DevExpress Universal vs. Node.js

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
DevExpress Universal
Score 8.9 out of 10
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DevExpress Universal is a suite of all DevExpress .NET products and controls.N/A
Node.js
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Node.js is an open source, asynchronous event-driven JavaScript runtime, Node.js is designed to build scalable network applications.N/A
Pricing
DevExpress UniversalNode.js
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DevExpress UniversalNode.js
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
DevExpress UniversalNode.js
Considered Both Products
DevExpress Universal
Chose DevExpress Universal
DevExpress Universal controls are much simpler to use, implement and customized as compared to Kendo. Learning curve for telerik is high, though level of customization that can be achieved with telerik exceeds that of DevExpress Universal.

Found DevExpress Universal community …
Chose DevExpress Universal
Infragistics Ignite was the main contender in our internal review.
However it was not offering as many advanced components as we were a need for, or not as advanced as we would have hoped.
Chose DevExpress Universal
I selected DevExpress over MUI because it offers enterprise-grade data grids and because their UI components offer a comprehensive set of properties and events we can subscribe to.
Chose DevExpress Universal
DevExpress really is an expansion of DevExpress. I haven't tried too many other add-on tools to Visual Studio, but DevExpress is a valuable addition for us. We really like the dashboards and cards we can easily build within them, as well as the more powerful tools. As I stated …
Node.js
Chose Node.js
There is a smooth and seamless performance for multiple requests as the feedback received from users. and uses one platform to maintain UI and backend.
Chose Node.js
Node.js provides features that were used to solve the problem and overall there was no negative impact. That is why Node.js is selected.
Chose Node.js
In my opinion, Node.js is just so much cooler than anything .NET has ever done, even now. It far simpler to get started, you don't need to remember some obtuse class hierarchy which tends to make .NET good so much more complicated than it should need to be. Node.js is faster …
Chose Node.js
Node.js is easy to use and we don't need to set up the environment for using it as we do for making backend with Django and python,
It is also faster and causes less buffering unlike WordPress or other of the kind, and last but not least it is easy to use by beginners as syntax …
Chose Node.js
Other alternatives would be Python or Ruby, both of which are inferior in terms of performance, usability, scalability, and error handling.
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DevExpress UniversalNode.js
Small Businesses
Visual Studio
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Visual Studio
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Score 9.1 out of 10
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
DevExpress UniversalNode.js
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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User Testimonials
DevExpress UniversalNode.js
Likelihood to Recommend
DevExpress can help you create the big web app of your dreams. DevExpress works great with data-centered enterprise-level applications that require the use of enterprise-grade data grids, pivottables, and integrate them with all the widgets like buttons, popups, forms, etc. I would not recommend DevExpress for small apps that require only basic widgets like radio/select boxes, buttons, text boxes, etc. You can get those widgets for free or even make your own.
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If you need a fast, robust and reliable server side framework that allows you to write JS on the backend and therefore have your project in one language - Node.js is a stand out choice. It can easily handle heavy traffic on very little resources (CPU and memory usage is very efficient). I can't recommend it enough, it is such a pleasure to work with - I feel it gave me back my career. I was so bored with the banality of .NET, I had also come to dislike it's overly convoluted and complicated class structure. Node.js was the fresh start I needed, it can be as simple or as complicated as you like - but even at it's most complicated it can still beat the pants off .NET core any day.
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Pros
  • Document designer is extremely powerful control
  • Controls ranging from form, report, document designer, charts, dashboards with consistent experience across multiple technology stacks
  • Documentation and extent of samples
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  • Node.js using V8 engine that allows run both UI and server side using JavaScript.
  • Eliminates waiting time.
  • Cross-platform that can execute different platforms like android, web apps, and other IoT devices.
  • Uses Non-blocking property so that can be handled multiple requests with quick response.
  • Easy to install and maintained.
  • Open source.
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Cons
  • Stick with only .NET development not supported other framework like angular, react vue, etc.
  • Control elements were not properly documented on the websites
  • Price is higher than expected
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  • Performance bottlenecks need to be profiled and ameliorated.
  • The Asynchronous Programming Model has a learning curve which isn't always intuitive to entry-level coders.
  • Much more suited to the cloud, as opposed to bare-metal installations.
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Support Rating
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Node.js is easy and good to use, their support team is also good they always tend to help you, and solve your problem, even we know that Node is free to use and opensource but then also we get support from them but for getting much better results we need to purchase standard or enterprises support provided by them.
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Alternatives Considered
Infragistics Ignite was the main contender in our internal review.
However it was not offering as many advanced components as we were a need for, or not as advanced as we would have hoped.
And it was unknown to most of the team while we already knew DevExpress Ultimate from previous proof of concept work.
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Node.js provides features that were used to solve the problem and overall there was no negative impact. That is why Node.js is selected.
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Return on Investment
  • Expansion of business apps
  • New powerful analysis
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  • It let us to make lo budget projects easily and faster.
  • Node.js is easy and based on Javascript, so our interns and trainee could able to make projects using Node.js.
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