Telerik UI for .NET
Shares rank 12 of 14 UI component libraries by recommenders
Commercial .NET UI component library people recommend for solid, easy-to-integrate interfaces; critics note it does not work on GNU/Linux and that free alternatives exist.
Commercial .NET UI component library people recommend for solid, easy-to-integrate interfaces; critics note it does not work on GNU/Linux and that free alternatives exist.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 64%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Solid, easy-to-integrate pre-made components
“Selling solid and easy to integrate pre-made components has been a pretty good business”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Creators of Tailwind laid off 75% of their engineering team” “They're a solid library, IMO.”
Comment from 12 Nov 2025 in “.NET 10”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Components don't work on GNU/Linux
“it isn't as if those will magically work on GNU/Linux, due to how Component One, Telerik and co implement them”
Comment from 23 Mar 2026 in “MAUI Is Coming to Linux”
Other UI component libraries people recommend
The four most recommended other UI component libraries, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shadcn/ui | 82 | 54 | 60% | 12 | 1 yr3 owners | — |
| Jelly UI | 41 | 38 | 52% | 1 | — | — |
| Tailwind UI | 38 | 28 | 58% | 3 | — | — |
| Performative-UI | 38 | 8 | 83% | 2 | — | — |
| Telerik UI for .NETThis page | 7 | 4 | 64% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I considered it terrific value to license Telerik and others”
“Browsing the sea of components somebody like Telerik or Infragistics or DevExpress give you brings so many ideas to my mind.”
“it isn't as if those will magically work on GNU/Linux, due to how Component One, Telerik and co implement them”
“Add in DevExpress or Telerik controls and you are developing at the speed of light.”
“Selling solid and easy to integrate pre-made components has been a pretty good business”
“They're a solid library, IMO.”
“We ended up dropping them, but not until we had initiated a migration to Java/PG”
“there are many good FOSS alternatives to these UI components”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.