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Xamarin

Xamarin

Build iOS and Android apps in C# [Android, iOS, iPad]

Developer Tools·Launched Sep 2015·0 upvotes·xamarin.com
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REDIRECTED → dotnet.microsoft.comsince Jun 16, 2026 · HTTP 200
CohortClass of 2015

What it is

Build iOS and Android apps in C# [Android, iOS, iPad]

HTTP liveness

33 probes since Jun 16
Jun 16Aug 27
AliveHard-dead (404/5xx/parked)RedirectedUnverified (timeout/DNS/block)

Observed events

probes · press · GitHub
  1. Jun 16, 2026
    First probe — redirected
    Redirected offsite

Funding history

2 rounds
Total raised
$70.3M
Latest valuation
Stage
early
Series A
Aug 2014
investors undisclosed
$54.3M
SEC
Seed
Jul 2013
investors undisclosed
$16.0M
SEC
Data from SEC EDGAR Form D filings and press coverage. Round labels for SEC filings are inferred from filing sequence and amount.

Moat

None apparent

The dossier provides no evidence of a durable competitive advantage such as network effects, proprietary data accumulation, brand equity, switching costs, unique IP, privileged distribution, cost advantages, or regulatory barriers. Xamarin is described simply as a developer tool for building iOS and Android apps in C#, targeting developers, without any indicated mechanisms that would make the product more valuable as usage grows or that would lock users in. Consequently, no defensibility mechanism can be identified from the available facts.

Key dossier points include the product description stating its function, the audience tag identifying developers, the observed liveness indicating the site redirects off‑site, and a Tranco web‑traffic rank of 77,806, which together confirm the product’s existence but do not reveal any moat‑building attributes.

Without proprietary data, network effects, or other lock‑in features, the product’s competitive position is vulnerable to alternative dev‑tools that offer similar cross‑platform capabilities. Any advantage could be eroded by competing frameworks, changes in platform policies, or shifts in developer preferences, none of which are mitigated by the current dossier information.

  • descriptionXamarin is a dev‑tool for building iOS and Android apps in C#
  • tagsTarget audience is developers
  • livenessObserved liveness shows redirected offsite
  • trafficWeb traffic rank is 77,806
0.40 confidence · grounded in 4 sources
Grounded analysis from catalog data, tags, liveness, and traffic · Jul 2026

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Vitals
Upvotes
Press
Tags
Pulse Indexobserved activity
242/4 signal families
Liveness40%
0.40
Press30%
no data
GitHub20%
no data
Tranco10%
0.77

Weighted observed activity · updated Aug 26

Founders
Nat Friedman
Miguel de Icaza
Joseph Hill
Cohort survival · Class of 2015weekly

12,940 products launched in 2015 · 100% still active

12,899 active41 sunset
Still active
100%
Median lifespan
4.9y