Comparison

Ionic vs .NET MAUI

On the evidence we track, Ionic leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Ionic69

.NET MAUI58

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	IonicLeader	.NET MAUI
Vioscale score	69 / 100high · 77%updating	58 / 100medium · 69%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	5	4
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.7	4.9
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40ionic%2Fcore&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH	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
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	54,760	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	52,630	23,310
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	403,967	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	96	69
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	7	14
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	C#
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

Ionic69 / 100high · 77%updating

.NET MAUI58 / 100medium · 69%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Ionic✓

.NET MAUI✓

Model

Ioniccommercial

.NET MAUIcommercial

Price level

Ionicfree

.NET MAUIfree

Transparent

Ionic✓

.NET MAUI✓

Integrations

Count

Ionic5

.NET MAUI4

Security

Disclosure policy

Ionic✓

.NET MAUI–

Scorecard

Ionic6.7

.NET MAUI4.9

Vulnerabilities

IonicCount: 1 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40ionic%2Fcore&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH

.NET MAUICount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nuget&package_name=microsoft.maui.controls.msi.arm64&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Ionic✓

.NET MAUI–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Ionic54,760

.NET MAUI0

Github stars

Ionic52,630

.NET MAUI23,310

Package downloads weekly

Ionic403,967

.NET MAUI–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Ionic96

.NET MAUI69

Release

Cadence days

Ionic7

.NET MAUI14

History

Ionic20 items

.NET MAUI20 items

License

Spdx

IonicMIT

.NET MAUIMIT

Language

Primary

IonicTypeScript

.NET MAUIC#

Market

Availability

IonicAvailable worldwide

.NET MAUIAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Mobile App Frameworks
Capability	Ionic	.NET MAUI
Core
Target platforms	iOS, Android, Web/PWA	Android, iOS, macOS, Windows desktop and mobile devices
Approach	WebView hybrid	Native declarative
Primary language	JavaScript	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	✓	✓

Core

Target platforms

IoniciOS, Android, Web/PWA

.NET MAUIAndroid, iOS, macOS, Windows desktop and mobile devices

Approach

IonicWebView hybrid

.NET MAUINative declarative

Primary language

IonicJavaScript

.NET MAUIC#

Rendering

Renders true native UI

Ionic✗

.NET MAUI✓

Hot reload

Ionic-

.NET MAUI-

TypeScript-first

Ionic-

.NET MAUI✗

Delivery

Over-the-air code push

Ionic-

.NET MAUI-

Portability

Single codebase, multiple platforms

Ionic✓

.NET MAUI✓

Desktop support

Ionic✗

.NET MAUI✓

Builds for web

Ionic✓

.NET MAUI✗

Capability

Native API access

IonicPlugin / bridged

.NET MAUIPlugin / bridged

Ecosystem

Bundled UI component library

Ionic✓

.NET MAUI✓

What each one is

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

Ionic

Leader

An open-source framework that uses standard web technologies to create mobile applications deployable to iOS and Android as native apps or to the web as Progressive Web Apps.

Independently observed

.NET MAUI

Multi-platform app development framework that enables developers to create native applications for Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android from a unified codebase using C# and XAML.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Ionic

Leader

Open sourceFree tier

Open source, free to use

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

.NET MAUI

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source (MIT license)

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Ionic	.NET MAUI
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
iOSPlatforms	✓	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✓	✓
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Ionic✓

.NET MAUI✗

iOS

Ionic✓

.NET MAUI✓

Android

Ionic✓

.NET MAUI✓

macOS

Ionic✗

.NET MAUI✓

Windows

Ionic✗

.NET MAUI✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Ionic✓

.NET MAUI✗

Self-hosted

Ionic✓

.NET MAUI✓

Hybrid

Ionic✓

.NET MAUI✗

Integrations

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

Ionic

Leader

5 total

Cordova
Capacitor
Angular
React
Vue

Independently observed

.NET MAUI

4 total

Visual Studio
Community Toolkit
Syncfusion
MVVM Toolkit

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.