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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Progress Kendo UI

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AKendo 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

    Visual Studio

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AVisual Studio (now in the 2022 edition) is a 64-bit IDE that makes it easier to work with bigger projects and complex workloads, boasting a fluid and responsive experience for users. The IDE features IntelliCode, its automatic code completion tools that understand code context and that can complete up to a whole line at once to drive accurate and confident coding.

    $45

    per month

    Pricing
    Progress Kendo UIVisual Studio
    Editions & Modules
    Kendo UI with Priority Support
    $999
    per developer, royalty-free
    DevCraft UI
    $1,299
    per developer, royalty-free
    DevCraft Complete
    $1,499
    per developer, royalty-free
    DevCraft Ultimate
    $2,199
    per developer, royalty-free
    Professional
    $45.00
    per month
    Enterprise
    $250.00
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Progress Kendo UIVisual Studio
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Progress Kendo UIVisual Studio
    Considered Both Products
    Progress Software
    Chose Progress Kendo UI
    We currently use data tables in most of our applications that require a grid to be able to asynchronously perform CRUD operations on our web applications. It has served us well but Kendo UI has more widgets and better documentation to get the job done. Given the time, we would …
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress Kendo UI
    At the time of initial purchase, Kendo UI provided a more robust set of UI tools than other vendors.
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress Kendo UI
    We considered Dev Express but ultimately chose Kendo based on familiarity another member of our dev staff had with the Progress UI.
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress Kendo UI
    We previously used DevExpress, and it was fine. We were embarking on a large project, and more people were familiar with Kendo than DevExpress, so we decided to standardize the platform with Kendo and move in that direction across all our work. It has been a fine …
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress Kendo UI
    At the time we selected Kendo-UI there weren't any real alternatives that had as broad of support.
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress Kendo UI
    Kendo UI is in its own unique category. Nothing else has the wide variety of uses and features.
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress Kendo UI
    I did not participate in the evaluation team for this tool. But I'm very happy with its general results. Right now we are not thinking about replacing it.
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress Kendo UI
    I found Infragistics was lacking in some areas that Kendo UI was not. Once I switched over to Kendo, I never looked back so I'm not sure if they caught up or not. This was a number of years back and Kendo has always provided what I needed.
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress Kendo UI
    It seems that Kendo UI is most complete tool of the market. Moreover, the documentation and examples seems to be better than other competitors. They always tries to bring the best in class UIs, even with new overcoming technologies. Rarely I see a bug in the system, that brings …
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress Kendo UI
    Kendo UI and DevExpress are very similar controls libraries. They both have the same goal in mind and both get the job done. I believe Kendo UI is superior due to the extensive collection of code examples and available documentation. I would also say that Kendo UI beats out …
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress Kendo UI
    We used to use Component One but changed over to Telerik controls because they seemed to stay on top of the industry trends and the pricing was reasonable. The implementation was easy and the developers all voted for Telerik. We even used their reporting engine as well. The …
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress Kendo UI
    I worked for business using the Kendo UI product and it met all my needs. I haven't shopped the competitors.
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress Kendo UI
    According to our needs Kendo UI offers the most complete library of controls and plugins. The grid, combobox and autocomplete controls were an absolute must to meet our needs. Kendo UI's reputation and the fact that many developers were already familiar with it also contributed …
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress Kendo UI
    The Kendo controls are far superior to the built-in controls of ASP.NET.
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress Kendo UI
    We think that Kendo is a better option considering the cost/benefit relationship.

    Is important for us to make a good balance between cost and benefit and Kendo UI provide this two goals, we gain in productivity and improve our users experience with little effort.
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress Kendo UI
    New components and integrations
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress Kendo UI
    The closest we have seen is JQuery UI and there simply is no comparison between the two. The features that Kendo offers are in a different league.
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress Kendo UI
    • Availability of more "high level" components reducing the need for programming.
    • Maturity.
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress Kendo UI
    Telerik ASP.NET controls have a significant advantage over DevExpress -- automated web tests, rich API for testing web pages containing Telerik controls. Telerik also has less strict license terms: - Telerik software is licensed on a per-seat basis - DevExpress software is …
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress Kendo UI
    We have been Telerik users since 2008 and were pleased when the Kendo UI product was made available. We did evaluate other products such as Ruby, ASP.net, and Syncfusion, but decided that Kendo not only provided us with the toolset we needed but we could continue with a single …
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress Kendo UI
    I haven't really evaluated any other similar products.
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress Kendo UI
    I felt that all three of these offerings were close, but Kendo seemed to be a little easier to work with inside our Node/Angular environment!
    Incentivized
    Chose Progress Kendo UI
    Telerik ASP.NET Controls are still more feature rich than Kendo UI, so I prefer to use them wherever possible. Open source controls are used only for special scenarios.
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
    Chose Visual Studio
    Visual Studio IDE is simply the best for developing .NET applications.
    Incentivized
    Chose Visual Studio
    For .Net development on the Windows platform, there really is not a better alternative.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Progress Kendo UIVisual Studio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (177 ratings)
    9.0
    (105 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.8
    (21 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (38 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.5
    (38 ratings)
    8.8
    (15 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.1
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)