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Apache Flex vs Rider
19 Ratings
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Based on 22 reviews and ratings
Attribute Ratings
- JetBrains Rider is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend

6.0
Apache Flex
60%
2 Ratings
8.9
Rider
89%
4 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

Apache Flex
N/A
0 Ratings
9.1
Rider
91%
1 Rating
Usability

Apache Flex
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
Rider
90%
1 Rating
Support Rating

Apache Flex
N/A
0 Ratings
8.1
Rider
81%
3 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Apache Flex
I feel like it was better suited in its role in the early days of the app, as things progressed, it didn't as much. It may have gotten better as Apache took over, but I think they lost some users due to other things taking over on the web a bit more.
Freelance Designer & Developer
coreybirkmann.comMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
Rider
Rider can pretty much be a drop-in replacement for Visual Studio in most scenarios. The development experience is wonderful, and I have rarely had problems with building, running tests, and debugging applications. You might need to keep around Visual Studio to publish or build installers, but the Rider team is constantly adding feature parity and new features, so the future looks even stronger.
Senior Software Engineer
Full Circle TMSComputer Software, 1-10 employees
Pros
Apache Flex
- Highly advanced UI platform, well suited for building enterprise applications.
- Cross browser issues do not exist as it runs the same on every browser via Flash Player.
- Animations are something that comes out of the box.
Vice President
CitiFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees
Rider
- Useful C# refactoring suggestions with indications of which options are available for different versions of the C# language
- Deep understanding of the Unity game engine, which means that Rider can flag potential problems such as being careful with the use of the null coalescing and null propagation/conditional operators on types that derive from UnityEngine.Object.
- Good searching and navigation facilities make it easier to understand unfamiliar code.
Chief Technology Officer
Magic Fuel GamesComputer Games, 11-50 employees
Cons
Apache Flex
- Relied too much on flash at some times in its history.
- Not web standard.
- html5 took over its market.
Freelance Designer & Developer
coreybirkmann.comMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
Rider
- We feel that C# support could be a bit better.
- Performance on low-end machines is not the best.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ employeesPricing Details
Apache Flex
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Apache Flex Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Rider
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$34.9 Per User Per Month
Rider Editions & Modules
Edition
Starting Price | $34.901 |
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- Per User Per Month
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
Apache Flex
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Rider
Rider 9.1
Based on 1 answer
Due to the performance and productivity benefits we get with Rider, we will continue to use it for the foreseeable future.
Senior Software Engineer
Full Circle TMSComputer Software, 1-10 employees
Usability
Apache Flex
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Rider
Rider 9.0
Based on 1 answer
Rider is a great IDE with extensive C# refactoring support and .NET-specific knowledge. This is great for building .NET applications but for our purposes, the Unity specific suggestions are really helpful.
JetBrains Rider is great as an editing and debugging environment. It reliably connects to the Unity editor and allows debugging, which some IDEs are not as reliable at doing.
Chief Technology Officer
Magic Fuel GamesComputer Games, 11-50 employees
Support Rating
Apache Flex
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Rider
Rider 8.1
Based on 3 answers
Customer support provided by JetBrains is quite fast and effective. The issues we have encountered were solved within days, which we find reasonable and a very adequate time frame. Bug fixes are added to releases depending on their severity which makes perfect sense. However, we have not encountered any issue which we would consider to be a major problem.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ employeesAlternatives Considered
Apache Flex
We are replacing adobe flex with Sencha.
Vice President
CitiFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees
Rider
Rider is hands down smoother and way less glitchy than Visual Studio Enterprise. There are way more refactoring capabilities and spell check so that your code is readable, maintainable, and easy to follow. Since Rider is cross-platform, our developers are no longer constrained to only using Windows. We can now get a familiar development environment across Mac, Windows, or Linux!
Senior Software Developer
TimeTrak Systems, Inc.Computer Software, 11-50 employees
Return on Investment
Apache Flex
- Positive: Easy to learn if you already knew AS.
- Negative: Too heavy on flash knowledge (I know it's contradictory, but it was a plus & a minus).
- ROI was great since it saves time on multiple devices compiling.
Freelance Designer & Developer
coreybirkmann.comMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
Rider
- Saved me a ton of time refactoring code, especially when editing web files in our project. The lack of full SAAS and JavaScript support in Visual Studio is a drain on time. Rider makes it super quick to get all the work done.
- Their performance profilers that are built into Rider saved us hours upon hours of manpower tracking down memory and speed issues with our code. Highly recommended!
Senior Software Developer
TimeTrak Systems, Inc.Computer Software, 11-50 employees