Comparison

Kivy vs .NET MAUI

On the evidence we track, .NET MAUI leads this comparison with a composite score of 57/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Kivy46

★.NET MAUI57

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Kivy	.NET MAUILeader
vioscaleAI score	46 / 100medium · 68%	57 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	4
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.8	5
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=kivy&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	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
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	709	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	19,026	23,320
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	24	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	342	13
Historyrelease.history	13 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Python	C#
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Kivy46 / 100medium · 68%

.NET MAUI57 / 100high · 76%

Pricing

Free tier

Kivy✓

.NET MAUI✓

Model

Kivyopen_source

.NET MAUIcommercial

Price level

Kivyfree

.NET MAUIfree

Transparent

Kivy✓

.NET MAUI✓

Integrations

Count

Kivy–

.NET MAUI4

Security

Scorecard

Kivy4.8

.NET MAUI5

Vulnerabilities

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

.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

Adoption

Dependent repos

Kivy709

.NET MAUI0

Github stars

Kivy19,026

.NET MAUI23,320

Activity

Commits last 30d

Kivy24

.NET MAUI100

Release

Cadence days

Kivy342

.NET MAUI13

History

Kivy13 items

.NET MAUI20 items

License

Spdx

KivyMIT

.NET MAUIMIT

Language

Primary

KivyPython

.NET MAUIC#

Market

Availability

Kivy–

.NET MAUIAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Kivy5 items

.NET MAUI6 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	Kivy	.NET MAUI
Core
Target platforms	Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS, embedded platforms	Android, iOS, macOS, Windows desktop and mobile devices
Approach	Multiplatform shared logic	Native declarative
Primary language	Python	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

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

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

Approach

KivyMultiplatform shared logic

.NET MAUINative declarative

Primary language

KivyPython

.NET MAUIC#

Rendering

Renders true native UI

Kivy-

.NET MAUI✓

Hot reload

Kivy-

.NET MAUI-

TypeScript-first

Kivy✗

.NET MAUI✗

Delivery

Over-the-air code push

Kivy-

.NET MAUI-

Portability

Single codebase, multiple platforms

Kivy✓

.NET MAUI✓

Desktop support

Kivy✓

.NET MAUI✓

Builds for web

Kivy✗

.NET MAUI✗

Capability

Native API access

KivyPlugin / bridged

.NET MAUIPlugin / bridged

Ecosystem

Bundled UI component library

Kivy✓

.NET MAUI✓

What each one is

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

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

.NET MAUI

Leader

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.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Kivy

Open sourceFree tier

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

as of 2026-08-16verify ↗

.NET MAUI

Leader

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	Kivy	.NET MAUI
iOSPlatforms	✓	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✓	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

iOS

Kivy✓

.NET MAUI✓

Android

Kivy✓

.NET MAUI✓

macOS

Kivy✓

.NET MAUI✓

Windows

Kivy✓

.NET MAUI✓

Linux

Kivy✓

.NET MAUI✗

Deployment

Self-hosted

Kivy✓

.NET MAUI✓

Integrations

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

Kivy

Not documented yet.

.NET MAUI

Leader

4 total

Visual Studio
Community Toolkit
Syncfusion
MVVM Toolkit

Independently observed

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