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Xcode

Composite Score

8.8 /10

CX Score

9.2 /10

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What is Xcode?

Xcode adds powerful new team development features, perfect for working with Xcode Cloud as well as with GitHub, Bitbucket, and GitLab collaboration features.

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Awards & Recognition

Xcode won the following awards in the Mobile Application Testing category

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2024 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2024

8 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation

2024

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023

4 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2023

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2022

Xcode Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

88 Likeliness to Recommend

2
Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

2
Since last award

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

Conflict Resolution

Strategy & Innovation

Service Experience

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 98%
Negotiation and Contract:: 88%
Conflict Resolution:: 93%
Strategy & Innovation:: 93%
Service Experience:: 95%

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Xcode?

0% Negative

1% Neutral

99% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Development Use

Virtual Mobile Devices

Device and OS Versions Coverage

Process Simulation

Functional Testing

Artifact Management

Performance Testing

Automated Testing

Mobile Test Environment and Lab Management

Dashboards, Analytics and Reporting

Cloud Device Farm (Physical and Simulator)

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Xcode Reviews

Matthew V.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2025

The Essential but Mac-Exclusive Powerbase

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Xcode from other similar products?

It is the only official IDE for iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS development.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Optimized for Swift and SwiftUI, ensuring the best performance and experience for Apple developers.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Mac-Only Restriction – cannot be used on Windows or Linux, limiting accessibility.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Ensure You Have a Mac with Enough Power

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Cons

Vendor's Interest First

Balamurugan G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Energy
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2025

Powerful and seamless for Apple development.

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

What differentiates Xcode from other similar products?

seamlessly integrates with Apple’s frameworks, SDKs, and services like iCloud, Apple Pay, and ARKit. Direct support for Swift and Objective-

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The Interface Builder with real-time previews in SwiftUI is another standout. It allows developers to see UI changes instantly, making app design more intuitive and efficient. Plus, tools like Instruments for performance tuning and the iOS Simulator help refine apps before deployment

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing as of now

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Yes for sure

Pros

Transparent
Includes Product Enhancements
Continually Improving Product
Reliable

MADHUSUDAN G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2025

Terrific in the field of QA as well for DEvops

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Xcode from other similar products?

It is more features and updated problem solving skills

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Moderation of things

What do you dislike most about this product?

Not even now

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It is good, not good but very nice to use this as these days it is necessary to have knowledge over such kind of tool

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Effective Service
Inspires Innovation
Caring

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Xcode Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

2 Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

2 Since last award

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

Emotional Footprint Overview

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

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Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Development Use Supports integrated development environments (IDEs) to allow for easy development and debugging on mobile devices.

Virtual Mobile Devices Provides multiple testing environments (Emulator and/or Simulator) to support different operating systems, legacy versions, and support for new versions.

Device and OS Versions Coverage Support for the mobile devices and OS versions you want to test on and when you need to test on them.

Process Simulation Ability to simulate scenarios and environments when testing your mobile apps, including taking photos, scanning QR codes, authentication, 5G vs Wi-Fi etc.

Functional Testing Ability to efficiently perform and execute manual tests of the software, including view and control device, app install, perform gestures etc.

Artifact Management Testing artifacts can be readily created, reused, moved, and managed through baselines, reviews, approvals, releases, and audits for projects and products.

Performance Testing Run tests to ensure application performs consistently and in a stable condition, including load testing, single user performance testing, network virtualization

Automated Testing Ability to efficiently perform and execute automated tests of the software, including scripting, record and replay, codeless tests etc.

Mobile Test Environment and Lab Management Create, organize, and manage mobile devices, apps, and users etc. across multiple sessions concurrently.

Dashboards, Analytics and Reporting The ability to track and analyze test results such as historic & real-time error reporting, detailed & summary reporting, and data extraction.

Cloud Device Farm (Physical and Simulator) Enables parallel testing of mobile devices in the public and private cloud.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Xcode Reviews

Matthew V.

The Essential but Mac-Exclusive Powerbase

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Balamurugan G.

Powerful and seamless for Apple development.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

MADHUSUDAN G.

Terrific in the field of QA as well for DEvops

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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