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Best B4X Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from mobile development IDEs ranked against B4X on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Codename One Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $2.08/mo8.2
    B4X vs Codename One
  2. 2
    Felgo Free plan AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac 8.2
    B4X vs Felgo
  3. 3
    Monaca Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSMac $22/mo8.0
    B4X vs Monaca
  4. 4
    Qt Creator Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free8.0
    B4X vs Qt Creator
  5. 5
    Godot Engine Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux Free7.8
    B4X vs Godot Engine
  6. 7
    MobileTogether Designer Free plan AndroidiOSWebWin $83.33/mo7.7
    B4X vs MobileTogether Designer
  7. 8
    Defold Free plan AndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac Free7.6
    B4X vs Defold
  8. 9
    DroidScript Free plan AndroidextensionLinuxMacWeb Free7.5
    B4X vs DroidScript
  9. 10
    Smartface AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 7.5
    B4X vs Smartface
  10. 11
    Xojo AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 7.5
    B4X vs Xojo
  11. 12
    GameMaker Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin $79.99/mo7.4
    B4X vs GameMaker
  12. 13
    GeneXus Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb Free7.4
    B4X vs GeneXus
  13. 14
    Rider Free plan LinuxMacWin $14.08/mo7.4
    B4X vs Rider
  14. 15
    Visual Studio Free plan Win 7.4
    B4X vs Visual Studio
  15. 16
    Xcode Cloud Free plan iOSMacWeb $49.99/mo7.2
    B4X vs Xcode Cloud
  16. 17
    Solar2D Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin Free7.1
    B4X vs Solar2D
  17. 18
    HBuilderX Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.9
    B4X vs HBuilderX
  18. 19
    LiveCode WebWinMacLinuxiOS 6.6
    B4X vs LiveCode
  19. 20
    WINDEV Mobile AndroidiOSWin 6.6
    B4X vs WINDEV Mobile
  20. 21
    Cocos Creator WebWinMaciOSAndroid 6.2
    B4X vs Cocos Creator

B4X alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Codename One8.2Free plan$2.08/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Felgo8.2Free plan—Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Monaca8.0Free plan$22/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Qt Creator8.0Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
5Godot Engine7.8Free planFreeAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
7MobileTogether Designer7.7Free plan$83.33/moAndroid, iOS, Web, Windows
8Defold7.6Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
9DroidScript7.5Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
10Smartface7.5No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11Xojo7.5No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
12GameMaker7.4Free plan$79.99/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
13GeneXus7.4Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
14Rider7.4Free plan$14.08/moLinux, Mac, Windows
15Visual Studio7.4Free plan—Windows
16Xcode Cloud7.2Free plan$49.99/moiOS, Mac, Web
17Solar2D7.1Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
18HBuilderX6.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
19LiveCode6.6No—Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
20WINDEV Mobile6.6No—Android, iOS, Windows
21Cocos Creator6.2No—Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android
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Questions about B4X alternatives

What is the best alternative to B4X?

Codename One, number 1 in mobile development IDEs with a score of 8.2 out of 10. The others here: Felgo, Monaca, Qt Creator and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to B4X?

Codename One is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 15 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.