Why You should Migrate From Flash to HTML5?

Adobe Flash has lost its juice. Now what’s the next step?

The top management who own Flash applications are facing a daunting task of updating their long list of legacy web applications. So how do you keep your business afloat by transitioning applications to a new platform smoothly without any glitches?

By going through the salient points mentioned later in this article, you will be able to prioritize which applications to migrate from a proprietary platform like Flash to more scalable platform - HTML5.

What If You Stay With Flash?

While migrating from one platform to another, cost climbs to the top place in the priority list. But if you decide to stay with a proprietary platform (Like Flash), it can be a huge setback for your business.

Adobe Flash applications will need you to install Flash browser plug-in to display the application. That’s extra work! Moreover, the absence of a responsive UI for tables and mobile devices renders Flash applications unusable.

Shocker: iOS devices like iPhones and iPads don’t support Flash. Still thinking of sticking to Flash?

What Does HTM5 Have To Offer?

HTML5 is an open standard technology. It gives users more device choices and allows enterprises to tap into a larger pool of software development talent. With the use of open technologies, developers can often start on small servers and gradually move to larger ecosystem.

In a nutshell, open standards like HTML5 provides Flexibility to the users as a particular business (and the number of devices) grows. This even ensures compatibility across different platforms. Here’re a few more statistics that will help you make a better decision –

No Vendor lock-in: Unlike Flash, with HTML5’s scalable and open standards, there are less chances of a company going out of business or discontinuing their product.  

HTML5 >> FLASH:  According to a popular source, HTML5 is a combined work of developers working on platforms like Mac OS X, HTML5 excels, LINUX and it has been established that HTML5 content is 58% faster than Flash.

Save Time & Money when building apps: With HTML5, it is possible to create an interactive web app (using HTML, CSS & JavaScript) that works splendidly across all devices, thus saving you the cost of development and maintenance of both desktop and mobile versions.

Easy Multimedia Integration: You can add audio, canvas elements, video, and integrate scalable vector graphics content with HTML5. No need of 3rd part plug-ins and APIs.

Large User Base: 60% developers have already migrated to HTML5 back in 2014. Now the number is as high as 74%.

I think this will help you to take decision. Once decision is made there are certain point that need to be considered. I'll be coming with that soon.