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 Android Studio or Lazarus. 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.

    105 Microsoft Visual Studio alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • .NET Framework
    Microsoft Visual Studio screenshot 1

    Top Microsoft Visual Studio Features

    1.  Code Completion
    2.  Embedded debugger
    3.  NET Support
    4.  Nuget
    5.  VB.NET support
    6.  NET Framework
    7.  Syntax Highlighting
    8.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Autocompletion
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  No registration required

    Microsoft Visual Studio VS RAD Studio

     

    • 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...

    76 Android Studio alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    Android Studio screenshot 1

    Android Studio Features

    1.  Android Development
    2.  Visual Programming
    3.  Java IDE
    4.  Integrated Android Emulator
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Code Completion
    8.  Java based
    9.  Xterm emulation

    Android Studio VS RAD Studio

     
    Comments about Android Studio as an Alternative to RAD Studio
    Guest
    Negative May 14, 2017
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    RAD Studio is IDE for C/C++, but Android Studio is IDE for Android

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    Android Studio icon

    • 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.

    29 Lazarus alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • OpenSolaris
    Running on Windows

    Lazarus Features

    1.  Rad
    2.  Visual design
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Code Formatting
    6.  Autocompletion
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Syntax Highlighting
    9.  Compiles to native assembly code
    10.  Object-oriented Language

    Lazarus VS RAD Studio

     
    Comments about Lazarus as an Alternative to RAD Studio
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    Positive Feb 27, 2019
    0

    Gives the full Delphi experience similar to Delphi 7 (no experience with later versions)

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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
  5. 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.

    59 Code::Blocks alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Code::Blocks screenshot 1

    Code::Blocks Features

    1.  C++
    2.  C support
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Portable
    6.  Support for scripting
    7.  Leadfeeder integration

    Code::Blocks VS RAD Studio

     
  6. 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.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FI flagFinland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Qt Creator screenshot 1

    Qt Creator Features

    1.  Autocompletion
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Code Formatting
    6.  C++
    7.  QT Based
    8.  Visual studio intergration
    9.  Debugging
    10.  Refactoring

    Qt Creator VS RAD Studio

     

    • Qt Creator is the most popular commercial alternative to RAD Studio.

    • Qt Creator is Paid and Open SourceRAD Studio is Paid and Proprietary
  7. 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...

    50 Xcode alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Xcode screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Code Formatting
    4.  Portable
    5. Git icon  Git Support
    6.  Support for MarkDown
    7.  Syntax Highlighting
    8.  Support for scripting
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Autocompletion
    12.  Full-Text Search

    Xcode VS RAD Studio

     
  9. 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.

    29 MonoDevelop alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • .NET Framework
    • Xamarin Studio
    MonoDevelop screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    As of October 2021, the GitHub repository README has been updated to say "This project has not been built nor maintained since January 2020 and has been archived".

    MonoDevelop Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Code Completion
    3. Unity icon  Unity Integration
    4.  Visual Programming
    5.  NET Framework
    6.  Nuget

    MonoDevelop VS RAD Studio

     
  10. KDevelop icon

    KDevelop

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

    51 KDevelop alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    Main window

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Dark Mode
    3. KDE Plasma icon  KDE Plasma integration
    4.  C support
    5.  C++

    KDevelop VS RAD Studio

     
  11. 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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    No longer developed. Last version, 5 Beta 9.2 (4.9.9.2), released on February 21th 2005, is still downloadable, but a maintained version of Dev-C++ with updated code is Orwell Dev-C++ icon Orwell Dev-C++

    Bloodshed Dev-C++ Features

    1.  C++

    Bloodshed Dev-C++ VS RAD Studio

     
  12. 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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
    SharpDevelop on Vista
    Discontinued

    Unfortunately SharpDevelop has been discontinued. It is still a viable alternative for VS for versions until 2016, but it doesn't support C# 7.0 as VS 2017 does. See details: http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/WhatsNew.aspx

    SharpDevelop Features

    1.  C-sharp
    2.  NET Framework
    3.  GUI Designer
    4.  Nuget
    5.  C# Scripting

    SharpDevelop VS RAD Studio

     
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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.

    58 Ultimate++ alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Ultimate++ screenshot 1

    Ultimate++ Features

    1.  Rad
    2.  Widgets
    3.  C++
    4.  Gui Builder

    Ultimate++ VS RAD Studio

     
  14. CodeLite icon

    CodeLite

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    CodeLite is an open-source, cross platform IDE for the C/C++/PHP and Node.js programming languages. CodeLite is known to work on various OSs including:

    47 CodeLite alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • wxWidgets
    CodeLite screenshot 1

    CodeLite Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  C++
    4.  Virtual filesystem

    CodeLite VS RAD Studio

     
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