What Raize Software does

Raize Software, Inc. is a privately held developer tools company founded in 1995 and headquartered in Naperville, Illinois, operating with a staff of 1-10 under president Ray Konopka. The company builds native VCL (Visual Component Library) components and utilities for professional software developers working on the Windows platform and the Microsoft .NET Framework, primarily targeting users of Embarcadero's Delphi, C++Builder, and RAD Studio environments, with select support for Microsoft Visual Studio.

The product portfolio comprises six offerings: CodeSite (an advanced application logging system with live and file viewers and a dispatcher for remote destinations), DropMaster (components enabling inter-application drag-and-drop for text, graphics, and custom formats), Inspex (native VCL grid controls for runtime object and data inspection), Raize VCL Styles (a collection of modern light and dark UI themes in multiple color variations with High-DPI support), ScratchPad (a syntax-highlighting text editor), and Palette Menu (an IDE productivity utility). In addition, through a June 2024 partnership with Embarcadero Technologies, Raize Software maintains the Konopka Signature VCL Controls (KSVC), formerly the company's own Raize Components line. All products include complete source code and free updates within a major version.

The company generates revenue through perpetual software licenses sold via direct online checkout on raize.com (processed through Stripe and PayPal), with prices ranging from $29 (ScratchPad) to $399 (CodeSite Studio 5). Distribution is supplemented by Embarcadero's GetIt Package Manager for KSVC and inclusion of CodeSite Express in RAD Studio bundles. The company is independently owned, with no disclosed institutional investors or parent company, and operates with a horizontal segmentation strategy aimed at professional developers in the Delphi/C++Builder/RAD Studio ecosystem.

Name

Raize Software

Legal name

Raize Software, Inc.

Website

https://raize.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Raize Software is a privately held developer tools company founded in 1995, building native VCL components and utilities (CodeSite, DropMaster, Inspex, Raize VCL Styles, ScratchPad, Palette Menu) for Delphi, C++Builder, and RAD Studio developers on the Windows platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Naperville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Perpetual Software Licenses: One-time purchase model for developer tools. Customers receive perpetual license with free updates for the current major version. Free trial editions available for evaluation.
2. Product Updates (Free for Registered Users): All product updates within the same major version are provided free to registered users. Next major release may transition to subscription model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Raize Software develops and sells native VCL component suites and developer utilities for the Windows platform and Microsoft .NET Framework. Its core offerings include the CodeSite application logging system, the DropMaster inter-application drag-and-drop component suite, the Inspex grid inspection controls, Raize VCL Styles (UI theming), the ScratchPad syntax-highlighting text editor, and the Palette Menu IDE expert, all sold primarily to Delphi, C++Builder, RAD Studio, and Visual Studio developers.

Product overview

Raize Software is a suite of developer tools for Windows and Microsoft .NET Framework development, created in 1995. The portfolio consists of CodeSite (application logging system), DropMaster (drag-and-drop components), Inspex (VCL grid inspection controls), Raize VCL Styles (UI theme collection), ScratchPad (code editor), and Palette Menu (IDE utility). The products primarily target Delphi and C++Builder developers using Embarcadero RAD Studio, with CodeSite also supporting Visual Studio. The company also partners with Embarcadero to maintain the Konopka Signature VCL Controls (KSVC).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CodeSite Advanced application logging system that gives developers deeper insight into how their code is executing during development, testing, and production, enabling faster problem location and performance monitoring. Includes CodeSite Live Viewer, File Viewer, Dispatcher, and Controller for capturing and analyzing CodeSite messages with minimal performance impact and remote destinations; supports RAD Studio, Delphi, C++Builder, and Visual Studio .NET.
• DropMaster Component suite for adding inter-application drag-and-drop support to Delphi and C++Builder applications for Microsoft Windows, supporting text-based data, graphics, and custom formats with 40+ sample applications included.
• Inspex Advanced set of native VCL grid controls specifically designed for inspecting objects and other data types in Delphi and C++Builder programs, including TIxItemListEditor, TIxItemListInspector, TIxObjectInspector, and TIxDBInspector for object, item list, item list editing, and DB inspection needs.
• Raize VCL Styles Collection of modern, high-quality interchangeable VCL styles supporting light and dark themes across up to eight color variations, including Raize Frost (light) and Raize Graphite (dark) with a unified design and High-DPI support, for refreshing the visual appearance of Delphi and C++Builder applications.
• ScratchPad General-purpose syntax-highlighting text editor supporting multiple file editing in a tabbed interface with search and printing support, with syntax highlighting for HTML, INI Files, Delphi/Object Pascal, C#, C/C++, Java, JavaScript, Visual Basic, SQL, and Batch/Command files.
• Palette Menu Free IDE expert for RAD Studio, Delphi, and C++Builder that provides an instant-access menu to any page on the component palette, supporting light and dark IDE styles and custom category definitions for improved developer productivity.
• Konopka Signature VCL Controls (KSVC) General-purpose native VCL controls formerly sold as Raize Components, including TRzPanel, TRzButtonEdit, TRzCheckBox, and many other UI controls, now maintained by Raize Software under partnership with Embarcadero and distributed through the Embarcadero GetIt Package Manager.

Quantifiable outcome

• Log file loading 10-15x faster in CodeSite 5.4 - 300MB file loads in 8 seconds vs 2 minutes
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Embarcadero TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 June 2024Raize Software partners with Embarcadero to help update and maintain the Konopka Signature VCL Controls (KSVC) going forward. Ray Konopka, the original architect of KSVC (formerly Raize Components), is excited to keep KSVC relevant for developers using RAD Studio. This partnership allows KSVC to get much-needed attention and updates.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• WinSoft: WinSoft produces specialized VCL components for Delphi/C++Builder covering printing, networking, and UI, sitting in the same niche component-vendor category as Raize.
• LMD Innovative: LMD Innovative offers a broad catalog of VCL components and UI controls for Delphi and C++Builder, directly comparable to Raize's component portfolio and serving the same developer segment.
• DevExpress: DevExpress sells VCL component suites, UI controls, and developer tools for Delphi, C++Builder, and RAD Studio, directly competing with Raize's KSVC, Inspex, and Raize VCL Styles product lines for the same installed base.
• TMS Software: TMS Software produces VCL and FMX component suites, UI controls, and developer tooling for Delphi and C++Builder, overlapping directly with Raize's component offerings and targeting the same RAD Studio developers.
• Soft Gems: Soft Gems provides VCL components and developer tools for Delphi and C++Builder, including UI and instrumentation controls, making it a direct peer in the niche component-vendor space.
• Mitov Software: Mitov Software develops Delphi/C++Builder VCL and FMX components for video, signal processing, and UI, competing in the same component vendor ecosystem that Raize serves.

Broad incumbents

• Syncfusion: Syncfusion sells a broad component suite across .NET, JavaScript, and other platforms, comparable as a developer-tools vendor serving professional developers with packaged UI components and productivity libraries.
• JetBrains: JetBrains is a leading developer-tools vendor offering IDEs and productivity tools (including ReSharper, dotTrace, and dotMemory) that, like CodeSite, target professional developers' debugging and code-inspection workflows, though at vastly greater scale.
• Progress Software (Telerik): Telerik (a Progress Software business) provides UI component suites and developer tools, comparable to Raize as a packaged component vendor but at much larger scale and broader platform coverage.
• Embarcadero Technologies: Embarcadero makes RAD Studio, Delphi, and C++Builder - the IDE platform on which all Raize products run - making it both a critical distribution partner and a broad incumbent whose ecosystem health directly determines Raize's addressable market.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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