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Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Essential Studio? Syncfusion® is proud to serve a wide variety of customers, from individual developers to over half of the Fortune 500. No matter your needs or your budget, we have the tools to help your team succeed. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 908 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Syncfusion - **Location**: Morrisville, US - **Founded**: 2001 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$0.00 - **Pricing model**: (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Algeria, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway and 12 more ## Features - API - Change Management - Code Editing - Collaboration Tools - Compatibility Testing - Customisable Templates - Data Import/Export - Data Modeling - Debugging - Deployment Management - Design Management - Design Templates - Drag & Drop - For Developers - Graphical User Interface - Integrated Development Environment - Pre-built Templates - Visual Modeling - Workflow Management ## Integrations (1 total) - Microsoft Visual Studio ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [App Development Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/30082/application-development/software) ## Related Categories - [App Development Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/30082/application-development/software) - [App Design Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/31063/app-design/software) - [App Building Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/32016/app-building/software) - [Integrated Development Environment Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/32755/integrated-development-environment-%28ide%29/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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In the cases where I needed support with a component, Syncfusion email support response times have been excellent, the agents were knowledgeable and willing to work through the problem to understand my issue. > > **Cons**: Overall the Syncfusion component documentation is excellent and support can easily be contacted via email to clarify component functionality. What could be improved is that sometimes information needed for advanced component implementation is in separate knowledge base articles which require additional searching to discover. > > My experience working with Syncfusion components have been excellent, the components are well tested, kept up to date and has very good documentation ----- ### "Crucial tool for our business" — 5.0/5 > **Basil** | *26 September 2024* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It includes everything we need to build our apps. Could not have developed our product as quickly as we had, without Syncfusion. > > **Cons**: Can sometimes be buggy, and the documentation aren’t always up to date. > > Very happy, especially with their support. ----- ### "Performance needs to be improved" — 3.0/5 > **June** | *17 October 2024* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Rich functionalities for Windows forms applications. > > **Cons**: It looks like there are still many issues and bugs, especially around performance/memory leak which seems relying on users' feedback to improve rather than active internal testing/fixing. > > The support was quick to respond and action based on users' feedback. But it gives me the impression that this tool is not solid enough as the potential memory leak it might bring to applications. ----- ### "Good idea, poor follow through" — 1.0/5 > **Davif** | *14 October 2024* | Accounting | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: The idea of components was nice, but thats all it was for me > > **Cons**: License never activated, support has poor response. > > I uninstalled it eventually, never got to use it ----- ### "Syncfusion controls for NET MAUI" — 4.0/5 > **Joe** | *9 March 2026* | Architecture & Planning | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Syncfusion controls have been a huge accelerator for my .NET MAUI application development. The components integrate well with MVVM, are easy to bind to data, and provide a polished UI across iOS, Android, and Windows. Overall, they saved a significant amount of development time compared to building complex UI components from scratch. > > **Cons**: the date picker had some weird unexpected behavior but once i figured it out all was good. Overall i like them and would recommend them > > I like the components they are easy to use and i found good examples online. 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