I like the fact that Installshield is a globally recognized product. No client will be unfamiliar with this product and will not question its use.

The pricing is a little more than I would like for a company of our size.

with the modern windows 7, 10 and beyond, i probably would not be successful creating the install.Believe me I have tried.

It makes the release and publication process easy for those who don't have extensive experience with Windows.

For my development projects InstallShield is probably overkill, my installs are standalone, are not IOT and will not ever be connected to internet, but works well for me.

We have successfully built and delivered many products to our customer using InstallShield.

The ability to create large installer projects, including those that span multiple DVD media size. Customized behavior using InstallScript is very helpful. Silent install capability is helpful for IT admins. Capability for rudimentary automation is helpful.

Automation of InstallScript projects is limited, basic, and buggy. Installer development documentation is just limited enough that trial and error works better. More images and downloadable samples in available documentation would be helpful. I wish we could copy/paste components, and import them from other projects, rather than having to recreate a component and reset all the settings. I wish that you could exclude an entire subfolder in component settings. I wish that you could specify for the installer to install empty folders if they are in the source. I wish that prerequisite conditions were more powerful, so we could check for common issues, like a leftover registry key from a prerequisite that has been uninstalled, but appears to be installed. I wish it were easier to change the appearance of installers.