Qt Creator vs Xojo
Qt Creator
qt.ioXojo
xojo.comSide by side
| Figure | Qt Creator | Xojo |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €45.50/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 5 |
| Spec score · Cross-Platform App Development Frameworks | 8.2 (#6) | 7.4 (#12) |
| Spec score · IDE Software | 8.3 (#15) | 7.4 (#40) |
| Spec score · Mobile Development IDEs | 8.3 (#12) | 7.4 (#33) |
| Spec score · Integrated Development Environments | 8.2 (#22) | 7.4 (#49) |
| Company | Qt Group describes itself as a global software company serving application and smart-device development and says it is headquartered in Espoo, Finland. | Xojo, Inc. says it was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. |
| Headquarters | Espoo, Finland | Austin, Texas, United States |
Plans
Qt Creator
- Qt for Application Development Enterprise (ADE-SB)€546 a year
- Qt for Device Creation Professional (DCP-SB)€1,090 a year
- Qt Creator Open SourceFree
- Commercial Qt licensesPriced on request
Xojo
- Desktop$499, paid once
- Mobile$499, paid once
- Web$499, paid once
- Pro$999, paid once
- Pro Plus$1,999, paid once
In their own words
Qt Creator
Qt Creator is an IDE for making applications for desktop, embedded, and mobile systems, as well as web browsers. It supports work from project setup and interface design through coding, building, deployment, running, and debugging. The editor offers semantic highlighting, syntax checks, code completion, search, and refactoring. It understands C++ and QML, with some Python language services when a language server is available. Build integrations cover CMake, qmake, Qbs, and Autotools; generic projects can use configurable build commands. Integrated debuggers and analysis tools can help investigate memory leaks, profile execution, and analyze CPU use. Testing support includes Boost.Test, Catch2, Google Test, Qt Quick Test, Qt Test, and CTest. Qt Creator supports AI agents; its documentation lists GitHub Copilot and an MCP Server extension. An open-source version is available at free, subject to LGPL/GPL obligations for Qt framework use. Qt’s commercial evaluation lasts 10 days and is for evaluation, not production or product development. Commercial use requires an active license for each developer, and Qt-based device distribution may also need licenses.