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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 1,800 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 1,800 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's Xamarin vs other vendors’ components

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

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    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
    ControlsSyncfusionOther Vendors
    Data Grid

    DATA VISUALIZATION
    ControlsSyncfusionOther Vendors
    Barcode

    Charts

    Circular Gauge

    Diagram

    Digital Gauge

    Linear Gauge

    HeatMap Chart

    Maps

    Range Selector

    Sparkline

    Sunburst Chart

    TreeMap

    NAVIGATION
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    Navigation Drawer

    Radial Menu

    Rotator

    Tabbed View

    TreeView

    EDITORS
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    AutoComplete

    CheckBox

    ComboBox

    DataForm

    Date Picker

    Masked Entry

    Numeric Entry

    Numeric Updown

    Picker

    Radio Button

    Range Slider

    Rating

    Rich Text Editor

    Segmented Control

    Signature Pad

    Time Picker

    CALENDARS
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    Scheduler

    Calendar

    BUTTONS
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    Button

    Chips

    Switch

    LAYOUT
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    Accordion

    Backdrop

    Border

    Cards

    Carousel View

    Expander

    ListView

    Parallax View

    Popup

    Text Input Layout

    NOTIFICATION
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    Badge View

    Busy Indicator

    Progress Bar

    StepProgressBar

    Pull to Refresh

    PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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    Kanban Board

    MISCELLANEOUS
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    Avatar View

    Calculation Engine

    DataSource

    Effects View

    Shimmer

    CHAT
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    Chat

    Chart Types
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    100% Stacked area chart

    100% Stacked bar chart

    100% Stacked column chart

    100% Stacked line chart

    Area chart

    Bar chart

    Bubble chart

    Candle chart

    Column chart

    Combination chart/Mixed chart

    Doughnut chart

    Funnel chart

    Histogram chart

    Line chart

    OHLC chart

    Pie chart

    Polar chart

    Pyramid chart

    Radar chart

    Range area chart

    Range column chart

    Scatter chart

    Spline area chart

    Spline chart

    Spline range area chart

    Stacked area chart

    Stacked bar chart

    Stacked column chart

    Stacked line chart

    Step area chart

    Step line chart

    Waterfall chart

    FILE FORMAT FRAMEWORKS

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    Excel

    PDF

    Word

    PowerPoint

    VIEWER/EDITOR

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    Image Editor

    PDF Viewer

    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 

    Individual component Nuget packages  

    Controls are designed and manufactured to provide the best performance  

    Active development community

    Frequent updates

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

    EXCLUSIVE FEATURE SETS

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

    ControlFeaturesSyncfusionOther Vendors
    AccordionBindable Layout support

    AutoComplete/ AutoComplete EditAuto drop-down placement

    AutoComplete/ AutoComplete EditDataTable support

    AutoComplete/ AutoComplete EditHandling the closing of the drop-down

    AutoComplete/ AutoComplete EditLoad more customization

    BUSY INDICATORMaterial animation

    ButtonAccessibility

    CalculateCalculate library with extensive calculation support

    ChartsError bar chart

    ChartsZero-sized bubbles

    Chip GroupDataTemplateSelector

    ChipsAccessibility

    Circular GaugePrint and export

    Circular GaugeRange drag

    Circular GaugeStart and end width support in needle pointer

    Circular GaugeImage export

    Circular GaugeDragging events

    Circular GaugeStep frequency

    ComboBoxDataTable support

    ComboBoxAuto drop-down placement

    ComboBoxXamarin.Forms WPF platform support

    ComboBoxHandling the closing of the drop-down

    ComboBoxHighlighting the text

    ComboBoxLoad more customization

    Data GridStacked headers support

    Data GridSupport to disable diagonal scrolling

    Data GridItemsSource selector support for picker column type

    Data GridDisable selection or navigation to columns

    Data GridRectangular shape of numeric buttons in data pager

    Data GridVertical border support for summary rows

    Data GridCustomize border for specific cells

    Data GridCell navigation

    Data GridAuto-swipe distance

    Data GridCell navigation

    DatePickerNew Date Formats

    Excel LibraryExport Excel data to JSON files

    Excel LibraryExport Excel notes to PDF

    Excel LibraryExcel to PDF enhancements

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

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

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

    

    Excel LibraryEnhancements in XlsIO

    Excel ReportingExcel chart enhancements

    Excel ReportingTrace precedents and dependents enhancements

    File ManagerIBM Cloud Object Storage

    Heatmap ChartTrim support

    Image EditorImage filter support

    Image EditorSupport to add read-only text

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

    Image EditorUnique ID support

    Image EditorHide the delete icon button

    Image EditorColor palette circle size

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

    Image EditorSimple and double-arrow line shapes

    IndicatorsStep Progressbar

    MapsMarker alignment support

    MapsBring selected marker to top

    MapsAnimation for changing the position

    Masked EntryCursor position and position changing event

    Masked EntrySelect all text on focus

    Masked EntrySpell check and text prediction

    Masked EntryPassword character support for unmasked fields

    NavigationCarousel

    NavigationRadial Menu

    Numeric EntryAvoid generating decimal digits when unfocused

    PDF LibraryRedact annotation

    PDF LibraryCloud style annotation

    PDF LibraryPdf417Barcode

    PDF LibrarySign PDF documents externally using hash

    PDF LibraryDetect blank PDF page

    PDF LibraryDetect PDF conformance

    PDF LibraryAnnotation import and export

    PDF LibraryEAN-13 and EAN-8 barcodes

    PDF LibraryRead and edit JavaScript PDF actions

    PDF LibraryZUGFeRD 2.1

    PDF LibraryDeferred signing

    PDF LibraryElliptic curve digital signature algorithm (ECDSA)

    PDF LibraryDraw HTML styled text

    PDF LibraryRotate the form fields

    PDF LibraryArabic text drawing

    PDF LibraryLock digital signature in PDF

    PDF LibraryAnimation support in 3D annotations

    PDF ViewerAccessibility support

    PDF ViewerCustom stamp annotation

    PDF ViewerAsynchronous PDF loading and cancellation

    PDF ViewerCustomize the position of handwritten signatures

    PDF ViewerDisable annotation interaction

    PDF ViewerTiled rendering in Android

    PDF ViewerEnable or disable built-in toolbar dynamically

    Pdf ViewerFlatten the annotations on initial loading

    PDF ViewerAdd, select, and deselect annotations

    PDF ViewerCloud border style for shape annotations

    PDF ViewerPolygon and cloud shape annotations

    PDF ViewerCustomize each ink stroke separately

    PDF ViewerCoordinates conversion

    PDF ViewerRestrict annotation interactions

    PDF ViewerSticky note annotations

    PDF ViewerStamp annotation with appearance images

    PDF ViewerInk eraser

    PDF ViewerCustom bookmarks

    PopupBlurred overlay background

    PopupAutosize support

    PopupSupport to customize overlay background

    PopupRuntime refresh

    Radio ButtonGroup Key

    Radio ButtonAccessibility

    Range SliderBorder color and rounded corners

    Range SliderAllow drag range options

    Rich Text EditorEnable or disable system keyboard

    Rich Text EditorConfigure the HTML tag for enter key

    SchedulerAuto height support for time intervals

    Segmented ControlAuto scroll support for selected segment items

    TabViewUI virtualization

    TabViewAuto tab width support

    Text Input LayoutAutocomplete and Combo box support

    Text Input LayoutSome customizations - Outline corner radius support

    Text Input LayoutSome customizations - Container background color support

    TreeViewNode height support

    Word LibrarySEQ fields

    Word LibraryTrack changes enhancements

    Word LibraryFirstColumn and LastColumn in bookmarks

    Word LibraryMathematical equations in Word-to-PDF conversion

    Word LibraryPaper source settings

    Word LibraryShapes in RTF format

    Word LibraryWord-to-PDF enhancements

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

    Word LibraryAutomatically detect font names from themes for East Asian text

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

    Word LibraryMetadata properties

    Word LibraryUpdate word count

    Word LibraryWord-to-PDF enhancements

    Word LibraryRemove style

    Word LibraryPreserves custom shapes in DOCX to PDF conversion

    Word LibraryLocale identifier for bidirectional language text

    Word LibraryParent comment

    Word LibraryWord-to-PDF conversion enhancements

    Word LibraryWord-to-PDF enhancement

    Word LibraryWord-to-PDF conversion enhancements

    Word LibraryWord-to-Markdown conversion

    Word LibrarySave chart as image

    Word LibraryWeb layout

    Word LibraryWord Processor server library in Java

    Word LibraryToolbar customization

    DEMOS

    Take advantage of 330+ interactive Xamarin demos with problem-solving ideas that will reduce your development time.

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    Eye catching UI with easy interaction 

    Real world examples for each controls 

    View Source code for each controls

    All the controls in a single demo application

    Phone, tablet, and desktop form factors supported

    Problem solving ideas 

    DOCUMENTATION

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

    FeaturesSyncfusionOther Vendors
    Installation and Upgrade Information 

    System Requirements 

    Individual NuGet Packages 

    Visual Studio Integration 

    Visual Studio Mac Integration 

    Explained windows and mac Libraries Package

    Explained all features of the component 

    Every features explained with well-crafted code examples 

    UI Kit (100+ UI templates)

    EASY DEVELOPMENT

    Easily integrate our Syncfusion Xamarin controls into your Xamarin apps.

    FeaturesSyncfusionOther Vendors
    UI with rich appearance

    Elegant animations for actions

    Industry-proven controls

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

    Minimal impact on the size of your final app.

    Controls are compatible with the MVVM frameworks.

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

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    * 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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