# Kivy Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about Kivy Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other App Building products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/234433/Kivy/alternatives --- # Kivy Software Review 2026: Features, Reviews, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on November 6, 2025 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [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 Reviews sentiment Positive \- Neutral \- Negative \- Contact vendor for pricing Free trial not available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for Kivy?[Manage this product listing](https://digitalmarkets.gartner.com/get-listed/claim-bx?url=https://kivy.org/&name=Kivy) ## 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 Contact vendor 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 Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 100% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/234126/Cloudflare-Workers/) [IBM Cloud Functions](https://www.capterra.com/p/241812/IBM-Cloud-Functions/) [0.0](https://www.capterra.com/p/241812/IBM-Cloud-Functions/#reviews) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 0% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/241812/IBM-Cloud-Functions/) [Autodesk Forge](https://www.capterra.com/p/255149/Autodesk-Forge/) [0.0](https://www.capterra.com/p/255149/Autodesk-Forge/#reviews) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 0% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/255149/Autodesk-Forge/) [Apache Cordova](https://www.capterra.com/p/234971/Apache-Cordova/) [4.3 (3)](https://www.capterra.com/p/234971/Apache-Cordova/#reviews) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 67% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [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 Filter by rating 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 Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. 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. 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