A few months ago, we were in a similar position. Although we didn't delve very deep into NSIS, I have no regrets whatsoever about choosing WiX. As with any new technology, there is a learning curve, but there are tutorials and online posts/resources that do a very good job at teaching the basics ( http://wix.tramontana.co.hu/ has been my go-to tutorial), and the community (right here) is very helpful in solving problems that web searches cannot.
A word about "limitations": In my limited experience with WiX, I'm tempted to say whatever limitations it may have can be compensated for by writing your own program and calling it as a CustomAction. That said, most people here will advise that it's preferable to avoid using CAs when you can (since the more moving parts and complexity in your installation, the more fragile and error-prone it becomes). An alternative to using CAs is to try to implement your functionality into WiX itself, since WiX is open-source, and my impression is that the community is happy to incorporate new solutions into the project. I have no idea if NSIS has any analogous constructs or abilities, or what their community is like, but I'm a fan of WiX, and I have full intention of continuing to use it in this and future projects. Alain -----Original Message----- From: Nick Miller [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: April 16, 2013 18:44 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] WiX vs NSIS Hi All, My company is evaluating two different Windows installer solutions, WiX and Nullsoft installer (NSIS). I was wondering if anyone has had experience with both, and could weigh in on the pros and cons, benefits, limitations, etc. Thanks, Nick ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
