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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Rider

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AJetBrains supports .NET development with Rider, a .NET IDE based on the IntelliJ platform and ReSharper.

    $14.90

    per month per user

    Xcode

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AXcode is an IDE used to develop, test, and distribute apps across all Apple platforms, featuring Swift and SwiftUI with a multiplatform app experience, enhanced editor features to help users code faster.N/A
    Pricing
    RiderXcode
    Editions & Modules
    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
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    Pricing Offerings
    RiderXcode
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    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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    RiderXcode
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    JetBrains
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    Apple
    Chose Xcode
    Xcode is a much easier to use and full featured IDE than many of the competitors. It also is a way better experience to use. Much better looking in general.
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    User Ratings
    RiderXcode
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (8 ratings)
    9.5
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    9.3
    (4 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    10.0
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    Performance
    -
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    9.0
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    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Product Scalability
    -
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    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    RiderXcode
    Likelihood to Recommend
    JetBrains
    Initially you may think it’s not worth paying and that there are better free options, which is definitely a lie we once tried to live with. It has everything you may ever need in .NET world, code analysis and debugging works super well and all the SQL/noSQL related integrations are just next level compared to the competition. It’s worth every penny.
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    Apple
    This is almost not a case of Xcode being the 300-pound gorilla in the space, but of it being essentially the ONLY viable gorilla in the space. There are other text editors, of course, that can be used for coding; and in some cases other IDE's might make sense for a cross-platform development scenario, but since this is Apple's in-house tool, fighting against that flow is just going to be an exercise in frustration. And, if you need help from Developer Support, they are going to be most familiar with Xcode.
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    Pros
    JetBrains
    • Provides a smooth, efficient IDE for developing .NET applications. Performance has been much better than Visual Studio in my experience.
    • Integrated refactoring tools are really comprehensive and useful.
    • Integrates with other JetBrains products such as TeamCity, Upsource, dotTrace, etc.
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    Apple
    • Xcode works well for as part of the app releases every time.
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    Cons
    JetBrains
    • Startup time. It takes a while to index big projects.
    • Rarely it loses the intellisense and the only way to get it back is by restarting.
    • Memory usage for big projects
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    Apple
    • Sometimes it can be really slow
    • There are a lot of features we don't use
    • I use the interface builder tools were better at visualizing what the UI will look like
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    Likelihood to Renew
    JetBrains
    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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    Apple
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    Usability
    JetBrains
    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.
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    Apple
    Xcode occasionally exhibits some behaviors that are hard to explain, but are generally cleared by restarting the program. In an application this large and complex, I suppose this is somewhat expected. The sheer vastness of the frameworks collection has to be a huge management issue all by itself. However, those breaks in the flow can have impact on developer productivity.
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    Reliability and Availability
    JetBrains
    No answers on this topic
    Apple
    Since we don't use the cloud based features of Xcode, it is basically available 24/7 for us. We don't need the extended compilation features that are offered in the cloud as our projects to this point have not been that large or complex. We have never seen a wholesale breakdown of Xcode availability at any point in our use of the product.
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    Performance
    JetBrains
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    Apple
    Every developer wants faster compiles, but that can be achieved by either going to the cloud or by provisioning the local station to a higher powered configuration. My only minor complaint is the amount of local mass storage that Xcode as a system consumes. This makes it interesting to set up a development environment on a midrange laptop, however it is easily managed with external storage at a reasonable price.
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    Support Rating
    JetBrains
    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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    Apple
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    Alternatives Considered
    JetBrains
    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!
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    Apple
    It is a dedicated tool for IOS development.
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    Scalability
    JetBrains
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    Apple
    Xcode only loses points due to the occasional situation where it manages to somehow tie itself into a knot and starts to exhibit odd symptoms. This is almost always solved by simply saving progress and restarting the environment. Fortunately, that doesn't happen too frequently and is easily repaired while taking a short break to walk around and stretch.
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    Return on Investment
    JetBrains
    • Built in Resharper into the license fee, great, you likely want it
    • Demands less resources from computer so needing a beefy work computer might not be the case, save money on equipment.
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    Apple
    • It's helped us gain worldwide distribution of our native iOS app
    • It's allowed us to build a high performance experience
    • It has allowed us to build stable software by helping us write unit tests
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