter

  • Visual development environment leverages pre-built templates and drag-and-drop UI
  • Enterprise-grade apps rapidly developed and deployed in weeks and days, not months
  • Ongoing enhancements and scalability to grow are easy
  • AI Mentors speed up coding, performance, security, deployment and maintenance

Skills dependency is no longer an issue

  • OutSystems doesn’t require advanced programming skills to create high-quality code
  • Suitable for technical and non-technical teams
  • Brings developers new to the platform up to speed in just 4 weeks.

Staffing costs are kept to a minimum

  • Reduces reliance on specialists and experts
  • Team recruitment, onboarding, training and retention are much more manageable
  • Developers are more productive, reducing the team's size to a minimum.

Rapid development speed + time to market

  • Smaller teams to be more productive in much shorter time frames
  • Accelerates time to market, allowing companies to forge a competitive edge.
  • One developer can program front end, back end, mobile and web from the same source code.

Excellent security

  • Enterprise-grade security features and compliance tools are built-in, out-of-the-box
  • Security is not dependent on developers to manage.

Transparent pricing + TOC

  • OutSystems offers clear subscription-based licensing
  • Licensing includes valuable platform features like CI/CD and cloud hosting.

”We switched mobile development to OutSystems. Now we’ve got one platform for development that means we’re fully in control and can do pretty much anything we want, across web, iOS, or Android with the same team and skillset.”

— Senior Manager Information Systems, BCX

”(Before OutSystems) We started redeveloping this (app) with Xamarin and delayed a workable mobile solution by a year,”

— Senior Manager Information Systems, BCX

”Without OutSystems, we’d need at least nine to 12 developers to accomplish what we’ve been able to accomplish with three to five”

— Senior Manager Information Systems, BCX
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Gartner recognises OutSystems as a low-code market leader due to its extensive experience and success in rapid application development.
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