Framework |
Software license |
Windows |
Mac OS X |
Linux |
Built formats |
Adobe Flex |
MPL |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Adobe AIR, SWF |
Ample SDK |
MIT, GPL |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
JavaScript |
Appcelerator Titanium |
Apache 2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Android, iOS (iPad, iPhone) |
AppFlower |
GPLv3 or commercial |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
JavaScript |
Cappuccino |
LGPL |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
JavaScript, .sj |
Curl |
Proprietary |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Curl |
DevForce |
Proprietary |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Silverlight, WPF |
ExtJS |
GPLv3 or commercial |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
JavaScript |
Google Web Toolkit |
Apache 2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
JavaScript |
iPFaces mobile framework |
Open source |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
BlackBerry, iOS, Java ME |
Lively Kernel |
MIT |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
JavaScript |
MotherApp |
Proprietary |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Symbian, Windows Mobile |
OpenLaszlo |
Open source |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
DHTML, SWF |
PhoneGap |
Open source |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Android, BlackBerry, iOS |
qooxdoo |
LGPL, EPL |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
JavaScript |
QuickConnectFamily Framework |
MIT |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Linux, Mac |
Rhomobile |
Open source |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Symbian, Windows Mobile |
.NET Framework |
Proprietary |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Microsoft Silverlight |
expanz |
Proprietary |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Adobe Air, Flash, Java FX, Microsoft Silverlight, Windows Mobile, WPF |
CaptainCasa |
Proprietary |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Ajax, Flash, Java FX?, Microsoft Silverlight, WPF |
Rich AJAX Platform |
Open source |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
Smart GWT & SmartClient |
LGPL, commercial |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Java server, JavaScript client |
Sproutcore |
MIT |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
JavaScript |
Tersus |
Open source |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Android, iOS, JavaScript; planned: BlackBerry, Symbian |
Vaadin |
Apache 2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
JavaScript |
ZK |
LGPL, GPL, commercial |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Java server, JavaScript client |
UltraLightClient |
Proprietary |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
JavaFX |
Open source |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
jar, applet |
JavaScriptMVC |
Open source |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
JavaScript, compressed and one single file |
Qt Quick |
GPL, LGPL, commercial |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
QML |
Echo3 |
MPL/GPL/LGPL |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Java server, JavaScript client |
JVx |
Apache 2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Java, Ext GWT, Qt Jambi
(UI independent architecture)
|
Quick PHP |
Open source |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
JavaScript <-> PHP <-> JavaScript |
Unity |
Proprietary |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Unity Web Player, iOS, Android, Windows, Mac OS X, Nintendo Wii; planned: Flash (SWF), Playstation, Xbox |
Panda3D |
Open source |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
P3D |
Wt |
GPL, commercial |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
C++ or Java server ↔ HTML (uses JavaScript if available) |