Powering The Presentation Layer

Since started at my new job, I needed to decide on a .NET GUI library to use to save us a load of time when developing our tools. My job involves writing development tools for teams of game developers in the company. These tools need to be as user friendly as possible and look like standard Windows XP applications. That includes things like dockable windows and tool bars, and XP/Visual studio style visual themes. Now I could write that level of functionality myself but it would take ages and cost the company quite a bit of money.

The 2 options available to me really were Syncfusion Essential Tools, or Infragistics NetAdvantage. We used Syncfusion at a previous company, but I tried out both, and thought NetAdvantage to be the stronger of the two products as it was more focused on the UI elements that I would want to use. Also NetAdvantage was a lot cheaper. Our initial license cost about $995 dollars including priority support.