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    Why choose Syncfusion® Xamarin UI over Other Vendors?

    Unique controls

    The Syncfusion® Xamarin suite has unique controls such as Avatar View, Backdrop, Calculation Engine, Cards, Carousel View, Chat, DataSource, Diagram, Effects View, Expander, Kanban Board, Parallax View, Picker, PowerPoint, Radial Menu, Radio Button, Range Selector, Rotator, Shimmer, StepProgressBar.

    155+ Xamarin UI Controls

    All the controls are truly native, modern, and lightweight.

    Performance

    Every control is fine-tuned to work with a high volume of data.

    Document processing libraries

    Create powerful mobile apps for viewing and editing Excel, PDF, Word, and PowerPoint files.

    Target platforms

    Write code once and run it on iOS, Android, UWP, WPF, and macOS platforms.

    MVVM support

    Controls are compatible with the MVVM pattern and work with all popular MVVM frameworks.

    Frequent updates

    Get minor improvements and bug fixes every week to stay up to date with the latest Xamarin.Forms version.

    Free, unlimited support

    Utilize direct support from our Xamarin development team along with live chat support with no additional charges.

    Interactive Xamarin demos

    330+ interactive Xamarin real-time samples for easy plug-and-play to save development time.

    Weekly NuGet updates

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

    Localization

    Build applications easily for global audiences with various languages and cultures.

    G2 Review

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

    Free Community License

    Get unlimited access to our 155+ Xamarin controls and you can also get free unlimited access to over 1,900 controls for Syncfusion® Essential Studio® products through the Community License. No credit card required.

    Xamarin UI Kit

    The Xamarin UI Kit offers a set of easy-to-use, extendable, and adaptable XAML UI pages (100+ UI templates) crafted for Xamarin.Forms applications. These pages cover the most generic mobile, desktop, and tablet UI patterns and are designed to enhance the end-user experience.

    Unique components

    The Syncfusion® Xamarin suite has unique controls such as Avatar View, Backdrop, Calculation Engine, Cards, Carousel View, Chat, DataSource, Diagram, Effects View, Expander, Kanban Board, Parallax View, Picker, PowerPoint, Radial Menu, Radio Button, Range Selector, Rotator, Shimmer, StepProgressBar.

    155+ Xamarin UI Controls

    All the controls are truly native, modern, and lightweight.

    Performance

    Every control is fine-tuned to work with a high volume of data.

    Document processing libraries

    Create powerful mobile apps for viewing and editing Excel, PDF, Word, and PowerPoint files.

    Target platforms

    Write code once and run it on iOS, Android, UWP, WPF, and macOS platforms.

    MVVM support

    Controls are compatible with the MVVM pattern and work with all popular MVVM frameworks.

    Frequent updates

    Get minor improvements and bug fixes every week to stay up to date with the latest Xamarin.Forms version.

    Free, unlimited support

    Utilize direct support from our Xamarin development team along with live chat support with no additional charges.

    Interactive Xamarin demos

    Free 100+ UI templates and real-time samples for easy plug-and-play to save development time.

    Weekly NuGet updates

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

    Localization

    Build applications easily for global audiences with various languages and cultures.

    G2 Review

    In G2 Review, more than 390+ users reviewed Syncfusion. Other vendors’ count is less.

    Free Community License

    Get unlimited access to our 155+ Xamarin controls and you can also get free, unlimited access to over 1,900 controls in Syncfusion® Essential Studio® products through the Community License. No credit card required.

    Xamarin UI Kit

    The Xamarin UI Kit offers a set of easy-to-use, extendable, and adaptable XAML UI pages (100+ UI templates) crafted for Xamarin.Forms applications. These pages cover the most generic mobile, desktop, and tablet UI patterns and are designed to enhance the end-user experience.

    Syncfusion® Xamarin vs other vendors’ components

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

    Yes

    No

    Some of them not having

    CONTROLS

    The Syncfusion® native Xamarin control library offers 155+ UI and data visualization web controls that are responsive and lightweight for building modern web apps.

    GRID
    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors
    Data Grid

    Yes

    Yes

    DATA VISUALIZATION
    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors
    Barcode

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Charts

    Yes

    Yes

    Circular Gauge

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Diagram

    Yes

    No

    Digital Gauge

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Linear Gauge

    Yes

    Intermediate

    HeatMap Chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Maps

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Range Selector

    Yes

    No

    Sparkline

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Sunburst Chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    TreeMap

    Yes

    Intermediate

    NAVIGATION
    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors
    Navigation Drawer

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Radial Menu

    Yes

    No

    Rotator

    Yes

    No

    Tabbed View

    Yes

    Intermediate

    TreeView

    Yes

    Intermediate

    EDITORS
    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors
    AutoComplete

    Yes

    Intermediate

    CheckBox

    Yes

    Yes

    ComboBox

    Yes

    Yes

    DataForm

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Date Picker

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Masked Entry

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Numeric Entry

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Numeric Updown

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Picker

    Yes

    No

    Radio Button

    Yes

    No

    Range Slider

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Rating

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Rich Text Editor

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Segmented Control

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Signature Pad

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Time Picker

    Yes

    Intermediate

    CALENDARS
    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors
    Scheduler

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Calendar

    Yes

    No

    BUTTONS
    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors
    Button

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Chips

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Switch

    Yes

    Intermediate

    LAYOUT
    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors
    Accordion

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Backdrop

    Yes

    No

    Border

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Cards

    Yes

    No

    Carousel View

    Yes

    No

    Expander

    Yes

    No

    ListView

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Parallax View

    Yes

    No

    Popup

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Text Input Layout

    Yes

    Intermediate

    NOTIFICATION
    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors
    Badge View

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Busy Indicator

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Progress Bar

    Yes

    Intermediate

    StepProgressBar

    Yes

    No

    Pull to Refresh

    Yes

    Intermediate

    PROJECT MANAGEMENT
    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors
    Kanban Board

    Yes

    No

    MISCELLANEOUS
    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors
    Avatar View

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Calculation Engine

    Yes

    No

    DataSource

    Yes

    No

    Effects View

    Yes

    No

    Shimmer

    Yes

    No

    CHAT
    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors
    Chat

    Yes

    No

    Chart Types
    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors
    100% Stacked area chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    100% Stacked bar chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    100% Stacked column chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    100% Stacked line chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Area chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Bar chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Bubble chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Candle chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Column chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Combination chart/Mixed chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Doughnut chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Funnel chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Histogram chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Line chart

    Yes

    Yes

    OHLC chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Pie chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Polar chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Pyramid chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Radar chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Range area chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Range column chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Scatter chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Spline area chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Spline chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Spline range area chart

    Yes

    Yes

    Stacked area chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Stacked bar chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Stacked column chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Stacked line chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Step area chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Step line chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Waterfall chart

    Yes

    Intermediate

    FILE FORMAT FRAMEWORKS

    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors
    Excel

    Yes

    Intermediate

    PDF

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Word

    Yes

    Intermediate

    PowerPoint

    Yes

    No

    VIEWER/EDITOR

    Controls

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors
    Image Editor

    Yes

    Intermediate

    PDF Viewer

    Yes

    Intermediate

    HIGHLIGHTS

    The Syncfusion® Xamarin 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  

    Unique controls: Avatar View, Backdrop, Calculation Engine, Cards, Carousel View, Chat, DataSource, Diagram, Effects View, Expander, Kanban Board, Parallax View, Picker, PowerPoint, Radial Menu, Radio Button, Range Selector, Rotator, Shimmer, StepProgressBar, and more 

    Yes

    No

    Individual component Nuget packages  

    Yes

    No

    Controls are designed and manufactured to provide the best performance  

    Yes

    Yes

    Active development community

    Yes

    Yes

    Frequent updates

    Yes

    Yes

    Supports document processing libraries like Excel, PDF, Word, and PowerPoint.

    Yes

    Intermediate

    EXCLUSIVE FEATURE SETS

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

    ControlFeatures

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors
    AccordionBindable Layout support

    Yes

    No

    AutoComplete/ AutoComplete EditAuto drop-down placement

    Yes

    No

    AutoComplete/ AutoComplete EditDataTable support

    Yes

    No

    AutoComplete/ AutoComplete EditHandling the closing of the drop-down

    Yes

    No

    AutoComplete/ AutoComplete EditLoad more customization

    Yes

    No

    BUSY INDICATORMaterial animation

    Yes

    No

    ButtonAccessibility

    Yes

    No

    CalculateCalculate library with extensive calculation support

    Yes

    No

    ChartsError bar chart

    Yes

    No

    ChartsZero-sized bubbles

    Yes

    No

    Chip GroupDataTemplateSelector

    Yes

    No

    ChipsAccessibility

    Yes

    No

    Circular GaugePrint and export

    Yes

    No

    Circular GaugeRange drag

    Yes

    No

    Circular GaugeStart and end width support in needle pointer

    Yes

    No

    Circular GaugeImage export

    Yes

    No

    Circular GaugeDragging events

    Yes

    No

    Circular GaugeStep frequency

    Yes

    No

    ComboBoxDataTable support

    Yes

    No

    ComboBoxAuto drop-down placement

    Yes

    No

    ComboBoxXamarin.Forms WPF platform support

    Yes

    No

    ComboBoxHandling the closing of the drop-down

    Yes

    No

    ComboBoxHighlighting the text

    Yes

    No

    ComboBoxLoad more customization

    Yes

    No

    Data GridStacked headers support

    Yes

    No

    Data GridSupport to disable diagonal scrolling

    Yes

    No

    Data GridItemsSource selector support for picker column type

    Yes

    No

    Data GridDisable selection or navigation to columns

    Yes

    No

    Data GridRectangular shape of numeric buttons in data pager

    Yes

    No

    Data GridVertical border support for summary rows

    Yes

    No

    Data GridCustomize border for specific cells

    Yes

    No

    Data GridCell navigation

    Yes

    No

    Data GridAuto-swipe distance

    Yes

    No

    Data GridCell navigation

    Yes

    No

    DatePickerNew Date Formats

    Yes

    No

    Excel LibraryExport Excel data to JSON files

    Yes

    No

    Excel LibraryExport Excel notes to PDF

    Yes

    No

    Excel LibraryExcel to PDF enhancements

    Yes

    No

    Excel LibraryConvert Excel charts with images and shapes to a PDF or image

    Yes

    No

    Excel LibraryConvert data bars and color scales of conditional formats to PDF

    Yes

    No

    Excel LibraryConvert Excel form controls to PDF AcroForm fields or flattened images

    Yes

    No

    Excel LibraryEnhancements in XlsIO

    Yes

    No

    Excel ReportingExcel chart enhancements

    Yes

    No

    Excel ReportingTrace precedents and dependents enhancements

    Yes

    No

    File ManagerIBM Cloud Object Storage

    Yes

    No

    Heatmap ChartTrim support

    Yes

    No

    Image EditorImage filter support

    Yes

    No

    Image EditorSupport to add read-only text

    Yes

    No

    Image EditorDisable resizing support for text, shapes, and custom views

    Yes

    No

    Image EditorUnique ID support

    Yes

    No

    Image EditorHide the delete icon button

    Yes

    No

    Image EditorColor palette circle size

    Yes

    No

    Image EditorTilt the image at a -45 to 45 degree angle

    Yes

    No

    Image EditorSimple and double-arrow line shapes

    Yes

    No

    IndicatorsStep Progressbar

    Yes

    No

    MapsMarker alignment support

    Yes

    No

    MapsBring selected marker to top

    Yes

    No

    MapsAnimation for changing the position

    Yes

    No

    Masked EntryCursor position and position changing event

    Yes

    No

    Masked EntrySelect all text on focus

    Yes

    No

    Masked EntrySpell check and text prediction

    Yes

    No

    Masked EntryPassword character support for unmasked fields

    Yes

    No

    NavigationCarousel

    Yes

    No

    NavigationRadial Menu

    Yes

    No

    Numeric EntryAvoid generating decimal digits when unfocused

    Yes

    No

    PDF LibraryRedact annotation

    Yes

    No

    PDF LibraryCloud style annotation

    Yes

    No

    PDF LibraryPdf417Barcode

    Yes

    No

    PDF LibrarySign PDF documents externally using hash

    Yes

    No

    PDF LibraryDetect blank PDF page

    Yes

    No

    PDF LibraryDetect PDF conformance

    Yes

    No

    PDF LibraryAnnotation import and export

    Yes

    No

    PDF LibraryEAN-13 and EAN-8 barcodes

    Yes

    No

    PDF LibraryRead and edit JavaScript PDF actions

    Yes

    No

    PDF LibraryZUGFeRD 2.1

    Yes

    No

    PDF LibraryDeferred signing

    Yes

    No

    PDF LibraryElliptic curve digital signature algorithm (ECDSA)

    Yes

    No

    PDF LibraryDraw HTML styled text

    Yes

    No

    PDF LibraryRotate the form fields

    Yes

    No

    PDF LibraryArabic text drawing

    Yes

    No

    PDF LibraryLock digital signature in PDF

    Yes

    No

    PDF LibraryAnimation support in 3D annotations

    Yes

    No

    PDF ViewerAccessibility support

    Yes

    No

    PDF ViewerCustom stamp annotation

    Yes

    No

    PDF ViewerAsynchronous PDF loading and cancellation

    Yes

    No

    PDF ViewerCustomize the position of handwritten signatures

    Yes

    No

    PDF ViewerDisable annotation interaction

    Yes

    No

    PDF ViewerTiled rendering in Android

    Yes

    No

    PDF ViewerEnable or disable built-in toolbar dynamically

    Yes

    No

    Pdf ViewerFlatten the annotations on initial loading

    Yes

    No

    PDF ViewerAdd, select, and deselect annotations

    Yes

    No

    PDF ViewerCloud border style for shape annotations

    Yes

    No

    PDF ViewerPolygon and cloud shape annotations

    Yes

    No

    PDF ViewerCustomize each ink stroke separately

    Yes

    No

    PDF ViewerCoordinates conversion

    Yes

    No

    PDF ViewerRestrict annotation interactions

    Yes

    No

    PDF ViewerSticky note annotations

    Yes

    No

    PDF ViewerStamp annotation with appearance images

    Yes

    No

    PDF ViewerInk eraser

    Yes

    No

    PDF ViewerCustom bookmarks

    Yes

    No

    PopupBlurred overlay background

    Yes

    No

    PopupAutosize support

    Yes

    No

    PopupSupport to customize overlay background

    Yes

    No

    PopupRuntime refresh

    Yes

    No

    Radio ButtonGroup Key

    Yes

    No

    Radio ButtonAccessibility

    Yes

    No

    Range SliderBorder color and rounded corners

    Yes

    No

    Range SliderAllow drag range options

    Yes

    No

    Rich Text EditorEnable or disable system keyboard

    Yes

    No

    Rich Text EditorConfigure the HTML tag for enter key

    Yes

    No

    SchedulerAuto height support for time intervals

    Yes

    No

    Segmented ControlAuto scroll support for selected segment items

    Yes

    No

    TabViewUI virtualization

    Yes

    No

    TabViewAuto tab width support

    Yes

    No

    Text Input LayoutAutocomplete and Combo box support

    Yes

    No

    Text Input LayoutSome customizations - Outline corner radius support

    Yes

    No

    Text Input LayoutSome customizations - Container background color support

    Yes

    No

    TreeViewNode height support

    Yes

    No

    Word LibrarySEQ fields

    Yes

    No

    Word LibraryTrack changes enhancements

    Yes

    No

    Word LibraryFirstColumn and LastColumn in bookmarks

    Yes

    No

    Word LibraryMathematical equations in Word-to-PDF conversion

    Yes

    No

    Word LibraryPaper source settings

    Yes

    No

    Word LibraryShapes in RTF format

    Yes

    No

    Word LibraryWord-to-PDF enhancements

    Yes

    No

    Word LibraryJustify the text in a paragraph, like in Microsoft Word 2013

    Yes

    No

    Word LibraryAutomatically detect font names from themes for East Asian text

    Yes

    No

    Word LibraryDraw double strikethrough and underline styles, like in Microsoft Word

    Yes

    No

    Word LibraryMetadata properties

    Yes

    No

    Word LibraryUpdate word count

    Yes

    No

    Word LibraryWord-to-PDF enhancements

    Yes

    No

    Word LibraryRemove style

    Yes

    No

    Word LibraryPreserves custom shapes in DOCX to PDF conversion

    Yes

    No

    Word LibraryLocale identifier for bidirectional language text

    Yes

    No

    Word LibraryParent comment

    Yes

    No

    Word LibraryWord-to-PDF conversion enhancements

    Yes

    No

    Word LibraryWord-to-PDF enhancement

    Yes

    No

    Word LibraryWord-to-PDF conversion enhancements

    Yes

    No

    Word LibraryWord-to-Markdown conversion

    Yes

    No

    Word LibrarySave chart as image

    Yes

    No

    Word LibraryWeb layout

    Yes

    No

    Word LibraryWord Processor server library in Java

    Yes

    No

    Word LibraryToolbar customization

    Yes

    No

    DEMOS

    Take advantage of 330+ interactive Xamarin 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 controls 

    Yes

    Yes

    View Source code for each controls

    Yes

    Yes

    All the controls in a single demo application

    Yes

    Yes

    Phone, tablet, and desktop form factors supported

    Yes

    Yes

    Problem solving ideas 

    Yes

    Yes

    DOCUMENTATION

    All the features of our Xamarin controls are explained thoroughly with C# code examples, demos, and screenshots in the documentation.

    Features

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors
    Installation and Upgrade Information 

    Yes

    Yes

    System Requirements 

    Yes

    Yes

    Individual NuGet Packages 

    Yes

    No

    Visual Studio Integration 

    Yes

    Yes

    Visual Studio Mac Integration 

    Yes

    Yes

    Explained windows and mac Libraries Package

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Explained all features of the component 

    Yes

    Yes

    Every features explained with well-crafted code examples 

    Yes

    Yes

    UI Kit (100+ UI templates)

    Yes

    No

    EASY DEVELOPMENT

    Easily integrate our Syncfusion® Xamarin controls into your Xamarin apps.

    Features

    Syncfusion®

    Other Vendors
    UI with rich appearance

    Yes

    Yes

    Elegant animations for actions

    Yes

    Yes

    Industry-proven controls

    Yes

    Yes

    Write code once and run it on iOS, Android, UWP, WPF and macOS platforms.

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Minimal impact on the size of your final app.

    Yes

    Yes

    Controls are compatible with the MVVM frameworks.

    Yes

    Yes

    Supports document processing libraries like Excel, PDF, Word, and PowerPoint.

    Yes

    Intermediate

    Explore blogs to keep your knowledge of our Xamarin controls and the Xamarin platform up to date.

    Yes

    Yes

    Explore what has been added recently to make your cross-platform mobile app development even smoother.

    Yes

    Yes

    Deploy to Android & iOS devices

    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.

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