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 Progress Kendo UI | Score8 out of 10 | N/A | Kendo UI is a JavaScript UI toolkit that allows users to build responsive web-based apps integrated into their framework of choice (jQuery, Angular, React, or Vue). The vendor’s value proposition is that Kendo UI offers a large library of popular and configurable components ranging from sophisticated grids and charts to basic buttons, so users don’t have to waste development time building their UI. The vendor also says the large library of customizable themes means users can easily deploy a… | $999 per developer, royalty-free |
 Syncfusion® Essential Studio® | Score6.1 out of 10 | N/A | Syncfusion Essential Studio is a suite of 1,900+ software components and frameworks for developing web, mobile, and desktop applications. Its UI controls are designed to be flexible and are optimized for high performance. Syncfusion enables users to speed the creation of modern user interfaces and read and write common file formats. Syncfusion states they have supplied components to 1 million+ developers across more than 30,000 organizations around the world, and the company offers… | $395 per month Team of up to 5 members. |
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| Additional Details | — | o A subscription license that covers a team of up to 5 members is available for $395 per month. Transferable annual license with unlimited deployment. Includes a license management portal. o A subscription license that covers a team of up to 10 members is available for $695 per month. Transferable annual license with unlimited deployment. Includes a license management portal. o For teams of more than 10, the Syncfusion sales team can prepare a custom quote. o Syncfusion offers subscription licenses that are suited to every organization's structure and needs. In addition to the Team Licenses described above, Project, Division, and Global subscription licenses are also available. Last updated: January 28, 2025 | ||||||||||||||
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| Considered Both Products | Chose Progress Kendo UI Kendo UI is in its own unique category. Nothing else has the wide variety of uses and features. Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Progress Kendo UI Actually, I did not try any other. When I arrived Kendo was already a standard tool in the organization. Outside of ALS, I've had contact with other web suits from Telerik and also from SyncFusion. Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Progress Kendo UI We use Telerik's Kendo UI for AJAX, MVC and jQuery. Now that we're venturing into Angular some colleagues want to use the Angular set of components. Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info | Chose Syncfusion® Essential Studio® Syncfusion beats the other because they have a great licence option for small companies. For big companies with decent budgets, I find Kendo easier to use but it's only a matter of taste Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Syncfusion® Essential Studio® Firstly, there is a free version for small businesses and it allows you to jump start without risk. I found one of the other products a bit short in the number of out-of-the-box supported events handlers for each control and, although you can manually add them, I feel more … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Syncfusion® Essential Studio® We evaluated DevExpress and two other libraries, whose names I've currently forgotten. But in the end, it was a race between DevExpress and Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise Edition, as they both offer a great amount of components with rich documentation. In the end we … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Chose Syncfusion® Essential Studio® They are basically on par, but the docs and in general, including support, Telerik is a bit superior. I find it to be better in terms of user-friendliness and also better polished UI wise, I mean, overall they just look better and offer somewhat better themes/skins to all the … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 8.2 | 8.3 |
| Likelihood to Renew | 8.8 | 8.2 |
| Usability | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| Availability | 9.1 | - |
| Performance | 9.1 | - |
| Support Rating | 7.5 | 8.3 |
| Implementation Rating | 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Configurability | 8.2 | - |
| Data Sharing and Collaboration | - | 4.9 |
| Data Sources | - | 8.0 |
| Ease of integration | 8.2 | - |
| Product Scalability | 8.2 | - |
| Vendor post-sale | 9.1 | - |
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