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RAD Studio

Cross-platform native app development with Delphi and C++Builder

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What RAD Studio does

RAD Studio is a cross-platform IDE from Embarcadero for building native applications for Windows, macOS, iOS, Android and Linux using Delphi and C++Builder.

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  • Professional edition costs $2,000 for the perpetual license plus $599 for year one maintenance, totaling $2,599 before tax
  • Enterprise edition steps up to $3,400 license plus $1,199 maintenance, and Architect edition to $4,416 license plus $2,183 maintenance
  • The perpetual license only entitles the buyer to updates for one year; continued access to new updates and upgrades requires an annually renewable Update Subscription

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