DevExpress Universal vs. JetBrains Rider

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
DevExpress Universal
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
DevExpress Universal is a suite of all DevExpress .NET products and controls.N/A
Rider
Score 9.6 out of 10
N/A
JetBrains supports .NET development with Rider, a .NET IDE based on the IntelliJ platform and ReSharper.
$149
per year per user
Pricing
DevExpress UniversalJetBrains Rider
Editions & Modules
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For Individuals
$149
per year per user
dotUltimate for Individual
$169
per year per user
All Products Pack for Individuals
$289
per year per user
For Organizations
$419
per year per user
dotUltimate for Organizations
$469
per year per user
All Products Pack for Organizations
$779
per year per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DevExpress UniversalRider
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsdotUltimate: All .NET tools, ReSharper C++ and JetBrains Rider, together in one pack
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Small Businesses
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Visual Studio
Score 9.1 out of 10
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Visual Studio
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
DevExpress UniversalJetBrains Rider
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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10.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
DevExpress UniversalJetBrains Rider
Likelihood to Recommend
DevExpress can help you create the big web app of your dreams. DevExpress works great with data-centered enterprise-level applications that require the use of enterprise-grade data grids, pivottables, and integrate them with all the widgets like buttons, popups, forms, etc. I would not recommend DevExpress for small apps that require only basic widgets like radio/select boxes, buttons, text boxes, etc. You can get those widgets for free or even make your own.
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I think it's the best IDE nowadays for game development, mainly in Unreal, but it's also the best one in cost/benefit for Unity. It might not work for people who prefer a more lightweight IDE, it's still pretty heavy and its indexing takes around 2~3GB of ram, but it's worth the quick indexing and IntelliSense.
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Pros
  • Document designer is extremely powerful control
  • Controls ranging from form, report, document designer, charts, dashboards with consistent experience across multiple technology stacks
  • Documentation and extent of samples
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  • Helps you refactor your code into more readable and more efficient code.
  • Highly customizable UI, including color themes, shortcut key remappings, and the ability to put any Window, Toolbar, or Docked tab anywhere you want, even on second screens. Additionally, this functionality can be customized per project, not just globally for the whole machine.
  • More control over Git. Visual Studio just has the basics, but mostly all that is needed is for git repositories. It gets the job done., but Rider takes it one step further and gives you most of what you can do on the command line's simple, easy to access menu options.
  • If you use TeamCity, then you have complete and full integration into your TeamCity build server!
  • You can double tap your control key and get a quick pop up to instantly run any command. Double tap shift and you can search your entire project, filenames, AND text and filter that search!
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Cons
  • Stick with only .NET development not supported other framework like angular, react vue, etc.
  • Control elements were not properly documented on the websites
  • Price is higher than expected
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  • Things are starting to get slower as the IDE grows
  • Blazor integration is a bit lacky
  • Blazor hot reload could be automatically applied instead of having to click on Apply link/button.
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Likelihood to Renew
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Due to the performance and productivity benefits we get with Rider, we will continue to use it for the foreseeable future.
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Usability
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It's easy to learn while still advanced. It has smart tricks up it's sleeve that you have to find out but that is to be expected. It has a modern new UI that some will find too compact, but it took me just a day to like it more than to switch back.
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Support Rating
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The support forums and knowledge base are extensive and the JetBrains support staff respond quickly to new posts and help resolve issues. There is also a publicly accessible issue tracking system, which allows you to stay on top of any bug fixes or enhancement requests.
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Alternatives Considered
Infragistics Ignite was the main contender in our internal review.
However it was not offering as many advanced components as we were a need for, or not as advanced as we would have hoped.
And it was unknown to most of the team while we already knew DevExpress Ultimate from previous proof of concept work.
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It’s a great free tool but not as enhanced as IntelliJ platform that JetBrains Rider has. Debugging and access to database is not as comfortable to use. Sure, you can save money on IDE, but may need to spend it on sleeping and stress relief pills.
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Return on Investment
  • Expansion of business apps
  • New powerful analysis
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  • Writing clearer C# code based on refactoring suggestions
  • Avoiding some obscure bugs that Rider has flagged in the IDE that would have taken a lot of time and effort to find and fix through testing
  • Cost of licenses, though the benefits outweigh the costs
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