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At a Glance
LabVIEW
LabVIEW
Star Rating
(192)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (44.8% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$493.00 Per Year
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Qt
Qt
Star Rating
(52)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (49.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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LabVIEW vs Qt

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Qt easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Qt overall.

  • Reviewers felt that LabVIEW meets the needs of their business better than Qt.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Qt is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Qt over LabVIEW.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
LabVIEW
LabVIEW Base
$493.00
Per Year
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Qt
No pricing available
Free Trial
LabVIEW
Free Trial is available
Qt
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
146
8.5
44
Ease of Use
8.3
146
8.4
44
Ease of Setup
7.4
22
8.3
12
Ease of Admin
7.5
20
8.3
11
Quality of Support
8.0
129
8.3
29
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.7
20
7.8
10
Product Direction (% positive)
6.5
135
8.1
44
Features by Category
Python Integrated Development Environments (IDE)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
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C/C++ Integrated Development Environments (IDE)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
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Management
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Mobile Development FrameworksHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
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Support
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Application Design
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IoT Development ToolsHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
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Systems Engineering And MBSEHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
7.7
305
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Systems Modeling
7.0
11
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6.1
12
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7.8
22
Not enough data
8.6
35
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8.8
35
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Requirements
7.9
24
Not enough data
7.9
25
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8.0
23
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Collaboration
7.9
25
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6.4
20
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Debugging
8.2
36
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8.1
37
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Application Development PlatformsHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
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8.2
35
Functionality
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9.0
5
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7.7
5
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8.3
5
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8.0
5
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8.7
5
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8.3
5
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7.7
5
App Monetization PlatformsHide 21 FeaturesShow 21 Features
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Core Lifecycle Management - ALM Software
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Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
LabVIEW
LabVIEW
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
44.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
29.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
26.2%
Qt
Qt
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
49.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
29.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
21.6%
Reviewers' Industry
LabVIEW
LabVIEW
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
10.9%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
10.4%
Research
9.8%
Higher Education
9.8%
Industrial Automation
7.7%
Other
51.4%
Qt
Qt
Computer Software
29.4%
Telecommunications
5.9%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
5.9%
Information Technology and Services
5.9%
Higher Education
5.9%
Other
47.1%
Most Helpful Reviews
LabVIEW
LabVIEW
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Steffan B.
SB
Steffan B.
Verified User in Computer Software

Lots of available drivers, application examples, and source code to build off of. Plug and play with a lot of BI and third party hardware. Programming rich and complex user interfaces is much faster than with other languages. It is a very diverse...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Renewables & Environment

I have issues but the customer support takes forever to respond. I think they should just go to screen sharing video calls!

Qt
Qt
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Amine L.
AL
Amine L.
Verified User in Internet

I like that Qt Creator is a modern IDE with all the modern features that a developer in 2016 should have. Simple interface, great functionalities, awesome debugger, god-like auto-completion, and a lot more features.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Gideon  A.
GA
Gideon A.
Verified User in Computer Software

The price is too high and may leave some developers out

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Qt
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Discussions
LabVIEW
LabVIEW Discussions
How useful do you think labVIEW would be in programming and calibrating open source medical ventilators that are used for corona cases?
2 comments
Dave K.
DK
LabVIEW is fabulous!! It is easy to use and many moons ago I used LabVIEW for a product called RespiCal which was a ventilator calibrator. It was sold by...Read more
Which language is used in LabVIEW?
2 comments
Alex K.
AK
LabVIEW primarily uses a graphical programming language called G (or LabVIEW G). Instead of traditional text-based code, you create programs using a visual...Read more
What is LabVIEW used for?
2 comments
Alex K.
AK
LabVIEW (Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench) is a system-design platform and development environment used primarily for data acquisition,...Read more
Qt
Qt Discussions
What are the primary benefits of QtCreator?
1 comment
Lennart R.
LR
QtCreator has many benefits: + It is stable mature software being continuously developed and maintained following best practices since 1995. + It has...Read more
What is the use of Qt Creator?
1 comment
Simon P.
SP
It’s a multi-platform Développement IDE available for windows, Linux, macOS, android and others.Read more
Is Qt Creator IDE free?
1 comment
Simon P.
SP
QT Creator is the development IDE, you can use the IDE however the QT libraries are only free for open source development which means if you use the open...Read more