Comparison

Electron vs Kivy

On the evidence we track, Electron leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Electron full profile →Kivy full profile →

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★Electron66

Kivy46

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	ElectronLeader	Kivy
vioscaleAI score	66 / 100medium · 60%	46 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3	-
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.8	4.8
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/security	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 64 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=electron&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 36 · Max severity: CRITICAL	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=kivy&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	93,246	709
Github starsadoption.github_stars	123,412	19,026
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	24
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	342
Historyrelease.history	20 items	13 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C++	Python
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Electron66 / 100medium · 60%

Kivy46 / 100medium · 68%

Pricing

Free tier

Electron✓

Kivy✓

Model

Electroncommercial

Kivyopen_source

Price level

Electronfree

Kivyfree

Transparent

Electron✓

Kivy✓

Integrations

Count

Electron3

Kivy–

Security

Scorecard

Electron6.8

Kivy4.8

Trust center

Electronhttps://electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/security

Kivy–

Vulnerabilities

ElectronCount: 64 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=electron&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 36 · Max severity: CRITICAL

KivyCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=kivy&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Electron✓

Kivy–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Electron93,246

Kivy709

Github stars

Electron123,412

Kivy19,026

Activity

Commits last 30d

Electron100

Kivy24

Release

Cadence days

Electron–

Kivy342

History

Electron20 items

Kivy13 items

License

Spdx

ElectronMIT

KivyMIT

Language

Primary

ElectronC++

KivyPython

Content

Faq

Electron5 items

Kivy5 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for mobile app frameworks. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Mobile App Frameworks
Capability	Electron	Kivy
Core
Target platforms	macOS, Windows, and Linux	Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS, embedded platforms
Approach	Desktop WebView	Multiplatform shared logic
Primary language	JavaScript, HTML, and CSS	Python
Rendering
Renders true native UI	✗	-
DX
Hot reload	-	-
TypeScript-first	-	✗
Delivery
Over-the-air code push	✓	-
Portability
Single codebase, multiple platforms	✓	✓
Desktop support	✓	✓
Builds for web	✗	✗
Capability
Native API access	Plugin / bridged	Plugin / bridged
Ecosystem
Bundled UI component library	-	✓

Core

Target platforms

ElectronmacOS, Windows, and Linux

KivyAndroid, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS, embedded platforms

Approach

ElectronDesktop WebView

KivyMultiplatform shared logic

Primary language

ElectronJavaScript, HTML, and CSS

KivyPython

Rendering

Renders true native UI

Electron✗

Kivy-

Hot reload

Electron-

Kivy-

TypeScript-first

Electron-

Kivy✗

Delivery

Over-the-air code push

Electron✓

Kivy-

Portability

Single codebase, multiple platforms

Electron✓

Kivy✓

Desktop support

Electron✓

Kivy✓

Builds for web

Electron✗

Kivy✗

Capability

Native API access

ElectronPlugin / bridged

KivyPlugin / bridged

Ecosystem

Bundled UI component library

Electron-

Kivy✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Electron

Leader

Electron is a framework for building desktop applications by embedding Chromium and Node.js into its binary, allowing developers to maintain a single JavaScript codebase and create cross-platform apps for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Independently observed

Kivy

Open-source framework for creating user interfaces with Python, deployable to mobile devices, desktop operating systems, and embedded platforms from a single codebase.

Independently observed

Pricing

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Electron

Leader

Open source

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Kivy

Open sourceFree tier

Completely free and open source. Community supported through optional donations.

as of 2026-08-16verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Electron	Kivy
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✗	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	-	✓

Platforms

iOS

Electron✗

Kivy✓

Android

Electron✗

Kivy✓

macOS

Electron✓

Kivy✓

Windows

Electron✓

Kivy✓

Linux

Electron✓

Kivy✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

Electron–

Kivy✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Electron

Leader

3 total

Mac App Store
Microsoft Store
Snap Store

Independently observed

Kivy

Not documented yet.

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