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The best paid alternative to Microsoft Visual Studio is Delphi. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Visual Studio and many of them is paid so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting paid alternatives to Microsoft Visual Studio are RAD Studio, C++ Builder, WeBuilder and My Visual Database.

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  1. Delphi icon
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    Embarcadero Delphi, formerly CodeGear Delphi and Borland Delphi, is a software development environment for Microsoft Windows applications originally developed by Borland and now owned and developed by Embarcadero Technologies.

    41 Delphi alternatives

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    it have a lot of features, it provide fire monkey cross platform user interface. fmx can use 3d in forms. it have also a community edition!

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    • Delphi is Paid and ProprietaryMicrosoft Visual Studio is Free Personal and Proprietary
  2. RAD Studio icon
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    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...

    38 RAD Studio alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Windows
     
  3. C++ Builder icon
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    Modern, fast C++. Four platforms, backed by powerful UI and database frameworks. Enterprise, solo developer, mobile--this is for you. Accelerate your development: spend more time coding, less time on UI design, no time on platform-specific porting.

    14 C++ Builder alternatives

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    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  4. WeBuilder icon
     21 likes

    This all-inclusive code editor is tailored for web developers, boasting fast startup and extensive features. It supports a wide range of languages including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Python, and offers intelligent code completion, advanced navigation, and direct FTP/SFTP/FTPS server editing.

    42 WeBuilder alternatives

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    • Windows
     
  5. A simple development environment databases, without the help of specialists and programming skills, you will create a Windows application databases. It can be as simple telephone directory and accounting system in your business.

    57 My Visual Database alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  6. Appcelerator icon
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    The Appcelerator platform is everything you need to create great, native mobile apps—all from a single JavaScript code base.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Professional visual integrated development environment to create modern HTML5 apps, Web Apps, Progressive Web Apps, Web Extensions and Hybrid apps for both mobile and desktop browsers, Android, iOS, Windows and more.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  8. Wing Python IDE icon
     11 likes

    Wing is a highly customizable Python IDE that uses both static and runtime code analysis to provide auto-completion, call tips, code documentation, goto-definition, find uses, refactoring, and many other features.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. LiveCode icon
     13 likes

    Enables development of cross-platform applications from a single codebase with minimal modification, offering native deployment on Windows, Mac, Linux, web browsers, servers, and mobile devices, with both open-source and proprietary licensing options for royalty-free distribution.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  10. Stadium icon
     4 likes

    Stadium is an easy to use, drag and drop tool to rapidly build and host data-driven web applications. Designed for speed and effortless maintenance, Stadium empowers business professionals to create applications 10x faster than traditional software development methods, all the...

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
     
  11. Zend Studio icon
     32 likes

    Zend Studio for Eclipse combines proven capabilities to create the world’s most powerful IDE for Rich Internet Applications (RIAs). Studio's powerful developer tools combined with Adobe Flex Builder and integration with Zend Framework lets developers build RIAs faster and...

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. Xojo icon
     18 likes

    Real Software and Real Studio are now Xojo. Create your own apps, like commercial or in house apps, games, utilities and more with Xojo! This object-oriented multi-platform development tool enables ordinary people to create extraordinary apps for the Desktop, Web, Console, and...

    38 Xojo alternatives

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    • Linux
     
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