Compare to Blazor

Sponsored by Microsoft, Blazor is a framework used to build client web apps with C#.

License

Blazor

• Open-source Apache 2.0

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Frogui

• Proprietary with source guarantee

Platforms

Blazor

• Mono for Web Assembly (.NET Standard)

• Server Side (ASP.Net Core)

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Frogui

• Mono for Web Assembly (.NET Standard)

• Server Side (ASP.Net)

Maturity

Blazor

• Just entered Preview 4

• Has been publicly promoted since 2017

• Robust community support

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Frogui

• Just entered Alpha

• Finally ready to start promoting

Typical Client Tech Stack

Blazor

• C#

• HTML + Blazor markup

• CSS

• JavaScript

• jQuery

• Bootstrap or jQuery UI

• LESS or Sass

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Frogui

• C#

• XAML

• nothing else is needed

Layout Design

Blazor

• Text-based HTML + Blazor syntax

• Visual design not possible

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Frogui

• Text-based XAML

• Visual design tools forthcoming

UI Concepts

Blazor

• Data-binding

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Frogui

• Data-binding

• Dozens of elements and controls

• Dependency objects and properties

• Declarative layout

• Visual state management

• Lookless control design

• Styling

• Themes

• Routed events

Advanced Controls

Blazor

• Not included

• Commercial products from third parties very likely

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Frogui

• Controls inspired by Telerik, Syncfusion, DevExpress, Kendo UI coming soon

Debugging

Blazor

• Very limited debugging in Chrome for WebAssembly

• Full Visual Studio debugging on server-side

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Frogui

• No WebAssembly debugging yet

• Full Visual Studio debugging done in server-side build