Appium
Automation Frameworks
Open source
Platforms
iOS
Android
Web
Languages
Java
Python
JavaScript
C#
Ruby
Works with
<What you get/>
One suite covering iOS and Android with shared test logic and platform-specific locators
A device matrix built from your real usage analytics, not a generic list
Real-device execution for gesture, network and permission paths that simulators miss
CI integration with per-device reporting so failures point at a platform, not just a test
What it is
Appium extends the WebDriver protocol to mobile, letting one test suite drive native, hybrid and mobile-web applications on both iOS and Android. Because it uses the vendors' own automation frameworks underneath, it tests the shipped binary rather than a modified build — which matters when release sign-off depends on the artefact that actually goes to the store.
How PerfectQA uses Appium
Appium is how we cover native and hybrid mobile without maintaining two separate automation stacks. The same WebDriver protocol our web suites already use drives iOS and Android, so a team that knows Selenium can read the mobile suite without relearning anything. We keep locator strategy platform-specific but test logic shared, which is the split that survives contact with real apps — accessibility identifiers on iOS and resource IDs on Android, behind one common step layer. Device coverage runs on a real-device cloud rather than simulators for anything touching gestures, camera, network transitions or push, because simulator-only mobile coverage misses precisely the defects users report. We wire runs into CI on a device matrix that reflects your actual analytics, not an aspirational one — usually a small set of high-traffic devices plus the oldest OS version you still support.
Category
Automation Frameworks
In our stack
7 years
Projects
31 delivered
Where we’ve put it to work
Frequent questions
Can Appium reuse our Selenium knowledge?
Simulators or real devices?
How many devices should we test on?
Is Appium slower than native frameworks?
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