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At a Glance
Godot
Godot
Star Rating
(23)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (91.3% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Kivy
Kivy
Star Rating
(21)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.7% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Kivy

Godot vs Kivy

  • Reviewers felt that Godot meets the needs of their business better than Kivy.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Kivy is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Godot over Kivy.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Godot
No pricing available
Kivy
No pricing available
Free Trial
Godot
No trial information available
Kivy
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
22
7.5
19
Ease of Use
8.4
22
7.8
20
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality of Support
7.5
21
7.9
19
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
21
5.9
20
Features by Category
8.4
87
Not enough data
Visual Fidelity
9.3
10
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
Creation Tools
7.7
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Godot
Godot
Kivy
Kivy
Godot and Kivy share no categories
Unique Categories
Godot
Godot is categorized as Game Engine
Kivy
Kivy is categorized as Python Web Frameworks
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Godot
Godot
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
91.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
8.7%
Kivy
Kivy
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
66.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
23.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
9.5%
Reviewers' Industry
Godot
Godot
Computer Games
47.8%
Media Production
8.7%
Education Management
8.7%
Program Development
4.3%
Internet
4.3%
Other
26.1%
Kivy
Kivy
Computer Software
47.6%
Marketing and Advertising
9.5%
Information Technology and Services
4.8%
Industrial Automation
4.8%
Higher Education
4.8%
Other
28.6%
Most Helpful Reviews
Godot
Godot
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Computer Games

In my opinion, The best thing about this software is open source and available for free. The second point is that Even beginners can quickly grasp its user-friendly interface. Extensive documentation is provided, and an active community of users and...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Computer Games

3d rendering system, IDE integration, documentation

Kivy
Kivy
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Calvin L.
CL
Calvin L.
Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

The online community (IRC, forums) is a great place to learn. The users are extremely helpful and nice. KV language is great. Kivy is great for building a cross platform application. Easy to port to android.

Most Helpful Critical Review
David G.
DG
David G.
Verified User in Government Administration

The lack of dynamic support; the inability to debug the code using standard Python debuggers; the attitude/unhelpfulness of the experts in the community. (Again, it's been 5 yrs since I used Kivy, so these things might have changed; additionally, I was...

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Discussions
Godot
Godot Discussions
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Kivy
Kivy Discussions
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