RAD Studio Alternatives

RAD Studio is described as 'Embarcadero RAD Studio is the industry’s most powerful rapid application development suite for visually building GUI-intensive, data-driven end-user applications for both native Windows and .NET. RAD Studio includes Delphi, C++Builder and Delphi Prism, enabling you to deliver' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to RAD Studio for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and .NET Framework apps. The best RAD Studio alternative is Microsoft Visual Studio. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Microsoft Visual Studio or Android Studio. Other great apps like RAD Studio are Code::Blocks, Qt Creator, Xcode and MonoDevelop.

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  1. Microsoft Visual Studio icon

    Microsoft Visual Studio

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    Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for building diverse digital solutions. It supports over 36 programming languages, includes a code editor with IntelliSense, a debugger, and designers for GUI, web, and databases. The Community edition is free and integrates with GitHub Copilot.

    108 Microsoft Visual Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • .NET Framework
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    • Microsoft Visual Studio is the most popular Web-based & Windows alternative to RAD Studio.

    • Microsoft Visual Studio is the most popular free alternative to RAD Studio.

    • Microsoft Visual Studio is Free Personal and ProprietaryRAD Studio is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Android Studio icon

    Android Studio

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    Android Studio is a new Android development environment based on IntelliJ IDEA. Similar to Eclipse with Android Development Tools for Eclipse, Android Studio provides...

    75 Android Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
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    Comments about Android Studio as an Alternative to RAD Studio
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    RAD Studio is IDE for C/C++, but Android Studio is IDE for Android

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Android Studio is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to RAD Studio.

    • Android Studio is the most popular Open Source alternative to RAD Studio.

    • Android Studio is Free and Open SourceRAD Studio is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Lazarus icon

    Lazarus

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    Lazarus is a cross-platform IDE for the Free Pascal compiler. It tries to offer a Delphi-like programming experience through its own 'Lazarus Component Library' and supporting many platforms like Windows, OSX, Linux, BSD, Android, iOS and more.

    32 Lazarus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • OpenSolaris
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    Gives the full Delphi experience similar to Delphi 7 (no experience with later versions)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Lazarus is a great RAD Studio alternative.

    • Lazarus is Free and Open SourceRAD Studio is Paid and Proprietary
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  6. Code::Blocks icon

    Code::Blocks

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    Code::Blocks is a free C++ IDE built to meet the most demanding needs of its users. It is designed to be very extensible and fully configurable.

    60 Code::Blocks alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  7. Qt Creator icon

    Qt Creator

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    Qt Creator is a cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE) built for the maximum developer experience. Qt Creator runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS desktop operating systems and allows developers to create software across desktop, mobile, and embedded platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    • Qt Creator is the most popular commercial alternative to RAD Studio.

    • Qt Creator is Paid and Open SourceRAD Studio is Paid and Proprietary
  8. Xcode icon

    Xcode

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    Xcode 14 includes everything you need to develop, test, and distribute apps across all Apple platforms. Leverage the simplicity and power of Swift and SwiftUI with a new multiplatform app experience, code faster with enhanced editor features, and start testing and deploying from...

    52 Xcode alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. MonoDevelop icon

    MonoDevelop

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    MonoDevelop enables developers to write desktop and web applications on Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. It also makes it easy to port .NET applications created with Visual Studio to Linux and Mac OS X maintaining a single code base for all platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • .NET Framework
    • Xamarin Studio
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  11. KDevelop icon

    KDevelop

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    A cross-platform IDE for C, C++, Python, QML/JavaScript and PHP.

    51 KDevelop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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    Notepad.exe

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    Lightweight macOS code editor. Skip the setup, write code, run instantly. Built-in iOS simulator, AI assistance, and Linux support.

    51 Notepad.exe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  13. Bloodshed Dev-C++ icon

    Bloodshed Dev-C++

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    Bloodshed Dev-C++ is a full-featured Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for the C/C++ programming language. It uses Mingw port of GCC (GNU Compiler Collection) as it's compiler. Dev-C++ can also be used in combination with Cygwin or any other GCC based compiler.

    43 Bloodshed Dev-C++ alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  14. SharpDevelop icon

    SharpDevelop

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    #develop (short for SharpDevelop) is a free IDE for C#, VB.NET and Boo projects on Microsoft's .NET platform. It is open-source, and you can download both sourcecode and executables.

    25 SharpDevelop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
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    Ultimate++

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    Ultimate++, also called U++, is a C++ cross-platform rapid application development framework focused on programmers productivity. It includes a set of libraries (GUI, SQL, etc..), and an integrated development environment.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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