Migration from Telerik AppBuilder to Monaca
As a fellow practitioner in hybrid/Cordova field for a long time, we have a lot of respect for what Telerik AppBuilder team have contributed so far. Unfortunately, they’ve made a decision to discontinue AppBuilder on May 10th, 2018. It’s rough on existing users every time this kind of situation happens.
At Monaca, we believe that our solution is a good alternative to AppBuilder and I’d like to show you how easily you can get back on track by moving to Monaca.
What is Monaca?
Monaca is a cross-platform hybrid mobile app development platform which has various cloud services and tools such as Cloud IDE (browser-based IDE), Localkit and CLI. Monaca also comes with Monaca Debugger app which is used to test your app on the fly in real-time without building it every time.
Why Monaca?
Monaca is a great alternative to Telerik AppBuilder for the following reasons:
- Extensive support: fully supports existing app including Cordova plugins and Kendo UI
- Quick migration process: can be imported after converting to Cordova CLI project
- Easy to learn: Monaca’s Cloud IDE & Localkit GUI will feel very familiar if you have used any other IDEs before
- Flexible development environment: provides browser IDE for online development, and CLI or GUI desktop tool for local development
- Additional development features: companion live test and debugger app, remote online build, push notifications and more
- Works with popular frontend frameworks and UI frameworks.
- Technical support and active community.
It’s quick and easy to get started! Just follow the simple steps below and you’ll be ready to go on Monaca in 5 minutes.
Migrating to Monaca
Step 1: Preparation
- Login to Telerik Platform
- Execute “Export to Cordova CLI” as described here. This will convert your project into a Cordova project.
Step 2: Importing to Monaca Cloud IDE
- Login to Monaca.
- From Monaca Dashboard, import your project ZIP file.
And you’re done!
Where to Go From Here
Now that you have successfully imported your project into Monaca, you may want to learn about how to run, debug and build your app. We have created a complete guide on how to do so quickly. After finishing this guide, you would be able to run, test/debug and build an app from your Telerik project using Monaca! Let’s get started!
Need Help?
Feel free to contact us anytime you have any question regarding your migration to Monaca as well as other related questions. There are various ways you reach out to us:
