Qt

Cross-platform development framework with integrated design, development, and quality assurance tools for building applications across embedded systems, mobile

Also known as
qt

Available worldwide

What is Qt?

Qt is a comprehensive platform providing libraries, frameworks, and development tools for creating user interfaces and applications that run consistently across multiple platforms. It enables developers to design, build, test, and maintain software from concept through deployment using a unified toolset.

Independently observed

Qt pricing

Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.

Pricing as of verify at live pricing ↗Independently observed
Quote-basedFree tier

Contact sales. Free tier for open source development; Developer License required for commercial use.

Extended Security Maintenance

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annual

Critical security patches and maintenance for supported Qt Framework releases after end-of-support

  • Critical vulnerability patches
  • Limited to Qt libraries only
  • 3-year availability

Premium Security Maintenance

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annual

Extended security maintenance customized for specific Qt versions and platforms beyond standard ESM offering

  • Environment-specific patches
  • Patch analysis and porting
  • For customers with ESM
  • 3-year maximum

What Qt does

The capabilities that matter for mobile app frameworks, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Core
Target platforms
Embedded systems, microcontrollers, iOS, Windows, macOS, web
Approach
Multiplatform shared logic
Primary language
C++, QML
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
Full native
Ecosystem
Bundled UI component library
Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • CLI
  • iOS
  • macOS
  • Web
  • Windows
Deployment
  • Cloud / SaaS
  • Hybrid
  • Self-hosted

Integrations (1)

Independently observed
  • Figma

Qt alternatives

Other mobile app frameworks we track, ranked by the same independent score.

All Qt alternatives, ranked →

Independent · unbought · dated

The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence

Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Qt, not the verdict.

Balanced composite 39 / 100
medium · 57%updating
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Price level800.043.2
Capabilities810.032.6
Security posture250.092.2
Pricing transparency250.051.3
Integrations90.040.3
Reliability00.050.0-

Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.

All data & sourcesshow ↓

Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
CapabilitiesTargets: Embedded systems, microcontrollers, iOS, Windows, macOS, web · Approach: multiplatform · Language: C++, QML · Hot reload: Yes · Web target: Yes · Native widgets: Yesmediumsource · 2026-08-16 · 60%

Integrations

AttributeValueEvidence
Count1mediumsource · 2026-08-16 · 60%

Market

AttributeValueEvidence
AvailabilityHqCountry: FI · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: …highsource · 2026-08-16 · 75%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Free tierYesmediumsource · 2026-08-16 · 60%
Modelquotemediumsource · 2026-08-16 · 60%
Price levellowmediumsource · 2026-08-16 · 60%
TransparentNomediumsource · 2026-08-16 · 60%

Security

AttributeValueEvidence
Iso27001Yeshighsource · 2026-08-16 · 75%