Adobe AIR vs Microsoft Silverlight

Likelihood to Recommend

I would recommend [Adobe AIR] because it works very well, I just wish there were more resources out there on it to help the onboarding.

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Yosef Ing

Director of Social Media

GayTravelAirlines/Aviation, 11-50 employees

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The Silverlight plug-in means developers can target a single, consistent runtime for browser-based apps, rather than working with the complexity of multiple browsers in different versions. You also get video and multimedia effects that are hard or impossible with pure HTML and JavaScript, though Adobe Systems' Flash has the same advantages.

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Verified User

Technician in Information Technology

Financial Services Company, 201-500 employees

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Pros

Fast of build project: very good tools to developers
Multiplatform: has the promise of deploying one application package for multiple platforms
Easy of use: fast developing
Perfect tools: instrument are simply but powerful
Good documentation
Make App for Android, iOS, Desktop
It's very time/cost efficient: saves great amount of time

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Stefano Monti

programmatore e sistemista

tecnicaCivic & Social Organization, 1-10 employees

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Easy to implement
No need for additional frameworks on client side
Out of browser capabilities

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Mateusz Michałek

Ekspert

Orange PolskaTelecommunications, 10,001+ employees

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Cons

It is cumbersome to update if you use Flash Builder.
It still relies on Flash and vector graphics and therefore can have poor performance unless you are using a third-party library such as Starling.
It is updated somewhat slowly and is still missing some useful features such as controller support.

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Verified User

Employee in Other

Higher Education Company, 1001-5000 employees

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No longer being supported
No upkeep with ria services
Be nice to work in a modern browser

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Kiel Knisely

Software Engineer

Avail Technologies, Inc.Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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Usability

Adobe AIR 7.0

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Although Adobe AIR is just an SDK without an actual "UI" it's commonly used within Flash, Flash Builder, or FlashDevelop. Considering the integration with Flash IDE, there are very few tools that can compete with its features.

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Thomas Gorence

Software Developer

IntelityEntertainment, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Originally, Adobe AIR was the only game in town, and its blend of flexibility in platforms it could publish to (PC, Mac, iOS, Android), ease of use, and familiarity made it the clear choice. Now Adobe no longer supports it, and we’ve found the transition to Harmon unworkable for us.

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Jon Marr

Owner

JMarr Design StudioEntertainment, 1-10 employees

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Microsoft Silverlight allows more adaptability and it integrates well with our products across the company. Adobe Flash crashes or doesn't work with our shipping campus.

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Verified User

Technician in Information Technology

Financial Services Company, 201-500 employees

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Return on Investment

Allows easy porting of functionality and look and feel to many diverse platforms.
Shorten development and deployment time.
Reduced training and support costs by re-using common widgets.

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John Mihaila

Software Manager

Santa ClaraGovernment Administration, 10,001+ employees

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