Best LabVIEW Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from integrated development environments ranked against LabVIEW on the same published basis.
- 1LabVIEW vs Qt Creator
- 2LabVIEW vs Visual Studio
- 3LabVIEW vs IntelliJ IDEA
- 4LabVIEW vs PyCharm
- 5LabVIEW vs Rider
- 6LabVIEW vs CLion
- 7LabVIEW vs WebStorm
- 8LabVIEW vs Xojo
- 9LabVIEW vs RustRover
- 10LabVIEW vs Eclipse IDE
- 11LabVIEW vs Apache NetBeans
- 12LabVIEW vs KDevelop
- 13LabVIEW vs CodeLite
- 14LabVIEW vs 4D
- 15LabVIEW vs GoLand
- 16LabVIEW vs Code::Blocks
- 17LabVIEW vs RubyMine
- 18LabVIEW vs BlueJ
- 19LabVIEW vs Wing Python IDE
- 20LabVIEW vs LiveCode
LabVIEW alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qt Creator | 9.4 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Visual Studio | 8.2 | Free plan | — | Windows |
| 3 | IntelliJ IDEA | 8.1 | Free plan | $8.33/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | PyCharm | 8.0 | Free plan | $16.67/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Rider | 8.0 | Free plan | $14.08/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | CLion | 7.9 | Free plan | $10.90/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | WebStorm | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Xojo | 7.8 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 9 | RustRover | 7.7 | Free plan | $6.90/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Eclipse IDE | 7.7 | Free plan | Free | Browser, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Apache NetBeans | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | KDevelop | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | CodeLite | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | 4D | 7.1 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, iOS |
| 15 | GoLand | 7.0 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | Code::Blocks | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | RubyMine | 7.0 | Free plan | $10.90/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | BlueJ | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | Wing Python IDE | 6.6 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 20 | LiveCode | 6.6 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android |
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Questions about LabVIEW alternatives
What is the best alternative to LabVIEW?
Qt Creator, number 1 in integrated development environments with a score of 9.4 out of 10. The others here: Visual Studio, IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to LabVIEW?
Qt Creator 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 mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.