# Fyne vs .NET MAUI

| Attribute | Fyne | .NET MAUI |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 56.7 (31% (low)) | 56 (79% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 78 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 793 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 28,680 | 23,319 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A native UI toolkit for Go that enables developers to build cross-platform desktop and mobile applications without web runtimes or JavaScript dependencies. It is indexed under Desktop App Frameworks.","source":"https://fyne.io/","question":"What is Fyne?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Fyne supports Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://fyne.io/","question":"What platforms does Fyne support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Fyne 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/fyne-io/fyne","question":"Is Fyne open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"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}` |
| description.long | A native UI toolkit for Go that enables developers to build cross-platform desktop and mobile applications without web runtimes or JavaScript dependencies. | .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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"native_look_and_feel":true,"mobile_target_support":true,"app_store_distribution":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 | - | 4 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Visual Studio"},{"name":"Community Toolkit"},{"name":"Syncfusion"},{"name":"MVVM Toolkit"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | C# |
| license.spdx | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` | `{"ios":true,"mac":true,"android":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"free","sourceUrl":"https://fyne.io/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-08T21:03:20.993Z"}` | `{"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 |
| pricing.model | free | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 51 | 14 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/fyne-io/fyne/releases/tag/v2.8.1","date":"2026-08-26T15:52:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.8.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/fyne-io/fyne/releases/tag/v2.8.0","date":"2026-07-11T20:47:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fyne-io/fyne/releases/tag/v2.7.4","date":"2026-05-12T20:29:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.7.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/fyne-io/fyne/releases/tag/v2.7.3","date":"2026-02-21T14:12:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.7.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/fyne-io/fyne/releases/tag/v2.7.2","date":"2026-01-06T22:09:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.7.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/fyne-io/fyne/releases/tag/v2.7.1","date":"2025-11-14T22:45:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/fyne-io/fyne/releases/tag/v2.7.0","date":"2025-10-16T09:34:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fyne-io/fyne/releases/tag/v2.6.3","date":"2025-08-21T14:18:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.6.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/fyne-io/fyne/releases/tag/v2.6.2","date":"2025-07-28T10:46:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.6.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/fyne-io/fyne/releases/tag/v2.6.1","date":"2025-05-08T09:17:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/fyne-io/fyne/releases/tag/v2.6.0","date":"2025-04-10T15:38:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fyne-io/fyne/releases/tag/v2.5.5","date":"2025-03-13T14:51:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.5.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/fyne-io/fyne/releases/tag/v2.5.4","date":"2025-02-06T21:14:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.5.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/fyne-io/fyne/releases/tag/v2.5.3","date":"2024-12-15T11:23:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.5.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/fyne-io/fyne/releases/tag/v2.5.2","date":"2024-10-15T10:50:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/fyne-io/fyne/releases/tag/v2.5.1","date":"2024-08-25T19:32:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/fyne-io/fyne/releases/tag/v2.5.0","date":"2024-07-14T17:50:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fyne-io/fyne/releases/tag/v2.4.5","date":"2024-04-15T11:03:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.4.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/fyne-io/fyne/releases/tag/v2.4.4","date":"2024-02-13T19:10:39Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.4.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/fyne-io/fyne/releases/tag/v2.4.3","date":"2023-12-24T13:49:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.4.3"}]` | 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|
| security.scorecard | 6.7 | 5 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=fyne.io%2Ffyne%2Fv2&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 (Desktop App Frameworks)

| Capability | Fyne | .NET MAUI |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Native look and feel | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bundled runtime | - | - |
| Auto update builtin | - | - |
| Code signing support | - | - |
| App store distribution | ✓ | - |
| Hot reload dev | - | - |
| Accessibility support | - | ✓ |
| Mobile target support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ide bundled | - | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-09-11T23:39:05.002Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*