PowerBuilder Standard

 

PowerBuilder Professional

For customers who want to modernize existing client/server apps.

PowerBuilder CloudPro

For customers who want to build Installable Cloud Apps with C# REST API architecture.

Project Types

- Client/Server
- PowerClient
- PowerServer
Includes a development server with a 5-user session limit; production server licenses sold separately.
- .NET DataStore

Compilation

- PBLs
- Plain Text Source
- Ultra-fast Compiler
- 64-bit Executables

New App Features

- New Objects
e.g. SMTPClient, RESTClient, PDF Builder
- New Controls
e.g. RibbonBar, WebBrowser, RichTextEdit
- Codeless UI Modernization
e.g. UI Themes, Tabbed MDI, Enhanced Graphs, DPI-Aware

Productivity Tools

- New Code Editor
- Upgrade Assistant
- Git/SVN Client
- Automated Builds
- .NET DLL Importer
- Web API Scaffolding
- PowerServer Toolkit
Includes a development server with a 5-user session limit; production server licenses sold separately.
Standard Support & Updates

* This table is based on features in PowerBuilder 2025. Features and functionalities may vary in other versions. Click here to learn new features in each version.

PowerBuilder Standard

Project Types

- Client/Server
- PowerClient
- PowerServer
- .NET DataStore

Compilation

- PBLs
- Plain Text Source
- Ultra-fast Compiler
- 64-bit Executables

New App Features

- New Objects
- New Controls
- Codeless UI Modernization
e.g. UI Themes, Tabbed MDI, Enhanced Graphs, DPI-Aware

Productivity Tools

- New Code Editor
- Upgrade Assistant
- Git/SVN Client
- Automated Builds
- .NET DLL Importer
- Web API Scaffolding
- PowerServer Toolkit
Includes a development server with a 5-user session limit; production server licenses sold separately.

Standard Support & Updates

For customers who want to modernize existing client/server apps.

Project Types

- Client/Server
- PowerClient
- PowerServer
- .NET DataStore

Compilation

- PBLs
- Plain Text Source
- Ultra-fast Compiler
- 64-bit Executables

New App Features

- New Objects
- New Controls
- Codeless UI Modernization
e.g. UI Themes, Tabbed MDI, Enhanced Graphs, DPI-Aware

Productivity Tools

- New Code Editor
- Upgrade Assistant
- Git/SVN Client
- Automated Builds
- .NET DLL Importer
- Web API Scaffolding
- PowerServer Toolkit
Includes a development server with a 5-user session limit; production server licenses sold separately.

Standard Support & Updates

For customers who want to build Installable Cloud Apps with C# REST API architecture.

Project Types

- Client/Server
- PowerClient
- PowerServer
- .NET DataStore

Compilation

- PBLs
- Plain Text Source
- Ultra-fast Compiler
- 64-bit Executables

New App Features

- New Objects
- New Controls
- Codeless UI Modernization
e.g. UI Themes, Tabbed MDI, Enhanced Graphs, DPI-Aware

Productivity Tools

- New Code Editor
- Upgrade Assistant
- Git/SVN Client
- Automated Builds
- .NET DLL Importer
- Web API Scaffolding
- PowerServer Toolkit
Includes a development server with a 5-user session limit; production server licenses sold separately.

Standard Support & Updates

* This table is based on features in PowerBuilder 2025. Features and functionalities may vary in other versions. Click here to learn new features in each version.

The Professional Edition offers you the following key benefits over the Standard Edition.
  • Ultra-Faster compiler - Make your full build 2-3 times faster than before and incremental builds are even faster. Learn More
  • Plain-Text source code - Source code of the solution type is saved in plain-text which work better with git/SVN source code in nature and avoids shortcomings that are caused by PBL.
  • Automatic App Install & Updates - Automatically install & update PowerBuilder apps (including runtime & external files) over HTTPS using the new PowerClient deployment option. Learn More
  • Enhanced Security - Encrypt PBD files to prevent source code theft or tampering. Validate the app’s integrity to avoid executing harmful files. And sign the apps to conform to security best practices. Learn More
  • REST API Development - Create C# REST API in as little as 120 seconds by leveraging the productivity of DataWindow technology, using only existing PowerBuilder skills. Learn More
The CloudPro Edition offers you the following key benefits over the Professional Edition.
  • Automatic Cloud Deployment - PowerServer automatically deploys your client/server application as an Installable Cloud Application, which is powered by REST APIs running on the .NET Core framework. Nearly all PowerBuilder features are supported, and you get the same rich user experience as a native Windows app. It is the fastest & the lowest risk way to take your PowerBuilder apps to the Cloud.  Learn More