Question

I am looking into purchasing either dev express or telerik to aid in the development of our applications.

We are mainly an asp.net outfit but we are starting to make more and more use of silverlight and mvc.

I would like to know what people have thought about:

• Feature set
• Ease of use
• Documentation
• Pricing and Licensing

Answer 1

First the disclaimer – I work for DevExpress. And I’ll try to give you my fair answer because the choice and decision is up to you.

Generally, both Suites will seem similar in terms of products and features. However there are some key differences which can be advantageous for you. Before you make a decision, I recommend:

1) Decide which functionality is needed

2) Which controls you are going to use or need

3) Ask support whether the features you need are supported. I know that there can be a situation, when everything works OK, but there is just a small thing which must be implemented … and you can’t.

Please spend a little time to research before making a decision. If you choose our controls, our support team will be glad to assist you.

One of the key benefits of using our tools:
– easy to get started
– lots of resources to learn
– intuitive API, setting up complex scenarios is easier
– great community
– excellent support team

Hmm, I was going to write a long answer about ASP.NET DevExpress controls … Being the author of some of them, I like them :). Really. They are really good. Hope, you will make a decision which will bring you the benefit.

Please feel free to contact us at [e-mail] if you have any questions and we’ll be glad to help you.