--- title: IBM XL C/C++ for AIX Reviews meta_title: 'IBM XL C/C++ for AIX Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta_description: Filter reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how IBM XL C/C++ for AIX works for a business like yours. aggregate_rating: rating_value: 3.9 review_count: 5 scale: '5' date_modified: '2026-06-21' parent_category: name: Integrated Development Environments (IDE) url: https://www.g2.com/categories/integrated-development-environments-ide --- # IBM XL C/C++ for AIX Reviews **Vendor:** IBM **Category:** [C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)](https://www.g2.com/categories/c-c-integrated-development-environments-ide) **Average Rating:** 3.9/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 5 ## About IBM XL C/C++ for AIX Maximize your Power hardware return on investment by optimizing your C and C++ application performance with the IBM XL C/C++ for AIX compiler. IBM XL C/C++ for AIX, V16.1 provides new C and C++ compilers that adopt the Clang infrastructure from the open source community. The new compilers provide enhanced C and C++ language standards support including C11, C++11, and C++14 as well as GCC compatibility. ## IBM XL C/C++ for AIX Reviews ### 1. it's my sweetest memory I have in my life **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Loi N. | Freelance, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 08, 2022 **What do you like best about IBM XL C/C++ for AIX?** - I love challenging tasks. This project is enough to fulfill my dream work. - Our team is separated into two places, one team in VietNam, the other is in the USA. My Vietnamese teammate is very kind to me. They treat me well. Almost another USA teammates are a little bit cold except Sally, a friendly woman. Maybe it's a character of an American person. But they are very professional and have very good skills. I learn a lot from them and my team leader in Vietnam. - The working atmostphere is warm enough to look like my second family but it's enough professional to work - It's best place to work and have fun at the same time. **What do you dislike about IBM XL C/C++ for AIX?** - We work in a different timezone. So the contact is delayed a litte bit. Especially if I have something to ask in afterternoon time in Vietnam, I'll have to wait until night or next morning to get the answer. **What problems is IBM XL C/C++ for AIX solving and how is that benefiting you?** - it's the first time when I start working with the project. The project can only run in a previous developer. I have to spend a lot of time to make it work in my local computer and in another environment. When I do this job, it strengthen my C/C++ skill a lot. - AIX is not a popular OS. It's only have in IBM or in some large hosting company. So I get a lot of trouble to make my XL C/C++ work in AIX. Even the no one in XL C/C++ development team have AIX machine. I have to spend a lot of time with development team and XL C/C++ community. But it helps me gainthe experience about how to work with a opensource better. ### 2. XL C/C++ Recommendation **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Muhammad Faisal A. | Senior System Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 28, 2022 **What do you like best about IBM XL C/C++ for AIX?** Very strong architecture compatible with AIX, well interact with the AIX OS. **What do you dislike about IBM XL C/C++ for AIX?** New commands, big command structure and sometimes it is very hard to rectify **What problems is IBM XL C/C++ for AIX solving and how is that benefiting you?** Logs extraction, data gathering to asses the performance ### 3. Software developer for 10 yrs **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 08, 2022 **What do you like best about IBM XL C/C++ for AIX?** Good system. Good documentation. Helps me to do my work. I have visited the site in past. **What do you dislike about IBM XL C/C++ for AIX?** Noting to hate. I couldnot say anything bad. **What problems is IBM XL C/C++ for AIX solving and how is that benefiting you?** I dont solve any specific problems on IBM XL C/C++ for AIX. But what I have heard about it, it is good product. ### 4. IIBM XL C/C for AIX **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospital & Health Care | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 01, 2021 **What do you like best about IBM XL C/C++ for AIX?** I like the software but have only used a short time. It's not a very popular product and i don't see it going far **What do you dislike about IBM XL C/C++ for AIX?** It's not the easiest product out there. And i don't really see much of a use for this unless really in market for it **Recommendations to others considering IBM XL C/C++ for AIX:** Not the best for sure **What problems is IBM XL C/C++ for AIX solving and how is that benefiting you?** Not using this anymore ### 5. IBM XL C/C++ FOR aix **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Retail | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 08, 2019 **What do you like best about IBM XL C/C++ for AIX?** IBM for AIX offers advanced compilation and optimization technologies designed for AIX and Power Systems. This compiler is built on a common code base for easier porting of your applications between platforms and complies with the latest C/C++ international standards and industry specifications, helping support a large array of common language features. **What do you dislike about IBM XL C/C++ for AIX?** This compiler is built on a common code base for easier porting of your applications between platforms and complies with the latest C/C++ international standards and industry specifications, helping support a large array of common language features. **Recommendations to others considering IBM XL C/C++ for AIX:** look out for more manual work and also the product support is pretty good **What problems is IBM XL C/C++ for AIX solving and how is that benefiting you?** none related to this application, it works perfectly fine without any trouble. But it seems to be more traditional application, that involves manual work. **Official Response from Nicole Trudeau:** > Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback on your experience with XL. We appreciate your willingness to share and we're glad to hear that you've had a good experience with our support team. Is there anything that we can do to reduce the manual work that you are experiencing? ## IBM XL C/C++ for AIX Discussions - [What is IBM XL C/C++ for AIX used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-ibm-xl-c-c-for-aix-used-for) - [View IBM XL C/C++ for AIX pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-xl-c-cpp-for-aix/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-06-26+00%3A26%3A46+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=2b0bca3e-9245-40c2-b969-47ebfbaca392&secure%5Btoken%5D=e281c7ed85193eb14881cf50cc0fa7b79e2cf971992037c4b20d7e18baa63c69&format=llm_user) ## IBM XL C/C++ for AIX Features **Functionality** - Ease of Use - File Management - Multi-Language Support - Customization - Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality - Help Guides - Patching & Updates ## Top IBM XL C/C++ for AIX Alternatives - [Visual Studio](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (3,818 reviews) - [Eclipse](https://www.g2.com/products/eclipse/reviews) - 4.3/5.0 (3,092 reviews) - [Xcode](https://www.g2.com/products/xcode/reviews) - 4.2/5.0 (997 reviews)