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Capability
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Alpha Anywhere
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Telerik
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Cross-platform App Development
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Telerik requires that you use NativeScript to create mobile apps.
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Builds Mobile and Web Apps
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Telerik requires that you use NativeScript to create mobile apps.
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Low Code Architecture
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Most of the development of an Alpha Anywhere app can be built with no code.
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Telerik is aimed at developers and requires coding. Developers must also be comfortable with using the command line.
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Fast On-boarding to the Platform
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It takes a beginner about 90 minutes to build a sophisticated mobile CRUD app in Alpha Anywhere by following a tutorial. Developers in Alpha Anywhere typically become competent (and confident) in about 2 months, and faster with more focused training or mentoring.
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It takes a beginners extensive time and training - in most cases weeks or months - to develop competency in Telerik.
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Support for Citizen Development
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Alpha Anywhere fully supports no-code citizen development by allowing users to create screens, buttons, fields and objects and perform CRUD operations, as well as loging/logout with built-in genies; as well as offering hundreds of predefined actions that developers use use via a list metaphor. Low code blocks can be interspersed with traditional coding. Alpha Anywhere also offers mentoring, which allows citizen developers to work directly 1:1 with a "personal trainer" as they build their apps or get up to speed with the product.
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Telerik does not offer no-code capabilities for citizen developers.
Telerik is aimed at developers who are comfortable with using the command line and writing code.
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Ability to Add Code as Needed
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Alpha Anywhere allows a broad range of control in application design by exposing hundreds of event hooks. [Client-Side: Built in JavaScript Editor features Auto-suggest, makes it easy to reference objects used in the applications. Low JavaScript skills required. Server-Side: Built in Server-Side Editor specifically tailored for building Alpha Anywhere Applications, features Auto-suggest and other helper tools to make server-side scripting easier. Low programming skills required.]
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Telerik requires coding.
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Speed of Developing/Updating Apps
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Alpha Anywhere includes a local version of its server that runs on the developer’s machine and can instantly show changes, just by clicking the refresh button.
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Telerik requires coding to update apps – adding significant wait times and reducing efficiency in the develop/test cycle.
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Ease of Data Integration
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Alpha Anywhere provides many tools for working with REST services, JSON Data, XML, SOAP and oData. Plus it lets you quickly change data sources when you switch from development to deployment. [Working with External Data: Alpha Anywhere includes native SQL drivers for all popular SQL backends (SQL Server, MySQL, MariaDB, and many others). Alpha Anywhere uses connection strings that allow access to thousands of tables at once. For Web services, Alpha Anywhere supports the oData standard to allow developers to inspect and connect to external data structures. Working with Internal Data: Alpha supports ONLY external databases – so there are no restrictions in the use of 3rd party BI and reporting tools.]
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Integration tools are not built into Telerik and functionality needs to be coded by hand. Telerik does not support quickly changing data sources.
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Built-in, Robust Offline Capability
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Alpha Anywhere has robust offline capability built-in, with data synchronization and intelligent conflict resolution included. Citizen developers can implement this functionality without code.
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Telerik requires some coding for even the most basic of synchronization scenarios.
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Built-in Analytics and Reporting
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Alpha Anywhere includes a built-in banded report writer for server-side reporting. Client-side templating reports can also be generated and viewed offline on a mobile device.
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Telerik reporting is a plugin for third party tools, such as Visual Studio, that includes a UI for creating reports backed by the Telerik Report Server to serve up reports.
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Handling and Storage of Large Image, Audio and Video Files
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Alpha Anywhere allows images to be stored in either local storage or in the devices file system. Media files can be transferred directly between the device and Amazon S3 without going through an application server.
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Telerik requires coding for this functionality.
Kony does not have Amazon S3 integration and does not have special functionality for dealing with large media files.
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Client- and Server-side Report Writer
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Alpha Anywhere includes a built-in banded report writer for server-side reporting. Client-side templating reports can also be generated and viewed offline on a mobile device.
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Telerik reporting is a plugin for third party tools, such as Visual Studio. It relies on HTML and the Telerik Report Server, which only runs on a server.
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Built-in Mobile Optimized Forms Builder to Build Data-Capture Apps in Minutes
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Alpha Anywhere includes mobile optimized form technology. Mobile forms offer speed data capture for forms workers with features like: larger buttons or swipe capabilities for one-handed input; customized keyboards for numbers-only data fields, digital ink, and image capture and annotation that can be done without a stylus. Alpha TransForm enables non-programmers and professional developers to build and deploy enterprise-grade offline mobile data capture apps -- with image, audio and signature capture, offline capability, GPS location capture and more -- in minutes.
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Telerik does not offer custom keyboards, image annotation, or other mobile optimized controls. Data capture apps require coding and cannot be built in minutes.
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One Button Deploy to the Cloud
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Alpha Cloud takes care of installing and maintaining server software needed to run your Alpha Anywhere applications, with one-button deployment to the cloud.
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Telerik does not offer one-button deployment to the cloud.
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Predictable Pricing
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Alpha Anywhere offers transparent pricing based on the number of application servers needed for deployment. As a result, development costs and ongoing costs (TCO) are easy to predict.
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Telerik works by integrating into third party development tools which cost additional fees. The majority of the Telerik Platform was retired on May 10, 2018, requiring that developers turn to other tools such as PhoneGap Build, Kinvey, or NativeScript to build apps.
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