Obout controls in C# .Net

Question

Is anyone using the Obout controls in C# .Net? How would you rate these controls, especially the Grid Control?

Answer 1

I used their tree for a project. Not bad for free controls.

Answer 2

I was thoroughly impressed with them. Of all the other control sets out there (infragistics, telerik) this is the only (more than) respectable one I've worked with that was 1) free! and 2) lightweight!. The only caveat to Obout is I had trouble with merging some of these controls and some of the stock AJAX components.

Infragistics is by far my favorite (my comment about Obout being "lightweight" is in comparison with the heavy use of viewstate in some of the Infragistics controls) but it's around 1000-1500 a seat, so it can get expensive if you have a larger team.

Answer 3

I like obout for their simplicity and functionality. They have pretty good documentation and samples of almost everything. And they cost a fraction of price than others (Componentart/Telerik). I am currently testing their Grid control ( after I gave up on Componentart grid for client side functionality) and find it pretty straightforward.

Answer 4

I purchased the license a few years ago and have been using it ever since. The support is pretty good and the controls are great. I have looked at some of the other vendors (telerik, etc) but haven't moved any where because of cost transition. The nice thing with obout is that I bought it a few years ago and they still give me free updates. That may change inthe future, but for now, its great. The products work as expected and they are always making updates to the software.

Answer 5

I like obout for their lightweight'ness. Their licensing policy is very fair (pay once free updates for life) and they also give (free) educational licenses.

However, I had to use Developer Express on one of my projects and never looked back since. Very powerful and not as bloated as Infragistics.

Basically, if you decide to go obout way, you probably will not regret it.