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Kendo UI may be the most complete set of UI components on the planet!
Updated October 20, 2020

Kendo UI may be the most complete set of UI components on the planet!

Marc Sirois | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Progress Kendo UI

The IT Development team uses Kendo UI to develop in house Line of Business web applications. These applications collect and report on transportation accidents + incidents across Canada. Kendo UI enables us to provide a powerful and consistent UI across all applications for the organization. Components such as the Grid and the Combobox are used and customized extensively. Users enjoy a consistent experience across all applications.
  • The grid control provides a powerful way to present tabular data. This includes sorting, grouping, customizing the grid content/headers, and export to Excel spreadsheet
  • The combobox is powerful and easy to customize based on need (server filtering, in-line images, predictive text)
  • The dataviz components make it ridiculously easy to visualise data. Using a JSON source, it will produce beautiful graphs and charts.
  • The AngularJS controls lack some features
  • Certain UI components have not been updated in a while, or are more difficult to customize.
  • The CSS themes are somewhat lacking.
  • Reduce development time dramatically.
  • Provide consistent UI's across all applications.
  • Users have become familiar with the functionality.
According to our needs Kendo UI offers the most complete library of controls and plugins. The grid, combobox and autocomplete controls were an absolute must to meet our needs. Kendo UI's reputation and the fact that many developers were already familiar with it also contributed to our choice. We wanted to avoir having numerous 3rd party libraries. With Kendo UI, we have one toolkit for all our controls.

Do you think Progress Kendo UI delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Progress Kendo UI's feature set?

Yes

Did Progress Kendo UI live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Progress Kendo UI go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Progress Kendo UI again?

Yes

Once you learn the basics, the same concepts can be applied to all the features. Its API is easy to navigate and is documented thoroughly. When something isn't clear, chances are someone has already had the same issue.
There are some edge cases when we needed something ultra-customized which the API didn't support. In those cases we were able to use JavaScript or other means as a workaround.
I haven't had much interaction with the Kendo UI. The few tickets I raised were answered promptly. I am almost always better served by searching their knowledge base or various forums. One of the strength of the product is its popularity, which makes it easier to find support and answers to common questions.
It's well suited for smaller development teams looking to deliver on a tight schedule.
As for any toolkit, it's important to establish development standards that everyone adheres to.
Less appropriate for teams that need to control every detail of the UI. The CSS is not super intuitive to tweak, and sometimes near impossible. If you require 100% control of the look and feel, this product may not be right for you.