# Kivy Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 Kivy Software Review 2026: Features, Reviews, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on November 6, 2025

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[Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews)

Kivy

## What is Kivy?

Open-source software library for the rapid development of applications.

## What is Kivy used for?

[App Building](https://www.capterra.com/app-building-software/)

Overall rating

Based on 2 user reviews

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## Compare with a popular alternative

Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status.

### Kivy

4.5 (2)

VS.

[### Oracle APEX](https://www.capterra.com/p/233100/Oracle-APEX/)

[4.3 (3)](https://www.capterra.com/p/233100/Oracle-APEX/#reviews)

Starting Price

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Starting Price

Contact vendor

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

3.0 (2)

Ease Of Use

3.3 (3)

Value For Money

5.0 (1)

Value For Money

4.0 (3)

Customer Service

3.0 (1)

Customer Service

3.0 (2)

## Kivy alternatives

Highest Rated

[Cloudflare Workers](https://www.capterra.com/p/234126/Cloudflare-Workers/)

[5.0 (4)](https://www.capterra.com/p/234126/Cloudflare-Workers/#reviews)

Starting price

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[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/234126/Cloudflare-Workers/)

[abc](https://www.capterra.com/p/248433/abc/)

[0.0](https://www.capterra.com/p/248433/abc/#reviews)

Starting price

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[Gadget](https://www.capterra.com/p/85886/Gadget/)

[4.0 (1)](https://www.capterra.com/p/85886/Gadget/#reviews)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/85886/Gadget/)

[Apache Cordova](https://www.capterra.com/p/234971/Apache-Cordova/)

[4.3 (3)](https://www.capterra.com/p/234971/Apache-Cordova/#reviews)

Starting price

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[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/234971/Apache-Cordova/)

## Pricing

Value for money

5.0 (1)

### Starting price

Contact vendor  
for pricing

Free trial  
not available

Value for money

5.0 (1)

5.0

Based on 1 reviews

## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

3.0 (1)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

3.0 (1)

3.0

Based on 1 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.5

Based on 2 reviews

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5(1)

4(1)

3(0)

2(0)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

Constantin A.

Developer

Computer Software

### "Kivy\_Review"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

November 1, 2023

Pros

With kivy, you can write a one in all code for every devices. I have used it with python. It quickly help you to create pretty GUI for your apps, whatever the device you target. It is also possible with it to integrate ads in your apps.

Cons

The problem I had had was compilation issues. I had to install buildozer first I have never succeeded in doing so. However, it is well documented. It it can be possible to use it on windows with a WSL, it will be perfect

Switched from

[TeamViewer ONE](https://www.capterra.com/p/194565/TeamViewer/)

[Ding](https://www.capterra.com/p/10008484/Ding/)

[WPS Office](https://www.capterra.com/p/126794/WPS-Office/)

[LibreOffice](https://www.capterra.com/p/158981/LibreOffice/)

Review source

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AU

Anonymous User

Software Enginner

Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

### "Perfect for small projects"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

May 22, 2023

7-10If you have more time, try to use more conventional and popular tools, such as QT.

Pros

I used Kivy for 3 months every single day during my thesis project where I had to develop a dashboard for an autonomous vehicle. In my opinion, if you want to deploy a quick and reliable GUI, this is the tool for you. I coded my application in Python and everything worked fine. To learn I followed the online documentation of the developers and some youtube channels. You have to be patient and follow and respect the curving learn of this library because everything takes time to master. The final result amazed me because I had a perfectly working dashboard with an insane amount of features such as GPS and sound warnings. The display design was also above average since Kivy offers a lot of add-ons to improve the looks of your final result.

Cons

When my project started to grow, I faced big issues because the online documentation only covers the isolated implementation of widgets and functionalities to the application. When you start to overlay them, the application starts to get messy and the reliability of your project starts to get compromised since it is more heavy and complex. Also, If your application has Kivy add-ons, such as the Kivy-garden library, you will face issues trying to move to another computer. In other words, you have to install an insality amount of p

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