Web or Desktop apps: Which one does your business need?

As businesses digitalize their processes during this pandemic, many decision makers are not familiar with how technologies can become compatible with their day to day operations. In this article, we will explore how web applications and desktop applications can meet your business demands strategically.

Let us look at the differences between web apps and desktop apps. One key difference is that a web app can be accessed from multiple devices or platforms while a desktop app can only be accessed on the computer that it was installed on.?

You’ve probably encountered web applications on a daily basis, some examples of web apps include Google Docs, Netflix and Spotify. Desktop apps are installed and activated locally, some relevant examples would be Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word or Google Chrome.

So how do you decide which one suits your workflow?

Generally speaking, web apps are a much more preferred choice of digitalization. The main reason being that web apps are versatile, flexible and highly dynamic. Most SMEs operate in a highly competitive environment with fast working processes and the light-weighted web apps thrive under these conditions.

Besides, web apps allow you to work almost anywhere as long as you have an internet connection. This means seamless updates for your business while having all of your business information at the tips of your fingers. Web apps also help make business processes more organized as it allows users to create, read and edit files on the fly. You can reduce heaps of paperwork into just a few kilobytes of data!

Desktop apps are more suitable for performance oriented tasks. These tasks normally require high computing power, some examples include motion graphics, video editing, rendering of 3D models and even game development.

Since desktop apps are installed on your computer, you wouldn’t normally be able to access them on another device, even if you have internet access. However, this also means you don’t require an internet connection to work on them which might be convenient in some cases. While desktop apps don’t require an internet connection to function, they rely heavily on your computer’s processing power. This means high performance desktop apps require expensive computers for them to work to their full extent.

At Wilstech, we develop web solutions for businesses to approach digitalization. Adapting to online working environments can be a new step, but we aim to make it simple for you.

In a nutshell, web apps are cloud-hosted solutions that allow you to organize data as long as you have internet access while desktop apps are locally installed solutions that focus on tasks that require high computing power. While both are great solutions to digitalization, web apps are growing in popularity and are generally more compatible to the SMEs’ operating environment.