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    Why choose Syncfusion® WPF UI over Other Vendors?

    100+ controls

    100+ WPF UI controls and document processing libraries with all the essential features you need to build modern WPF applications seamlessly.

    High performance

    All controls are built with smooth performance in mind, which is critical for a good user experience.

    Weekly NuGet updates

    Syncfusion® provides individual NuGet packages by control and weekly NuGet releases for easy development.

    27+ modern themes

    27+ beautifully designed built-in themes that will make your applications stunning. Customize the built-in themes using our WPF Theme Studio .

    Document processing libraries

    Process Excel, PDF, Word, and PowerPoint file formats without the need for Excel or interop.

    Frequent updates

    Four major updates are released every year with new features and controls. To stay up to date, get minor updates and bug fixes every week.

    Dedicated support

    The public forum, feature and feedback page, live chat, and support tickets provide truly unlimited, devoted support.

    Hassle-free licensing

    No hidden fees. Simple and straightforward. Guaranteed.

    G2 reviews

    In G2 Review, more than 400+ users reviewed Syncfusion®. Other vendors count is less.

    Interactive WPF demos

    850+ interactive WPF demos with problem-solving ideas that will reduce your development time. All the controls are touch friendly and render adaptively based on the device, providing optimal user experience on phones, tablets, and desktops.

    Free Community License

    Get unlimited access to our 100+ WPF controls and you can also get our free unlimited access to over 1,800 controls for Syncfusion® Essential Studio® products through the Community License. No credit card required.

    100+ controls

    100+ WPF UI controls and document processing libraries with all the essential features you need to build modern WPF applications seamlessly.

    High performance

    All controls are built with smooth performance in mind, which is critical for a good user experience.

    Weekly NuGet updates

    Syncfusion® provides individual NuGet packages by component and weekly NuGet releases for easy development.

    27+ modern themes

    27+ beautifully designed built-in themes that will make your applications stunning. Customize the built-in themes using our WPF Theme Studio .

    Document processing libraries

    Process Excel, PDF, Word, and PowerPoint file formats without the need for Excel or interop.

    Frequent updates

    Four major updates are released every year with new features and controls. To stay up to date, get minor updates and bug fixes every week.

    Dedicated support

    The public forum, feature and feedback page, live chat, and support tickets provide truly unlimited, devoted support.

    Hassle-free licensing

    No hidden fees. Simple and straightforward. Guaranteed.

    G2 reviews

    More than 390 users have reviewed Syncfusion® on G2.

    Interactive WPF demos

    850+ interactive WPF demos with problem-solving ideas that will reduce your development time. All the components are touch friendly and render adaptively based on the device, providing optimal user experience on phones, tablets, and desktops.

    Free Community License

    Get unlimited access to our 100+ WPF controls and you can also get free, unlimited access to over 1,800 controls in Syncfusion® Essential Studio®products through the Community License. No credit card required.

    The Syncfusion® WPF suite versus other vendors’ components

    Note: Other Vendors denotes Telerik[R2, 2023], DevExpress[V23.1], and MESCIUS[V2, 2023]

    Yes

    No

    Some of them not having

    COMPONENTS

    The Syncfusion® native WPF controls library offers 100+ UI and data visualization web controls that are responsive and lightweight for building modern web apps.

    GRIDS
    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    		Other Vendors
    DataGrid

    Yes

    Yes

    Excel-like Grid

    Yes

    No

    PropertyGrid

    Yes

    Yes

    TreeGrid

    Yes

    Intermediate

    DATA VISUALIZATION

    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    		Other Vendors
    50+ Charts

    Yes

    Yes

    Diagram

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Barcode

    Yes

    Yes

    Bullet Graph

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Digital Gauge

    Yes

    Yes

    Gantt

    Yes

    Yes

    HeatMap

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Kanban Board

    Yes

    No

    Linear Gauge

    Yes

    Yes

    Map

    Yes

    Yes

    Radial Gauge

    Yes

    Yes

    Range Selector

    Yes

    No

    Smith Chart

    Yes

    No

    Sparkline

    Yes

    Yes

    Sunburst Chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Surface Chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    TreeMap

    Yes

    Intermediate

    MODERN THEMES

    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    		Other Vendors
    Theme Studio

    Yes

    Intermediate

    LAYOUT
    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    		Other Vendors
    Docking

    Yes

    Yes

    Tabbed MDI Form

    Yes

    Yes

    Card View

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Carousel

    Yes

    Yes

    Chromeless Window

    Yes

    No

    GridSplitter

    Yes

    No

    Tab Splitter

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Tile View

    Yes

    Yes

    Text Input Layout

    Yes

    Intermediate

    NAVIGATION
    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    		Other Vendors
    Ribbon

    Yes

    Yes

    TabControl

    Yes

    Yes

    TreeView

    Yes

    Yes

    Accordion/Panel Bar

    Yes

    Yes

    BreadCrumb

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Navigation Pane

    Yes

    Yes

    Menu

    Yes

    Yes

    Navigation Drawer

    Yes

    Yes

    Radial Menu

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Tab Navigation

    Yes

    Intermediate

    TaskBar

    Yes

    Intermediate

    ToolBar

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Tree Navigator

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Wizard Control

    Yes

    Intermediate

    INPUT CONTROLS
    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    		Other Vendors
    Calculator

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Color Palette

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Color Picker

    Yes

    Yes

    Color Picker Palette

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Currency TextBox

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Domain Updown

    Yes

    No

    Double TextBox

    Yes

    No

    Integer TextBox

    Yes

    Intermediate

    NumericUpdown

    Yes

    Yes

    Percent TextBox

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Radial Slider

    Yes

    No

    Range Slider

    Yes

    Yes

    Rating

    Yes

    Yes

    MaskedTextBox

    Yes

    Yes

    REPORTING
    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    		Other Vendors
    Report Designer

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Report Writer

    Yes

    No

    Report Viewer

    Yes

    Intermediate

    BUTTONS
    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    		Other Vendors
    Button

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Split Button

    Yes

    Intermediate

    CALENDARS
    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    		Other Vendors
    Calendar

    Yes

    Yes

    DatePicker

    Yes

    Yes

    DateTimePicker

    Yes

    Yes

    Scheduler

    Yes

    Yes

    TimePicker

    Yes

    Yes

    TimeSpan Editor

    Yes

    Intermediate

    BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    		Other Vendors
    Pivot Grid

    Yes

    Yes

    Olap Chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Olap Client

    Yes

    No

    Olap Gauge

    Yes

    No

    Olap Grid

    Yes

    Intermediate

    DATA SCIENCE
    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    		Other Vendors
    Predictive Analytics

    Yes

    No

    MISCELLANEOUS
    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    		Other Vendors
    Calculation Engine

    Yes

    Intermediate

    SpellChecker

    Yes

    Yes

    QTP Addon

    Yes

    No

    FILE FORMAT FRAMEWORKS
    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    		Other Vendors
    Excel

    Yes

    Yes

    PDF

    Yes

    Yes

    Word

    Yes

    Yes

    PowerPoint

    Yes

    No

    LISTS & DROPDOWN

    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    		Other Vendors
    AutoComplete

    Yes

    Intermediate

    CheckedListBox

    Yes

    Yes

    ComboBox

    Yes

    Yes

    Multi Column Dropdown

    Yes

    Yes

    NOTIFICATION

    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    		Other Vendors
    Badge

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Busy Indicator

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Hub Tile

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Notify Icon

    Yes

    Intermediate

    ProgressBar

    Yes

    Yes

    StepProgressBar

    Yes

    Intermediate

    FILE VIEWERS & EDITORS

    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    		Other Vendors
    Image Editor

    Yes

    Intermediate

    PDF Viewer

    Yes

    Intermediate

    RichTextBox

    Yes

    Yes

    Spreadsheet

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Syntax Editor

    Yes

    Intermediate

    CHART TYPES

    Chart Types

    Syncfusion®

    		Other Vendors
    Line chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Bar chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Column chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Area chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Step line chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Step area chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Scatter chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Bubble chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Range column chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Range area chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Spline range area chart

    Yes

    Yes

    HiLo chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Stacked line chart

    Yes

    Yes

    100% stacked line chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Stacked column chart

    Yes

    Yes

    100% stacked column chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Stacked bar chart

    Yes

    Yes

    100% stacked bar chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Stacked area chart

    Yes

    Yes

    100% stacked area chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Pie chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Doughnut chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Pyramid chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Funnel chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Spline chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Spline area chart

    Yes

    Yes

    OHLC chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Candlestick chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Radar chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Polar chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Histogram chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Waterfall chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Box-and-whisker chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Error bar chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    HIGHLIGHTS

    The Syncfusion® WPF suite is a complete control set for building rich user interfaces. Our controls are fast, easy to use, and their documentation contains lots of examples.
    Highlights

    Syncfusion®

    		Other Vendors

    13 Unique controls: Smith Chart, Kanban, QTP Addon, Chromeless Window, Range Selector, Grid Splitter, Domain Updown, Double TextBox, Report Writer, Olap Client, Olap Gauge, Predictive Analytics, PowerPoint and more

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Individual control NuGet packages 

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Controls have been designed and developed to provide the highest performance 

    Yes

    Yes

    Theme Studio – Customize built-in themes 

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Includes .NET Framework and .NET Core Compatibility 

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Document Processing Libraries that allow for easy manipulation 

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Wide range of product demos and training materials 

    Yes

    Yes

    Hassle-free licensing, No hidden fees 

    Yes

    No

    Enterprise-class toolkit for developing stunning applications 

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Frequent updates: To stay up to date, get minor updates and bug fixes every week 

    Yes

    Yes

    EXCLUSIVE FEATURE SETS

    Compared to competitors, Syncfusion® WPF controls have many unique features that benefit users.

    Control

    		Unique Features

    Syncfusion®

    		Other Vendors
    AccordionEmpty Source Message

    Yes

    No

    Charts/3D Chart/Data ChartFinal Values Annotation

    Yes

    No

    Date PickerComboBox-based design

    Yes

    No

    Date PickerEdit date and time like a text box control

    Yes

    No

    Date PickerAdded Today button

    Yes

    No

    Date PickerAdded placeholder property

    Yes

    No

    Date PickerFirst day of week

    Yes

    No

    Date PickerFirst week of the year

    Yes

    No

    Date PickerWeek numbers

    Yes

    No

    Date PickerDate limits

    Yes

    No

    PDF LibraryExternal OCR engine

    Yes

    No

    PDF LibraryLock digital signature in PDF

    Yes

    No

    PDF LibraryAnimation support in 3D annotations

    Yes

    No

    PDF ViewerRender digital signatures

    Yes

    No

    PDF ViewerARM64 support

    Yes

    No

    PowerPoint LibraryPowerPoint-to-PDF conversion enhancements

    Yes

    No

    PowerPoint LibraryFind and replace

    Yes

    No

    Word/Word Library/WordsProcessingWord-to-Markdown conversion

    Yes

    No

    DEMOS

    850+ Interactive WPF demos with problem-solving ideas that will reduce your development time.

    Features 

    Syncfusion®

    		Other Vendors
    Eye catching UI with easy interaction 

    Yes

    Yes

    Real world examples for each components 

    Yes

    Yes

    View Source code for each components 

    Yes

    Yes

    Problem solving ideas 

    Yes

    Yes

    Controls Catalog 

    Yes

    No

    DOCUMENTATION

    All the features of Syncfusion® WPF controls are explained thoroughly with C# code examples, tutorial videos, demos, and screenshots in the documentation.
    Features 

    Syncfusion®

    		Other Vendors
    Installation and Upgrade Information 

    Yes

    Yes

    System Requirements 

    Yes

    Yes

    Individual NuGet Packages 

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Visual Studio Integration 

    Yes

    Yes

    Section 508 Compliance 

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Fluent Theme with elegant UI design 

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Explained all features of the component 

    Yes

    Yes

    Every features explained with well-crafted code examples 

    Yes

    Yes

    .NET Framework and .NET Core Compatibility 

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Documentation Archives 

    Yes

    Intermediate

    EASY DEVELOPMENT

    Easily integrate the tools to blend Syncfusion® WPF controls with your WPF apps.
    Features 

    Syncfusion®

    		Other Vendors
    UI with rich appearance 

    Yes

    Yes

    Configure controls in Visual Studio Toolbox 

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Fluent Theme with elegant UI design 

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Toolbox Installer utility 

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Visual Studio Project Templates 

    Yes

    Yes

    Easily customizable theme studio 

    Yes

    Yes

    Industry-proven components 

    Yes

    Yes

    * This comparison data was sourced from the Syncfusion Essential Studio® 2023 Volume 3 release, and the information was last updated on Sep 15, 2023.

    ** If you have questions about the comparison tables, please contact us.

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