Flex Review - why 5 stars?

Flex Review
ITQlick Score: 62/100
ITQlick Rating:
Pricing: 7/10 - high cost
Category: PDF Software -> Flex review
Ranking:Ranked 6 out of 10 PDF Software systems
Company: Adobe systems
Typical customers: Start up, Small business, Medium business, Large business
Platforms: Desktop, Mobile, Cloud
Links: Flex pricing, Flex alternatives
Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / updated: Jun 01, 2022

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What is Flex?

Adobe Flex is an open source application framework that can help users to create high-performance applications for desktop, browsers, iOS, Android and Blackberry Tablet OS devices. The software offers standards-based programming model and language that supports common design patterns.

Adobe, the company behind Adobe Flex, was founded back in 1982 and is popular for providing digital media and digital marketing solutions.

Who is it best for?

Adobe Flex is suitable for game developers, app developers, mobile developers and offers enterprise-class programming model. SpatialKey and Idle Games are some of the clients of Adobe Flex.

Main features and functionalities

Adobe Flex comes with Adobe Flash Player 11 and Adobe AIR 3 support, end-to-end tooling, cross-platform support including iOS, Android and Blackberry device support to offer native experience on all the supported platforms and traditional and mobile components features to speed development. It can be used with Adobe Flash Builder to get the best out of this open source application framework.

What is the actual cost?

ITQlick pricing score is 7 out of 10 (10 is most expensive). Access ITQlick pricing guide for Flex. You can also find here pricing information from Flex's website.

Pros

  • Adobe Flex offers cross-platform support including iOS, Android and BlackBerry OS support unlike other similar tools
  • Adobe Flex can be used with Adobe Flash Builder to create Flex based applications
  • The open source application frameworkis compatible with Fedora Core, Windows, Ubuntu and Mac OS X unlike other similar tools

Cons

  • Adobe Flex’s dependency on Flash platform is a big weakness of this solution as Adobe stopped supporting Flash Player for mobile device browsers
  • Adobe Flex hides the underlying details from users which can be a problem for users sometimes
  • The open source application framework can be difficult to use sometimes and offers very little guidance on how to structure an app

How it stacks up?

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Is it the best PDF Software system?

Flex is ranked 6 out of 10 software in their category (PDF Software systems).

How they are rated on ITQlick?

The rating of Flex is 5 stars out of 5 and the total score is 62 out of 100. The rating score is based on our unbiased data-based algo. Learn more - rating methodology page.

Is it an easy to use Software?

Yes, Flex makes it fairly easy to use. This product is user friendly and intuitive.

Is it cloud-based?

Yes, they offer cloud based hosting, which means IT resources are retrieved through web-based tools and applications and you don't need to buy servers and additional hardware equipment.

Can it be used on mobile?

Yes, you can access Flex on your mobile/smart phone.

What should we ask during a demo session?

Differences between Flex and alternatives?

The most popular alternatives to Flex in 2024: Jotform, PDFfiller, Preview, Acrobat XI Pro, PDF Fusion. Access the complete competitors analysis here - Flex VS PDF Software Software alternatives.

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