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Add to SafariWhen comparing Xojo vs Prima, the Slant community recommends Prima for most people. In the question“What are the best cross-platform GUI toolkits?” Prima is ranked 25th while Xojo is ranked 29th.
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Pros
Pro Easy to use
Easy to make compiled native apps.
Pro Thorough documentation
Pro Open source
Pro Stable
Pro Easy to use
Great for beginners and gurus alike.
Pro Relatively compact codebase
167K SLOC in 2022.
Pro Consistent look and behavior across platforms
Pro Visual builder included
Pro Free/gratis
Pro BSD license
Pro Mature
Since 2001 on CPAN website.
Cons
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.
Con Old-looking by default
Con No mobile support
