Delphi Reviews & Product Details

It is easy to develop desktop applications with minimal programming knowledge and to integrate your application with a data source. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is limited support for cross-platform development, a lack of training material for new developers, and limited support for open-source projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I nearly used Delphi for over a decade; I started with Pascal and then transitioned to Delphi 2. In all my years on Delphi, I loved the fast way to develop powerful applications with the most advanced interface. I used the Oracle database to make complex security software. A few years later, I created several applications to develop and manage Oracle, Mysql and PostgreSQL.

In our company, we made the DreamCoder for Mysql, DreamCoder for Oracle and DreamCoder for PostgreSQL, all in Delphi.

Then we made the Alchemist code Generator that was multi-database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I found two downsides to using delphi; the most important was the price; this application was costly without any kind of partner program.

The second downside was how this application was growing, I think it was very big and heavy on the last version that I used. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Delphi is an object implementation that is clean compared to C++, Java, or Python. Makes for easy clear reading and new development. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Delphi is about as close to perfect in a current-day IDE as can be found. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Delphi is perfect in one sentence. It is a great feature that you can compile a code block that you have written on both the web, desktop and mobile. It is really a blessing offered to a software developer in terms of being able to add components that you can buy as a feature or components that you can write on the application. I have been developing software with Delphi language and application for about 2 years. Although I have difficulties in finding source code and documents, it is the simplest, most convenient and user-friendly application I have ever used. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are no documents in Turkish and no accessible online content. In addition, very high fees are charged for purchases. Other than that, delphi is awesome :) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Using Delphi is an impressive way to create your business applications quickly, in all ways, including creating system architecture, internal logic, UI design, testing and collaborative work. Database access is simpler than anywhere else. The rapid Active Development (RAD) approach is very effective for creating prototypes or Minimal Viable Products in the shortest time possible. If the time of getting to the production stage of development is critical, you should consider using Delphi for your business-oriented application. Also, modern versions of Delphi support cross-compilation of your projects which means that you can do multi-platform applications which run not only on Windows but also on macOS, Android and iOS. The most recent version also supports the compilation of Linux Server applications, but this function is not fully tested yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is no centralized marketplace with components or plugins - and they are mostly not open-source, so you have to write components by yourself if you want to build your application without any closed-source proprietary components. Sometimes, system lint, which automatically checks your code for stylistic and programmatic errors, is not doing things well, so you should avoid fully relying on this instrument. There are some strange compiler errors in bigger projects (likely sized as hundreds of thousands of lines of code) older versions of Delphi, which you have to use if not all of your components fully support modern versions. These are such errors as random access violation errors during the compilation, if you have not fully rebuilt your project recently. Localization tools are not as impressive as they are in modern Java IDEs like IntelliJ IDEA. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The way it does grouping and I see as an advantage that it was integrated into many programming languages Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I worked with Delphi for a long time and it was very difficult to customize the connection with the database, it was always better to do it from the designer, which limited the possibilities of integration with software that I was developing at that time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have been a Delphi user since version 1, starting as a natural evolution of Pascal; I like the fast development; you can start and finish a project in Delphi in a quarter of the time than other languages. The IDE is excellent and very intuitive, also. In the last versions, the multiplatform is very appreciated Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I Dislike the price schema and the license methods.The price is so high compared with other languages,looks like Embarcadero try to substitute quantity for price , somethimes its no so easy to put in a budget Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I liked that it comes with a tutorial program. My team used it as a part of new employee onboarding. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The layout and general appearance was outdated. Oldschool! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Delphi is still the fastest way to build native applications for Windows, now with the possibility of multi-platform, targeting macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. After being considered dead and losing many developers migrating to C# and .NET, the Delphi ecosystem is again growing with many commercial and open-source projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The biggest hurdle for anyone switching or keeping Delphi is the high cost of its licenses. Embarcadero (or IDERA) is trying to compensate for the small number of customers with higher prices. That, in turn, stops many potential customers from embracing the language.

Another obstacle to adopting Delphi is the fact that there is no standard technology for developing web applications. The language provides essential tools, and there are several 3rd-party options. Still, it isn't easy to commit to the language without knowing that the chosen technology will be alive for some time in the future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's a fast and easy way to write GUI products. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

License Model with too high prices for a single developer. I liked the old Borland license models. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.