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Xceed Business Suite: 117 WPF Controls to Power Serious .NET Apps

Xceed Business Suite is a set of 117 high-performance WPF controls, panels, and themes, including a widely trusted WPF datagrid and professional UI themes, helping .NET teams ship fast, polished line-of-business applications.

What is Xceed Business Suite ?

Xceed Business Suite is an essential set of 117 high-quality, high-performance WPF controls, panels, and themes for .NET teams building serious line-of-business applications. It includes the industry’s most widely appreciated WPF datagrid, professional themes, and the most-used WPF toolkit, all backed by a responsive support and development team.

The suite is designed to help .NET developers match the vision they have for their WPF application’s user experience and surpass corporate expectations for performance, reliability, and polish.

Key Components in the Business Suite

1. Xceed DataGrid for WPF

The suite includes the fast, powerful, and mature Xceed DataGrid for WPF:

  • Over 185 features and capabilities
  • Rich, fluid, high-performance user experience
  • Advanced smooth scrolling and zero-lag data virtualization
  • Optimized for large, real-world datasets

This datagrid is one of the most-adopted and frequently updated WPF datagrids in the industry, used in demanding financial, healthcare, and government applications.

2. Xceed Toolkit Plus for WPF

Also included is Xceed Toolkit Plus for WPF, the most widely used collection of WPF controls, panels, and themes for creating next-generation Windows applications:

  • 117 WPF controls covering input, layout, navigation, editors, and more
  • Downloaded over 1 million times by .NET developers
  • Fills the gaps in the standard WPF control set

Toolkit Plus helps teams move faster by providing ready-made, production-grade controls instead of building everything from scratch.

3. Professional WPF Themes

Xceed Business Suite includes 11 professional themes so your team can style an entire WPF application in minutes:

  • Windows 10
  • Metro
  • Office
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 7
  • Additional designer-created themes

These themes create uniform, commercial-grade user interfaces and ensure a refined look and feel across all screens.

Why Development Teams Trust Xceed

Proven in mission-critical environments

Xceed has been building libraries and controls for Windows developers for over 20 years and released the first commercial WPF control back in 2007. Xceed controls and libraries are trusted in:

  • Banking and insurance applications
  • Military and government systems
  • Enterprise software used by Microsoft in Windows, Visual Studio, Office, and more

Responsive support and frequent updates

Xceed WPF controls are updated often, and the technical support team is available to help your developers resolve issues quickly so projects stay on schedule. The goal is simple: your complete satisfaction.

Technical Highlights for .NET Teams

Xceed Business Suite is built for modern .NET development:

  • Controls created entirely for WPF
  • Supports .NET 4.X and .NET Core 3.0 and up
  • Written in C# and XAML
  • .NET/WPF 2.0/3.5 builds available
  • Works with MVVM and MVC design patterns
  • Source code available with the Blueprint Subscription
  • Controls support UI virtualization
  • Full design-time support
  • CLS compliant, uses no unsafe blocks
  • Runs within limited permission sets (no special permissions required)
  • Flexible, extensible object model with modular, reusable visual elements
  • Supports the WPF command infrastructure
  • Comprehensive documentation fully integrated into Visual Studio
  • Supports Right-To-Left and Inking
  • Respects regional settings (numbers, currencies, dates, etc.)
  • Error handling through standard .NET exception classes
  • Can also be used in Windows Forms applications

Benefits for WPF Line-of-Business Applications

For teams building data-heavy, business-critical WPF applications, Xceed Business Suite helps you:

  • Ship features faster with prebuilt, production-ready controls
  • Deliver smooth, responsive UIs even with large datasets
  • Maintain a consistent, professional look across the entire app
  • Reduce maintenance costs with clean APIs and strong documentation
  • Rely on a vendor with a long track record and proven support

Call to Action

If you need a complete, battle-tested set of WPF controls, themes, and the industry’s most appreciated WPF datagrid, Xceed Business Suite for WPF gives your team a strong foundation for modern .NET desktop applications.

FAQ

How many controls are included in Xceed Business Suite The suite includes 117 high-quality WPF controls, plus panels and themes designed for business applications.

What themes are included?You get 11 themes, including Windows 10, Metro, Office, Windows 8, Windows 7, and additional designer-created themes.

Is the Xceed DataGrid for WPF part of the Business Suite?Yes. The suite includes Xceed DataGrid for WPF, a mature, high-performance datagrid with over 185 features and advanced data virtualization.

Which .NET versions are supported?All controls are built for WPF and support .NET 4.X and .NET Core 3.0 and up, with additional builds for .NET/WPF 2.0/3.5.

Can I use the controls with MVVM?Yes. The controls are designed to work with MVVM and MVC patterns and integrate with the WPF command infrastructure.

Is source code available?Source code is available through the Xceed Blueprint Subscription, giving teams deeper control and transparency when needed.