remobjects.com

What It Is

RemObjects Software is a long-established developer tools vendor. According to its official website, it has spent more than 20 years focusing on tools and libraries that developers love. Its offering is not a single IDE, but a toolchain covering compilers, IDEs, networking, database access, legacy system integration, a Git client, and an AI coding assistant, aimed at developers working with .NET, Delphi/C++Builder, Cocoa, Java/Android, and more.

Core Capabilities

Elements is its core development toolchain, supporting six languages: Oxygene, C#, Swift, Java, Go, and Mercury. It can build native applications for platforms including .NET, Java, Cocoa, Android, Windows, Linux, and WebAssembly. It provides Fire on Mac, Water on Windows, Visual Studio integration, and command-line tools. Remoting SDK addresses cross-platform server-client communication, allowing services to be exposed and client proxies generated with minimal networking boilerplate. Data Abstract focuses on secure, scalable multi-tier database access, with an emphasis on Schema, DA SQL, and efficient data transport. Hydra is suited for combining Delphi, .NET, Java, or Elements code and UI into modular Windows applications. Other products include GitBrowser, CodeBot, and the upcoming Campfire.

Pricing

The official website states that its seven commercial products are available as 30-day trial downloads, and that The Suite can bundle multiple products into a subscription. It also mentions that Silver or GitBrowser can be obtained for free. RemObjects Script for .NET and Pascal Script are explicitly described as free and open source. Specific pricing was not found in the captured text.

Pros and Cons

The main advantages are its extremely broad platform and language coverage, along with its emphasis on preserving native APIs rather than taking a lowest-common-denominator approach to cross-platform development. It offers detailed support for mature ecosystems such as .NET, Delphi, Cocoa, and Java, and its commercial libraries include full source code. The downsides are that the product lineup is relatively complex, and new users will need time to understand the boundaries between components such as Elements, Data Abstract, Remoting SDK, and Hydra. Some products are still marked as coming soon, and pricing transparency is limited.

Who It’s For

It is best suited to intermediate and advanced developers and enterprise teams that need to maintain cross-platform native applications over the long term, have legacy Delphi/.NET codebases, or need to build multi-tier database systems or distributed services. If you only need lightweight scripting, standard web development, or prefer a fully open-source stack, it may not be the first choice.

Access in China

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