Alpha Anywhere Reviews

Flexibility in choosing the platform and destination and flexibility in choosing the back-end data set. I love how much you can do, without having to resort to writing code

I wish there was a place I could call, when I ran into an obstacle. If I can't get an answer to my problem, I have to hire an independent consultant on an hourly basis. I'd rather pay a fee to get access to a phone line that could help me.

Thanks for your feedback, Philip!

The ability to develop very robust web based an mobile applications with little coding. The applications I have developed are very stable in use.

The development platform has a tendency to be unstable. It is not unusual for the software to lock up during use. I have used the software on a number of machines with similar results, it can just lock up with no recovery at any time. I would recommend saving work often. The platform uses a number of programing languages such as, HTML, JavaScript, Jason, and Xbasic. Each is a little different and can get frustrating when coding.

The software makes it easy to create a quick and dirty application in little time as long as it is a simple application

Complicated applications require a very advanced understanding of javascript and xbasic. The annual cost that Alpha Software charges increases a lot every time that I renew the licence.

Hi, Randy - We appreciate your review of Alpha Software. Thank you! Re: Complexity - Consider Alpha Mentoring for help you with any challenges you run into. Or consider our no-code product Alpha TransForm, https://www.alphasoftware.com/alpha-transform-overview-and-free-trial Re: Pricing - Historically, we've kept our prices extremely low and have slowly increased price to reflect advanced and...

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Development with this software is extremely rapid. I really like that Alpha Anywhere does the heavy lifting in terms of taking care of all the behind the scene coding. Yet at the same time you are completely free to customize any and all code to your hearts content. In that regard it is the perfect software for both the novice and seasoned pro. Alpha is continually moving forward with new and exciting capabilities. Support is great and the online Forum community is vibrant, active and willing to help when needed.

Maybe a little expensive for non-corporate customers.

Simple to build complex security. Connects seamlessly to multiple data sources. No restriction on how many database connections per page. The message board is well supported. There are 1,000 plus short videos that explain most features. You can always add to the basic structure whether it is Bootstrap or AngularJS

Sometimes if you are determined to use your own CSS and Html within a component then there is a little work to neutralise the base Alpha page setup.

-Includes numerous built-in-features such as mapping integration, calendar, PhoneGap. -Speed to develop. -Supportive User Community -Reasonable price

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Full featured and constantly improving.

There is so much to this product that at times it is difficult to find the functionality that I'm looking for.

Ease of use, wide variety of features, how it ties into SQL and javascript

Not widely known and often have to explain to clients who Alpha Software is

great support from developers, multi-platform, "does everything"

the systems and apps developed sometimes need a visual "polish" (the built-in templates/designs are being refreshed I believe)

The thing I like best about Alpha Anywhere is how incredibly easy it is use it, even for users that aren't experienced. Another thing is that's, considering the features it's packed with, it's really quite affordable. Most other solutions with similar features are far more expensive than Alpha Anywhere. I also love the support I get from the team behind this software. They're great to work with, knowledgeable and constantly improving the product.

The only thing I can complain about is the rather limited documentation, though it's not really a big problem as the software is very easy to use and they have great support if one ever needs them.

Thanks for the review, Frank. We're pleased to hear you enjoy the product. We are continually working to improve our documentation and appreciate the feedback.

It is a powerful solution for highly customized applications. It allows creating web pages with dynamic data quickly with little code. It has a lot to offer to developers who need to get information from users and display that information to other users. It connects to many if not all external servers. It allows for a complex security system that gives the access to those that need it and restricts it to those that don't need or shouldn't have it.

It gets pretty complicated and the pricing just doubled. The application uses a lot of resources, so make sure your computer can handle it when you are dealing with a lot of data and controls. Ther server is stable, but I do need to restart it when I get a lot of users, maybe a once a week, I hope an update will fix that.

I have been using Alpha Software more than 10 years in various settings (from nonprofit to commercials). It requires very little knowledge to develop an app. The more you create DB apps, the better you get. The best part I like about alpha five is how interactive and less coding the development environment is.

Which X-basic was more interaction. Sometime I ran into issue with the builtin PDF printer on windows 2012 server. It does not work correctly. Also, I wish the web app development was as simple as creating desktop app.

Easy and flexibility

Documentation and finding the syntax for uncommon features.

One tool for web and mobile on all platforms. Regular new features. Outstanding support. Always multiple options to skin the cat.

Documentation fragmented. Pricy (but bearable). Sales is a bit spamming.

Ease of use, speed to solution

Messy code is created, bugs exist in IDE, slow release cycle

Powerful, flexible, and affordable. A very unique combination to have all 3 in 1 platform

The XBasic backend. They have alternatives such as node.js but I have a .net background and so the first few months it takes a little bit to do any of the advanced stuff while you fumble around learning the equivalent syntax.

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The rate at which the product evolves and keeps up with what is current and relevant requirements in the business world

I am based in South Africa and the user base here is not as prominent as in the USA. More face to face developer interactions would have been great

Extremly easy to start being productive. Extremely powerful when you become more expert. If you are trying to run away from MS Access this is the way to go.

It is huge, there are lots and lots of features and is evolving very fast. It is difficult to keep with all the new features.

Provides a one stop solution and a great environment and tools for every aspect of desktop, web, mobile and SaaS application development in one complete package. It especially shines in mobile application offline support. You can be hugely productive without writing any or very little code.

No drag and drop form designer (but has genies and other tools that make this much less of a problem once you understand it)

- Quick and easy to setup on a development machine - Lots of powerful tools at your hands - Makes mobile development easy to use and teach others to use - Free trial - Well worth the price

- Can be buggy at times - Support is limited

Thanks for your review! Glad you like the product. We're constantly working to improve support and response times. Thanks for the candid feedback.

Its ease and cost

a lot of bugs in releases

multi-platform, great support

the UI can be cumbersome at times

Smooth sailing, Once setup it worked smoothly

Depends on very few developers, Limited with updates

Ease of use

Non that I can think of.