Implementing a handful automation is not hard.
But, when building an app store with large number of App support, a dedicated team is needed. For SWIT, the existing app store that took years to build was replaced by Interactor Engine platform in a few months.
Developing integrations for a few APIs is easy.
Building a scalable Interactor Engine requires a strong platform that can support many Apps integrations.
Interactor Engine Platform |
Homegrown | |
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Average time to integrate new App |
1 day |
1 month ~ 3 months |
Average time to integrate similar App |
1 hour |
1 month ~ 3 months |
Pre-integrated Apps |
3,000 + |
Engineer dependent |
Infrastructure to support many apps |
Yes |
Engineer dependent |
OAuth and Key management |
Yes |
Need to develop and manage |
Code duplication |
None |
Every engineer has thier own style of coding |
Standardized interface for frontend developers |
Yes |
Depends on the architect and ability for engineers to follow |