Vaadin
| Feature | Vaadin 6.1 |
Ext GWT 2.0 |
Flex 3 |
GWT 1.7 |
ICE Faces 1.8 |
JQuery 1.3.2 |
Smart GWT 1.3 |
Wicket 1.4 |
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| Widget diversity & richness |
Widget diversity & richness |
Widget diversity & richness |
Widget diversity & richness |
Widget diversity & richness |
Widget diversity & richness |
Widget diversity & richness |
Widget diversity & richness |
* Widget diversity & richness Wicket widgets are not implicitly rich by default, but require you to use their AJAX API to implement AJAX functionality |
| No browser plug-in required |
No browser plug-in required |
No browser plug-in required |
No browser plug-in required |
No browser plug-in required |
No browser plug-in required |
No browser plug-in required |
No browser plug-in required |
No browser plug-in required |
| No JavaScript programming required |
No JavaScript programming required |
No JavaScript programming required |
No JavaScript programming required |
No JavaScript programming required |
No JavaScript programming required |
No JavaScript programming required |
No JavaScript programming required |
No JavaScript programming required |
| Framework extensions are done in Java |
Framework extensions are done in Java |
Framework extensions are done in Java |
Framework extensions are done in Java |
Framework extensions are done in Java |
Framework extensions are done in Java |
Framework extensions are done in Java |
Framework extensions are done in Java |
Framework extensions are done in Java |
| No HTML required |
No HTML required |
No HTML required |
No HTML required |
No HTML required |
No HTML required |
No HTML required |
No HTML required |
No HTML required |
| No XML configuration required |
No XML configuration required |
No XML configuration required |
No XML configuration required |
No XML configuration required |
No XML configuration required |
No XML configuration required |
No XML configuration required |
No XML configuration required |
| Only server-side implementation required |
Only server-side implementation required |
Only server-side implementation required |
Only server-side implementation required |
Only server-side implementation required |
Only server-side implementation required |
Only server-side implementation required |
Only server-side implementation required |
Only server-side implementation required |
| User interface logic is kept securely on server |
User interface logic is kept securely on server |
User interface logic is kept securely on server |
User interface logic is kept securely on server |
User interface logic is kept securely on server |
User interface logic is kept securely on server |
User interface logic is kept securely on server |
User interface logic is kept securely on server |
User interface logic is kept securely on server |
|
Web-page oriented* |
Web-page oriented |
Web-page oriented |
Web-page oriented |
Web-page oriented |
Web-page oriented |
Web-page oriented |
Web-page oriented |
Web-page oriented |
|
Multimedia oriented* |
Multimedia oriented |
Multimedia oriented |
Multimedia oriented |
Multimedia oriented |
Multimedia oriented |
Multimedia oriented |
Multimedia oriented |
Multimedia oriented |
| Backed up by a corporation |
Backed up by a corporation |
Backed up by a corporation |
Backed up by a corporation |
Backed up by a corporation |
Backed up by a corporation |
Backed up by a corporation |
Backed up by a corporation |
Backed up by a corporation |
| Commercial support & guarantees available |
Commercial support & guarantees available |
Commercial support & guarantees available |
Commercial support & guarantees available |
Commercial support & guarantees available |
Commercial support & guarantees available |
Commercial support & guarantees available |
Commercial support & guarantees available |
Commercial support & guarantees available |
| Vendor offers experts services to complement the framework |
Vendor offers experts services to complement the framework |
Vendor offers experts services to complement the framework |
Vendor offers experts services to complement the framework |
Vendor offers experts services to complement the framework |
Vendor offers experts services to complement the framework |
Vendor offers experts services to complement the framework |
Vendor offers experts services to complement the framework |
Vendor offers experts services to complement the framework |
| Vendor offers add-on components to complement the framework |
Vendor offers add-on components to complement the framework |
Vendor offers add-on components to complement the framework |
Vendor offers add-on components to complement the framework |
Vendor offers add-on components to complement the framework |
Vendor offers add-on components to complement the framework |
Vendor offers add-on components to complement the framework |
Vendor offers add-on components to complement the framework |
Vendor offers add-on components to complement the framework |
| Free for commercial use |
Free for commercial use |
Free for commercial use |
* Free for commercial use In practice, non-free Flex Builder IDE is required for development |
Free for commercial use |
Free for commercial use |
Free for commercial use |
Free for commercial use |
Free for commercial use |
| License |
Apache 2.0
License |
GPL v3/Commercial
License |
MPL 1.1
License |
Apache 2.0
License |
MPL 1.1
License |
MIT/GPL v2
License |
LGPL
License |
Apache 2.0
License |