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Top Free .NET Integrated Development Environments (IDE)

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Essential Studio
(672)4.5 out of 5
1st Easiest To Use in .NET Integrated Development Environments (IDE) software
Entry Level Price:Free
  • Overview
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    • Product Description
    How are these determined?Information
    This description is provided by the seller.

    Syncfusion® Essential Studio® is a suite of 1,600+ software components and frameworks for developing web, mobile, and desktop applications. Its UI controls are designed to be flexible, optimized for

    Users
    • Owner
    • Software Engineer
    Industries
    • Computer Software
    • Information Technology and Services
    Market Segment
    • 81% Small-Business
    • 13% Mid-Market
  • User Satisfaction
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    • Essential Studio features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    8.9
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 8.5
    8.4
    Ease of Use
    Average: 8.5
    9.1
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.1
  • What G2 Users Think
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    • Chris B.
    CB
    With a massive library of over 1,600 components, it offers easy integration and well-written documentation, along with extensive customization... Read review
    Mario V.
    MV
    It looks a pretty complete suite, although I was interested in only two components. The goal was to evaluate them in order to solve a problem at... Read review
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    Seller
    Syncfusion®
    Company Website
    Year Founded
    2001
    HQ Location
    Morrisville, North Carolina
    Twitter
    @Syncfusion
    11,946 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    2,524 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Syncfusion® Essential Studio® is a suite of 1,600+ software components and frameworks for developing web, mobile, and desktop applications. Its UI controls are designed to be flexible, optimized for

Users
  • Owner
  • Software Engineer
Industries
  • Computer Software
  • Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
  • 81% Small-Business
  • 13% Mid-Market
Essential Studio features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.9
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.5
8.4
Ease of Use
Average: 8.5
9.1
Quality of Support
Average: 8.1
Chris B.
CB
With a massive library of over 1,600 components, it offers easy integration and well-written documentation, along with extensive customization... Read review
Mario V.
MV
It looks a pretty complete suite, although I was interested in only two components. The goal was to evaluate them in order to solve a problem at... Read review
Seller Details
Seller
Syncfusion®
Company Website
Year Founded
2001
HQ Location
Morrisville, North Carolina
Twitter
@Syncfusion
11,946 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
2,524 employees on LinkedIn®
DevExpress
(115)4.8 out of 5
3rd Easiest To Use in .NET Integrated Development Environments (IDE) software
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    • Product Description
    How are these determined?Information
    This description is provided by the seller.

    DevExpress engineers feature-complete Presentation Controls, IDE Productivity Tools, Business Application Frameworks, and Reporting / Dashboard Systems for Visual Studio, Delphi, HTML5 or iOS & An

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Computer Software
    • Information Technology and Services
    Market Segment
    • 70% Small-Business
    • 16% Mid-Market
  • User Satisfaction
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    • DevExpress features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    9.8
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 8.5
    8.6
    Ease of Use
    Average: 8.5
    9.6
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.1
  • What G2 Users Think
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    • John F.
    JF
    I am developing a complex application for the conTech industry and I love the confidence the whole suite gives me. My vision is powered by a... Read review
    Yair S.
    YS
    The components are comprehensive and well designed. The Tech Support is second-to-none. The documentation is extensive. Read review
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    Seller
    DevExpress
    Year Founded
    1998
    HQ Location
    Glendale, CA
    Twitter
    @DevExpress
    8,545 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    188 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

DevExpress engineers feature-complete Presentation Controls, IDE Productivity Tools, Business Application Frameworks, and Reporting / Dashboard Systems for Visual Studio, Delphi, HTML5 or iOS & An

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Computer Software
  • Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
  • 70% Small-Business
  • 16% Mid-Market
DevExpress features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
9.8
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.5
8.6
Ease of Use
Average: 8.5
9.6
Quality of Support
Average: 8.1
John F.
JF
I am developing a complex application for the conTech industry and I love the confidence the whole suite gives me. My vision is powered by a... Read review
Yair S.
YS
The components are comprehensive and well designed. The Tech Support is second-to-none. The documentation is extensive. Read review
Seller Details
Seller
DevExpress
Year Founded
1998
HQ Location
Glendale, CA
Twitter
@DevExpress
8,545 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
188 employees on LinkedIn®
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Rider
(72)4.4 out of 5
Entry Level Price:$16.90
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    • Product Description
    How are these determined?Information
    This description is provided by the seller.

    Rider helps you develop .NET, .NET Core,.NET Framework, ASP.NET, Xamarin, or Unity applications on Windows, Mac, and Linux. It provides outstanding editing support and code insight for languages used

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Computer Software
    • Computer Games
    Market Segment
    • 50% Small-Business
    • 25% Mid-Market
  • User Satisfaction
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    • Rider features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    9.0
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 8.5
    8.9
    Ease of Use
    Average: 8.5
    8.9
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.1
  • What G2 Users Think
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    • PS
    I hated to develop in C# when I was in college because of Visual Studio, I'm not a fan at all, a few years later I decided to give it another try,... Read review
    Matthew H.
    MH
    This IDE has very thoughtful and useful Unity integrations as well as great regular c# analysis that makes navigating your codebase and finding... Read review
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    Seller
    JetBrains
    Company Website
    Year Founded
    2000
    HQ Location
    Prague
    Twitter
    @jetbrains
    209,111 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    2,731 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Rider helps you develop .NET, .NET Core,.NET Framework, ASP.NET, Xamarin, or Unity applications on Windows, Mac, and Linux. It provides outstanding editing support and code insight for languages used

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Computer Software
  • Computer Games
Market Segment
  • 50% Small-Business
  • 25% Mid-Market
Rider features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
9.0
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.5
8.9
Ease of Use
Average: 8.5
8.9
Quality of Support
Average: 8.1
PS
I hated to develop in C# when I was in college because of Visual Studio, I'm not a fan at all, a few years later I decided to give it another try,... Read review
Matthew H.
MH
This IDE has very thoughtful and useful Unity integrations as well as great regular c# analysis that makes navigating your codebase and finding... Read review
Seller Details
Seller
JetBrains
Company Website
Year Founded
2000
HQ Location
Prague
Twitter
@jetbrains
209,111 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
2,731 employees on LinkedIn®
Codeanywhere
(72)4.2 out of 5
Entry Level Price:Starting at $3.60
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    • Product Description
    How are these determined?Information
    This description is provided by the seller.

    Codeanywhere is a Cloud Integrated Development Environment. Saving developer's time by deploying development environment in seconds, enabling them easily to code, learn, build, and collaborate on soft

    Users
    • CEO
    Industries
    • Computer Software
    • Information Technology and Services
    Market Segment
    • 94% Small-Business
    • 7% Mid-Market
  • User Satisfaction
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    • Codeanywhere features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    8.5
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 8.5
    8.4
    Ease of Use
    Average: 8.5
    6.1
    Quality of Support
    Average: 8.1
  • What G2 Users Think
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    • Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
    UM
    I like the face that It allows me to code directly with FTP access on my Chromebook Read review
    B. Mark E.
    BE
    It's super easy for me to connect Codeanywhere to Digital Ocean servers, so I can spin up a development environment and start deploying resources... Read review
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    Seller
    Codeanywhere
    Year Founded
    2011
    HQ Location
    San Francisco, California
    Twitter
    @Codeanywhere
    54,514 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    1 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
How are these determined?Information
This description is provided by the seller.

Codeanywhere is a Cloud Integrated Development Environment. Saving developer's time by deploying development environment in seconds, enabling them easily to code, learn, build, and collaborate on soft

Users
  • CEO
Industries
  • Computer Software
  • Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
  • 94% Small-Business
  • 7% Mid-Market
Codeanywhere features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.5
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.5
8.4
Ease of Use
Average: 8.5
6.1
Quality of Support
Average: 8.1
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
UM
I like the face that It allows me to code directly with FTP access on my Chromebook Read review
B. Mark E.
BE
It's super easy for me to connect Codeanywhere to Digital Ocean servers, so I can spin up a development environment and start deploying resources... Read review
Seller Details
Seller
Codeanywhere
Year Founded
2011
HQ Location
San Francisco, California
Twitter
@Codeanywhere
54,514 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
1 employees on LinkedIn®