Ionic

Ionic

Cross-platform mobile app development toolkit

Overview

Ionic provides tools and services for building cross‑platform mobile apps and Progressive Web Apps (PWAs). Its product suite helps developers design, secure, and deploy apps that run on iOS, Android, and the web, with a focus on enterprise needs. The core products support building and delivering apps through a combination of frameworks and services, including a free tier and paid premium options, along with resources like webinars and case studies to keep developers up to date. Ionic differentiates itself by offering an integrated, developer‑friendly set of tools designed for enterprise app delivery, enabling faster development cycles and scalable, secure apps. The company’s goal is to help developers produce high‑quality, cross‑platform apps quickly and efficiently, serving both small teams and large enterprises.

About Ionic

Simplify's Rating
Why Ionic is rated
C+
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Consumer Software

Enterprise Software

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Late Stage VC

Total Funding

$24.3M

Headquarters

Madison, Wisconsin

Founded

2012

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • OutSystems acquisition integrates low-code platform with open-source mobile development for enterprises.
  • SOC 2 Type 1 compliance enhances trust with security-conscious enterprise customers.
  • Stencil adoption by Apple, Amazon, Volkswagen validates design system competitive moat.

What critics are saying

  • OutSystems integration threatens Ionic's open-source independence; developer community migration to Flutter likely.
  • Capacitor 4.0 iOS 13 minimum requirement alienates legacy app maintainers seeking support.
  • Google Play SDK enforcement forces costly rewrites for enterprises with legacy Android codebases.

What makes Ionic unique

  • Write-once, deploy-anywhere platform reduces development time across iOS, Android, web.
  • Open-source foundation with Capacitor and Stencil enables web developers to build native apps.
  • Enterprise-grade security stack includes Auth Connect, Identity Vault, Secure Storage pre-built.

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Funding

Total Funding

$24.3M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

4 Rounds

Notable Investors:
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Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-4%

1 year growth

-4%

2 year growth

-4%
Yahoo Finance
Jan 18th, 2024
Fortanix Expands Leadership Team to Further Accelerate Growth in Data Exposure Management

Before BigID, she led ISV partner strategy, and developed partner programs to drive go-to-market activities at Ionic Security (acquired by Twilio).

Ionic
Oct 11th, 2023
Announcing Ionic 7.5

Ionic is excited to announce a huge update to Ionic Framework!

Ionic
Sep 18th, 2023
Announcing Ionic 7.4

Ionic Framework is so excited to announce the release of Ionic 7.4 with updates to Datetime, Checkbox, Radio, Toggle, and more!

Ionic
May 1st, 2023
New Linux Build Stack to Support Capacitor 5

In order to support Capacitor 5, Ionic has created a new Linux Build Stack, 2023.04.

Ionic
Apr 24th, 2023
Ionic CLI V7

Along with the release of Ionic Framework V7, Ionic is thrilled to announce the release of version 7 of the Ionic CLI.

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