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Blazor

515
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+ 1
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Knack

15
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+ 1
2
Retool

160
206
+ 1
0
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Pros of Blazor
Pros of Knack
Pros of Retool
  • 62
    Uses C#
  • 48
    No need to learn separate language or technology
  • 41
    Supports making a single page application
  • 39
    Tight integration with .NET project
  • 37
    Uses .NET standard library
  • 30
    Very little JavaScript required
  • 29
    Components
  • 27
    Shared classes between client and server
  • 27
    No need to compile, bundle and deploy separately
  • 24
    Cross Platform
  • 21
    Has Server AND Client hosting models
  • 18
    Very easy JavaScript interop if required
  • 17
    Third party state management i.e. Blazor-State
  • 14
    App state can be managed singleton objects
  • 4
    Portable Code across Mobile, Web and Desktop
  • 2
    Work with Electron/MAUI
  • 2
    Web Apps
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    Cons of Blazor
    Cons of Knack
    Cons of Retool
    • 4
      Initial load time
    • 2
      Hard to inject javascript
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        What is Blazor?

        Blazor is a .NET web framework that runs in any browser. You author Blazor apps using C#/Razor and HTML.

        What is Knack?

        Build simple web apps like a member directory, job listings, employee time tracking, business directory, contact directory, product catalogue, or equipment tracker.

        What is Retool?

        Retool is the fast way to build internal tools. Drag-and-drop our building blocks and connect them to your databases and APIs to build your own tools, instantly. Built by developers, for developers. Trusted by startups and Fortune 500s.

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          What are some alternatives to Blazor, Knack, and Retool?
          React
          Lots of people use React as the V in MVC. Since React makes no assumptions about the rest of your technology stack, it's easy to try it out on a small feature in an existing project.
          JavaScript
          JavaScript is most known as the scripting language for Web pages, but used in many non-browser environments as well such as node.js or Apache CouchDB. It is a prototype-based, multi-paradigm scripting language that is dynamic,and supports object-oriented, imperative, and functional programming styles.
          Vaadin
          It is the fastest way to build web applications in Java. It automates the communication between your server and the browser and gives you a high-level component API for all Vaadin components
          Xamarin
          Xamarin’s Mono-based products enable .NET developers to use their existing code, libraries and tools (including Visual Studio*), as well as skills in .NET and the C# programming language, to create mobile applications for the industry’s most widely-used mobile devices, including Android-based smartphones and tablets, iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
          Flutter
          Flutter is a mobile app SDK to help developers and designers build modern mobile apps for iOS and Android.
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