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When comparing Lazarus vs Xojo, the Slant community recommends Lazarus for most people. In the question“What are the best tools for making a cross-platform application?” Lazarus is ranked 2nd while Xojo is ranked 7th.
Specs
PlatformsWindows, Linux(Even Raspbian), Mac, Android
Visual GUI BuilderYes
Current Version2.2.0
LicenseLGPL
PlatformsWindows, Linux, Mac, Pi, Web,iOS
Visual GUI BuilderYes
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Pros
Pro Free alternative to Delphi.
Pro Easy to use
Easy to make compiled native apps.
Cons
Con Not actually delphi
It's close,. looks and feels the same. But not actually Delphi.
Con Buggy
Has some "weird" bugs according to some.
Con Subscription-based/Not free
Using this product you're betting the company will still be around. If they get bought out by an enterprise that wants to use the tech internally, all they need to do is stop offering subscriptions and suddenly you're scrambling to rebuild your entire app on other technology.
Con No Android support
They plan to eventually support Android, but for now, they only support iOS.