PowerBuilder CloudPro Subscription

The PowerBuilder CloudPro subscription provides the latest version of PowerBuilder plus a complete suite of products to automate conversion of existing PowerBuilder client/server applications to the Cloud with a C# REST API architecture. This is the absolute fastest and lowest risk approach to modernization.

Why Convert to Installable Cloud Apps?

Simplified Deployment

Centralize deployment of applications to users and deliver updates automatically.

Remote Access

Allow remote users to work securely over a standard Internet connection.

REST API-Enabled

Open up valuable business logic to be shared using Web standards.

Desktop UX

Deliver a rich UI and functionality without compromise or user retraining.

Installable Cloud App Architecture

How to Move to the Cloud, Automatically?

Step 1 - Modernize the Client with Built-in Features

PowerBuilder provides a number of built-in features to modernize the client-side of your application, instantly.

UI Theme - codelessly modernize the app UI. Run the Demo >>

Apache ECharts - enrich the app with modern interactive charts from Apache ECharts. Run the Demo >>

NativePDF - natively generate PDFs from existing DataWindows. Learn More >>

RESTClient – directly consume REST APIs with a few lines of code. Learn More >>

Step 2 - Deploy to the Cloud with Automated Tools

PowerServer is an automated cloud deployment solution for PowerBuilder that requires little to no code changes to your existing client/server application code.

Supports All PB Features – PowerServer 2021 supports automatically deploying almost every single PowerBuilder feature to the Cloud, including PFC. No application is too large or complex for it to handle.

Seamless Install & Update –   By simply clicking a hyperlink, the app is installed without admin rights, and it updates automatically & incrementally each time the app is started.

Cloud-Native Architecture – Being deployed to.NET Core 3.1, your apps are driven by industry-standard REST APIs, which support Windows or Linux, Docker, and virtually all Cloud providers.

Step 3 - Share Business Logic with Automated Tools

PowerBuilder provides a set of tools to automate the creation of C# REST APIs, and code converters to further automate conversion of 80-95% of existing PowerBuilder business logic to C# REST APIs.

SnapDevelop – an IDE for rapidly developing C# REST APIs and libraries. It is designed to be a lightweight Visual Studio alternative, which is easy to use, highly productive, and provides what you need out of the box.

PowerScript Migrator – a C# code converter that automatically migrates 80-95% of PowerBuilder business logic (non-visual PowerScript and embedded SQL).

.NET DataStore – a pure C# implementation of the non-visual DataWindow and other commonly-used PowerBuilder features. It also enables you to leverage the existing DataWindow objects and PowerBuilder skills to share your logic with any UI technology.

What’s Included

in PowerBuilder CloudPro

$ 1,595 /Developer∙Year

PowerBuilder

An IDE for rapidly developing Windows desktop apps, powered by PowerScript and DataWindow technology.

PowerServer

A Cloud deployment solution for PowerBuilder, powered by cloud-native architecture and the .NET Core framework.

SnapDevelop

A C# IDE, powered by Roslyn and the .NET framework, includes a powerful project scaffolding engine and visual REST API tester, for rapid development of REST APIs.

.NET DataStore

An open-source C# implementation of DataWindow technology, powered by SnapObjects ORM and the .NET Core, supporting most non-visual DataWindow features.

PowerScript Migrator

A code converter that rapidly ports 80-95% of PowerBuilder business logic to C#. The generated source code is 100% managed code and can be maintained in any C# IDE.

Standard Support

Free upgrade to the latest version of all included products and technical support during the subscription period.

Customers

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