Likelihood to Recommend When you want to display spreadsheet based reports, it's really convenient as it has everything out of the box.
If you have very basic components like combo boxes or lists, there is hardly a point in using such a large component set.
In the end, it's a matter of finding a good balance between functionality and complexity.
Read full review Angular is our framework of choice for a number of reasons. Business data is almost always displayed in a grid format. It makes sense to start with a strong widget that is powerful and fast when building applications. Ignite UI provides a complete toolset of widgets for other frameworks, but Angular is our focus. Ignite UI is helping us deliver a great UX/UI.
Read full review Pros Handle large and complex datasets using its table widget (DataGrid) Handle large and complex hierarchical datasets using its tree table widget (TreeList) Customize widget to fulfill advanced requirements such as adding a complex grid inside a grid cell Read full review The examples are great and close enough to real-life usage to be truly helpful The OOB configuration and themes are good. They are very configurable. The touch support and response web are built in, allowing the same code to work well on desktop and phone. Read full review Cons Documentation could be improved Better examples of code in languages other than C Better wizards for building applications Read full review I would like to see examples with security tokens. It really isn't an Ignite UI issue, but would be helpful. Some of the examples are over-simplified, not how the products would be used in real life. Read full review Alternatives Considered DevExpress Universal controls are much simpler to use, implement and customized as compared to Kendo. Learning curve for telerik is high, though level of customization that can be achieved with telerik exceeds that of DevExpress Universal. Found DevExpress Universal community support to be better then its competitors. License cost is also a wining bar here.
Read full review We tried DevExpress when we started a project a couple of years ago. At the time, the documentation and ease of use went to Infragistics. When trying new or updated tools, the documentation and samples are everything. Having minimal documentation or documentation that seems to be written for people that already know how to use the product is just plain frustrating. Samples need to be something close to the real-life usage of the product.
Read full review Return on Investment It is good for asp.net application and it takes less time in development which we used two years back. We have stopped with these tools when clients were asking applications to be built in angular or react. We have switched to Kendo. Read full review There is a learning curve, of course, but the comparisons between the projects with and without Ignite UI are worth it. The time savings on development is very real. The built-in functionality is amazing. We are able to focus on features rather than getting the look and feel of our deliverable. Read full review ScreenShots