Plugins are a big part of the magic of Cordova development. I would recommend going with Cordova, unless you require the additional PhoneGap build services.

Currently, they both have a very similar API. Cordova is owned and maintained by Apache, and will always be maintained as an open source project. PhoneGap is a product owned by Adobe which currently includes additional build services, and it may or may not eventually offer additional services and/or charge payments for use in the future. This first choice might be a confusing one but it’s really very simple. This post will talk about some of the questions and decisions you should consider before beginning your next cross-platform Cordova project. As a bonus, you can then update your existing codebase once for all platforms instead of maintaining separate repositories (or paying specialized developers). Use your existing HTML/JS/CSS skills (and team) to build cross-platform mobile applications for iOS/Android, and other mobile platforms. The promise of PhoneGap vs Cordova development is quite alluring.

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