# Flutter vs .NET MAUI

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Flutter

| Attribute | Flutter | .NET MAUI |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 63.5 (78% (high)) | 56.9 (76% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 9 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 179,359 | 23,320 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"An open-source framework that compiles applications to native machine code for mobile and desktop platforms, and to JavaScript for web, enabling developers to create apps for multiple platforms using a single Dart codebase. It is indexed under Mobile App Frameworks.","source":"https://flutter.dev","question":"What is Flutter?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Flutter is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the BSD-3-Clause licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://flutter.dev","question":"Is Flutter free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Flutter supports the web, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://flutter.dev","question":"What platforms does Flutter support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Flutter can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://flutter.dev","question":"Can Flutter be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 9 integrations for Flutter, including Firebase, Google Play, Google Pay, Google Wallet, Google Maps, Google Ads, Figma and CameraX, plus 1 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://flutter.dev","question":"What does Flutter integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Flutter is published under the BSD-3-Clause licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/flutter/flutter","question":"Is Flutter open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Flutter is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://flutter.dev","question":"Where is Flutter available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":".NET MAUI is a framework that allows developers to write desktop and mobile applications for multiple platforms using a shared C# codebase, with the resulting apps using each platform's native UI components and visual design. It is indexed under Mobile App Frameworks.","source":"https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/apps/maui","question":"What is .NET MAUI?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":".NET MAUI is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/apps/maui","question":"Is .NET MAUI free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":".NET MAUI supports Windows, macOS, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/apps/maui","question":"What platforms does .NET MAUI support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. .NET MAUI can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/apps/maui","question":"Can .NET MAUI be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for .NET MAUI, including Visual Studio, Community Toolkit, Syncfusion and MVVM Toolkit. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/apps/maui","question":"What does .NET MAUI integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. .NET MAUI is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/dotnet/maui","question":"Is .NET MAUI open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source framework that compiles applications to native machine code for mobile and desktop platforms, and to JavaScript for web, enabling developers to create apps for multiple platforms using a single Dart codebase. | A framework for building native applications that run on Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android using a shared C# codebase and project system. Developers build cross-platform apps that integrate native platform capabilities and appearance. |
| features.capabilities | `{"targets":"iOS, Android, Web, Desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux), Embedded","approach":"multiplatform","language":"Dart","hot_reload":true,"web_target":true,"hot_reload_dev":true,"native_widgets":true,"bundled_runtime":true,"desktop_support":true,"official_ui_kit":true,"single_codebase":true,"typescript_first":false,"native_api_access":"plugin_bridged","native_look_and_feel":true,"accessibility_support":true,"mobile_target_support":true}` | `{"targets":"Android, iOS, macOS, Windows desktop and mobile devices","approach":"native_declarative","language":"C#","web_target":false,"ide_bundled":true,"native_widgets":true,"desktop_support":true,"official_ui_kit":true,"single_codebase":true,"typescript_first":false,"native_api_access":"plugin_bridged","native_look_and_feel":true,"accessibility_support":true,"mobile_target_support":true}` |
| integrations.count | 7 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Firebase"},{"name":"Google Play"},{"name":"Google Pay"},{"name":"Google Wallet"},{"name":"Google Maps"},{"name":"Google Ads"},{"name":"Figma"},{"name":"CameraX","native":true,"category":"media"},{"name":"Android Studio","native":true,"category":"development"},{"name":"pub.dev","native":true,"category":"package_management"}]` | `[{"name":"Visual Studio"},{"name":"Community Toolkit"},{"name":"Syncfusion"},{"name":"MVVM Toolkit"}]` |
| language.primary | Dart | C# |
| license.spdx | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` | `{"ios":true,"mac":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://flutter.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T16:46:30.818Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source (MIT license)","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/apps/maui","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T21:38:48.755Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 32 | 13 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/flutter/flutter/releases/tag/3.19.0-0.1.pre","date":"2024-01-11T18:31:57Z","type":"stable","version":"3.19.0-0.1.pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/flutter/flutter/releases/tag/3.18.0-0.1.pre","date":"2023-12-12T00:03:37Z","type":"stable","version":"3.18.0-0.1.pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/flutter/flutter/releases/tag/3.17.0-0.1.pre","date":"2023-12-11T23:58:45Z","type":"stable","version":"3.17.0-0.1.pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/flutter/flutter/releases/tag/3.16.0-0.1.pre","date":"2023-10-20T15:41:27Z","type":"stable","version":"3.16.0-0.1.pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/flutter/flutter/releases/tag/3.15.0-15.1.pre","date":"2023-09-15T17:18:40Z","type":"stable","version":"3.15.0-15.1.pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/flutter/flutter/releases/tag/3.14.0-0.1.pre","date":"2023-08-21T19:24:14Z","type":"stable","version":"3.14.0-0.1.pre"},{"url":"https://github.com/flutter/flutter/releases/tag/3.13.0-0.1.pre","date":"2023-07-12T18:58:22Z","type":"stable","version":"3.13.0-0.1.pre"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/maui/releases/tag/10.0.110","date":"2026-09-22T16:32:41Z","type":"stable","version":"10.0.110"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/maui/releases/tag/11.0.100-rc.1.26458.5","date":"2026-09-08T22:42:47Z","type":"prerelease","version":"11.0.100-rc.1.26458.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/maui/releases/tag/10.0.101","date":"2026-09-07T17:13:51Z","type":"stable","version":"10.0.101"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/maui/releases/tag/10.0.100","date":"2026-08-20T16:50:47Z","type":"stable","version":"10.0.100"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/maui/releases/tag/11.0.100-preview.7.26410.2","date":"2026-08-12T11:08:27Z","type":"prerelease","version":"11.0.100-preview.7.26410.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/maui/releases/tag/11.0.0-preview.6.26360.8","date":"2026-07-20T17:05:32Z","type":"prerelease","version":"11.0.0-preview.6.26360.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/maui/releases/tag/10.0.90","date":"2026-07-22T15:50:52Z","type":"stable","version":"10.0.90"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/maui/releases/tag/10.0.80","date":"2026-06-24T21:14:41Z","type":"stable","version":"10.0.80"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/maui/releases/tag/11.0.0-preview.5.26304.4","date":"2026-06-10T18:59:24Z","type":"prerelease","version":"11.0.0-preview.5.26304.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/maui/releases/tag/10.0.71","date":"2026-06-10T22:02:29Z","type":"stable","version":"10.0.71"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/maui/releases/tag/10.0.70","date":"2026-05-21T20:58:43Z","type":"stable","version":"10.0.70"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/maui/releases/tag/11.0.0-preview.4.26230.3","date":"2026-05-13T18:39:22Z","type":"prerelease","version":"11.0.0-preview.4.26230.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/maui/releases/tag/10.0.60","date":"2026-04-29T18:19:08Z","type":"stable","version":"10.0.60"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/maui/releases/tag/11.0.0-preview.3.26203.7","date":"2026-04-14T18:51:26Z","type":"prerelease","version":"11.0.0-preview.3.26203.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/maui/releases/tag/10.0.51","date":"2026-03-25T20:52:57Z","type":"stable","version":"10.0.51"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/maui/releases/tag/10.0.50","date":"2026-03-10T21:53:16Z","type":"stable","version":"10.0.50"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/maui/releases/tag/11.0.0-preview.2.26152.10","date":"2026-03-10T21:03:46Z","type":"prerelease","version":"11.0.0-preview.2.26152.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/maui/releases/tag/10.0.41","date":"2026-02-18T23:58:50Z","type":"stable","version":"10.0.41"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/maui/releases/tag/10.0.40","date":"2026-02-12T21:05:47Z","type":"stable","version":"10.0.40"},{"url":"https://github.com/dotnet/maui/releases/tag/11.0.0-preview.1.26107","date":"2026-02-10T14:43:11Z","type":"prerelease","version":"11.0.0-preview.1.26107"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 7 | 5 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fflutter%2Fflutter&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nuget&package_name=microsoft.maui.controls.msi.arm64&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Mobile App Frameworks)

| Capability | Flutter | .NET MAUI |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Target platforms | iOS, Android, Web, Desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux), Embedded | Android, iOS, macOS, Windows desktop and mobile devices |
| Approach | Multiplatform shared logic | Native declarative |
| Primary language | Dart | C# |
| **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 | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T21:37:26.736Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*