Skip to content
SocialAtoZ

Ionic

Verified

Open-source SDK for building cross-platform mobile, web, and desktop apps

App Development software
–

Not yet rated. Be the first to review Ionic.

Visit website Request pricing Write a review
Ionic screenshot See all screenshots
  • Deployment Any
  • Starting price Free
  • Free trial Not offered
  • Best for Freelancers, Startups, SMEs

What is Ionic?

Ionic is an open source SDK for building cross platform mobile, web, and desktop apps using standard web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, paired with Capacitor for native device access. It works with Angular, React, or Vue, and ships with a library of pre-built, native-feeling UI components along with plugins for the camera, geolocation, push notifications, and other device features.

The core Ionic Framework, Capacitor, and Stencil compiler are free to use. Ionic also sells enterprise add-ons like Identity Vault and Auth Connect, though its cloud build and deploy service, Appflow, has been announced for discontinuation by the end of 2027, so teams should plan for alternatives.

Key Features of Ionic

Ionic lists 8 documented features, including Single codebase for iOS, Android, and web via Capacitor, Works with Angular, React, Vue, or vanilla JavaScript and Native device plugins for camera, geolocation, and push notifications. The list below covers what the product does rather than how it is marketed.

  • Single codebase for iOS, Android, and web via Capacitor
  • Works with Angular, React, Vue, or vanilla JavaScript
  • Native device plugins for camera, geolocation, and push notifications
  • Pre-built, native-feeling UI component library
  • Hardware-accelerated transitions and touch gestures
  • Live reload for fast iterative development
  • Stencil web component compiler
  • Open source core framework with optional enterprise add-ons

Ionic Pricing

Ionic lists 2 plans. One is free; the rest are quoted on request.

Ionic Framework

Free

Unlimited

Request pricing

Open source core SDK, Capacitor, Stencil, and CLI tools

Enterprise

Custom

Request pricing

Commercial add-ons such as Identity Vault, Auth Connect, and Portals; Appflow is being discontinued by the end of 2027

Ionic Specifications

Ionic is available on web app and has iOS and Android apps. It offers an API and has a free plan.

Deployment
  • Any
Billing cycle
Monthly
Desktop
  • Web App
Mobile
  • iOS
  • Android
Languages
  • English
Built for
  • Freelancers
  • Startups
  • SMEs
  • Agencies
  • Enterprises
Support
  • Email
  • Tickets
  • Training
Integrations
Angular, React, Vue, Capacitor native plugins, Cordova plugins, Firebase, REST APIs
Public API
Yes
Free trial
No
Free plan
Yes
Runs in browser
Yes
Customisable
Yes
Website
ionic.io

Ionic Videos

Ionic Screenshots

Ionic screenshot 1

Used Ionic? Write the first review.

Ionic FAQs

Yes, the core Ionic Framework, Capacitor, and Stencil are free and open source; only the optional enterprise add-on products are paid.

Ionic supports Angular, React, and Vue, as well as plain JavaScript, letting teams reuse existing web skills.

Through Capacitor, or the older Cordova, which bridges web code to native APIs like the camera, geolocation, and push notifications.

Ionic has announced that Appflow, its cloud build and deploy service, will be discontinued by the end of 2027, so teams relying on it should plan a migration.

Yes, because Ionic apps are built with standard web technology, they can run in a mobile browser as a PWA in addition to being packaged as native apps.