Grails Review - why 4.2 stars?

Grails Review
ITQlick Score: 59/100
ITQlick Rating:
Pricing: 4/10 - average cost
Category: Project Management -> Grails review
Ranking:Ranked 713 out of 884 Project Management systems
Company: Pivotal
Typical customers: Medium and large size businesses
Platforms: Desktop, Cloud
Links: Grails pricing, Grails alternatives
Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / updated: Nov 09, 2019

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What is Grails?

Grails is a web application development framework for businesses of all sizes. It offers support for Groovy programming language and a stand-alone development environment. The software was designed and launched by The Groovy Grails Company which was eventually acquired by VMware Inc.

Who is it best for?

Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes. It is a viable solution for freelance application developers and software houses as well as large businesses. The software has found deployment in such industries as software development, technology, financial services, education, manufacturing, automation, engineering services, and others.

Main features and functionalities

The software offers eclipse-powered development environment and Spring Insight console. Application performance metrics can be viewed in graphical real time form and problems can be identified and diagnosed form the desktop. Application targeting is supported for local as well as remote virtual servers.

Users can benefit from local deployment with the run-app command. The software offers support for most of the Java EE application servers and vFabric TC server. IDE integration with Cloud Foundry is also part of the complete package.

What is the actual cost?

ITQlick pricing score is 4 out of 10 (10 is most expensive). Access ITQlick pricing guide for Grails.

Pros

  • Grails supports application targeting for local as well as remote virtual servers.
  • The software offers support for most of the common Java EE application servers.
  • Integration with various third party applications including Cloud Foundry is available.

Cons

  • Grails does not offer support for behavior driven application development.
  • User interface of the software is complex compared to some other alternatives.

How it stacks up?

Access a head to head analysis of Grails vs alternative software solutions.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Is it the best Project Management system?

Grails is ranked 713 out of 884 software in their category (Project Management systems).

How they are rated on ITQlick?

The rating of Grails is 4.2 stars out of 5 and the total score is 59 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, Grails 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?

No, currently Grails can't be accessed on mobile, you would need to access it from your computer.

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Differences between Grails and alternatives?

The most popular alternatives to Grails in 2024: Trello, Basecamp, monday.com, Hive, Asana. Access the complete competitors analysis here - Grails VS Project Management Software alternatives.

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