When comparing Chromely vs Sciter, the Slant community recommends Sciter for most people. In the question“What are the best Electron alternatives for cross-platform app development using web technologies?” Sciter is ranked 5th while Chromely is ranked 13th. The most important reason people chose Sciter is:
Support for C++, C#, Delphi, D, Go, Rust, Powerbuilder. See [Go bindings on GitHub](https://github.com/sciter-sdk/go-sciter). The binding for C# on GitHub, [SciterSharp](https://github.com/ramon-mendes/SciterSharp) does not seem to be free: in a commercial product you should acquire a commercial license.
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Pros
Pro Build .NET HTML desktop apps without Node or NPM
Pro Build .NET HTML Chromium CefSharp/CefGlue desktop apps without WinForms or WPF
Pro With Chromely you can build cross-platform desktops using .NET Core
Pro No third-party language translation is required for Chromely
To use Electron in .NET or .NET Core, you will require libraries like Edge.js, Bridge.NET or host Electron in ASP.NET NET like what is used in Electron.NET. No third-party language translation is required for Chromely. It requires just pure C#/VB code.
Pro Multi language
Support for C++, C#, Delphi, D, Go, Rust, Powerbuilder. See Go bindings on GitHub. The binding for C# on GitHub, SciterSharp does not seem to be free: in a commercial product you should acquire a commercial license.
Pro Lightweight
Only a single native DLL.
Cons
Con Chromely is only for .NET/.NET Core development
Con Linux version is not very mature
The Linux version is missing HTML/CSS features when compared to the Windows version.
Con Not fully HTML5 compliant
Lacking HTML5 functionality and W3C standards: grabbing a library like JQuery or Bootstrap and use it in Sciter will not work.
Con Not WYSIWYG
Not WYSIWYG like WebForms or WPF.