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Just getting started, happy thus far.
August 31, 2017

Just getting started, happy thus far.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Kendo UI

We have used AJAX RadControls on our company website (Web Forms) for a number of years. I am currently in the process of rewriting our site for MVC and am incorporating Kendo UI to help with custom inputs (such as date pickers) and intend to also use it for its spreadsheet capabilities (such as being able to copy and paste to/from Excel).
  • It is easy to install and integrate into a project.
  • It fits cleanly into existing frameworks, using existing syntax - I can type @Html.Kendo().DatePickerFor(m => m.DateAdded) to input a date picker control.
  • I cannot put the Kendo UI script tag at the bottom of the page (which is suggested to improve load times).
  • After an AJAX post, DatePickers recreate the k-calendar-container element. So I had to build a "cleanKendo" function that runs after every post to prevent the DOM from being filled with superfluous elements.
  • Kendo UI saves me having to take the time to search online for or build my own custom controls.
  • Based on my previous experience with jQuery UI (it's been a while), Kendo UI elements have sleeker themes and greater functionality than jQuery UI.
It is well suited for situations where you would like custom controls (such as a date picker) to be implemented alongside existing MVC controls. While the syntax is slightly different, the elements are fully functional.