I do not think GroupLayout is similar as there aren't really any groups and the anchoring is done directly to the other controls. And TBH from my experience usi

I do not think GroupLayout is similar as there aren't really any groups and the anchoring is done directly to the other controls. And TBH from my experience using it in NetBeans i wouldn't describe anything other than a PITA :-P (although half of it was probably NetBeans itself).