Mobile Development · pricing
NativeScript pricing
NativeScript publishes a single tier. Below is what it costs, what it covers, and how that compares with the mobile development tools listed alongside it.
As of 1 September 2026, NativeScript pricing is free. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free
- Model
- Open source, no licence fee
- Tiers
- 1
- Free tier
- Yes
NativeScript plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| NativeScript | Free | 3 | Entry tier |
Where NativeScript stops being free
NativeScript, Free
- MIT licensed, unlimited apps
- No paid tier or enterprise edition exists
- Community support via forums and Discord only
No paid tier on record
NativeScript lists a free tier and no priced tier above it in the record we hold.
What the product covers
The full NativeScript feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- True native rendering
- Direct native API access
- Angular and Vue support
- CSS-like styling
- Plugin marketplace
- Webpack-based tooling
People bring NativeScript in for a team that wants native-rendered ui from javascript or typescript without learning dart or react native-specific apis, an angular shop that wants to reuse angular syntax and skills for mobile ui, a project that needs direct native api access from javascript without writing native bridge code, a cost-conscious team that wants zero licence spend and does not need vendor-backed enterprise support. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to NativeScript are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Mobile Development
Too few mobile development tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NativeScript (this page) | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | |
| Ionic | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs NativeScript |
| Capacitor | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs NativeScript |
| Kotlin Multiplatform | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs NativeScript |
| Sencha | On request | One-time purchase, per developer | - | vs NativeScript |
| .NET MAUI | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs NativeScript |
| Adjust | On request | Per attributed install | - | vs NativeScript |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the NativeScript badges page.
Before you pay for NativeScript
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: a single tier at Free. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
NativeScript runs on ios, android, and is published by OpenJS Foundation (community project) of San Francisco, California, United States. The full record is on the NativeScript review, and the rest of the category is under best mobile development tools.
NativeScript pricing questions
- How much does NativeScript cost?
- NativeScript publishes a single tier, NativeScript, at Free.
- Does NativeScript have a free plan?
- Yes. The NativeScript tier costs nothing and covers mit licensed, unlimited apps, no paid tier or enterprise edition exists, community support via forums and discord only.
- Which mobile development tools can I use without paying?
- 5 of the 8 mobile development tools listed alongside NativeScript have a free tier: Ionic, Capacitor, Kotlin Multiplatform, .NET MAUI, Superwall.
- What am I actually paying for with NativeScript?
- The record lists 6 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is brought in for a team that wants native-rendered ui from javascript or typescript without learning dart or react native-specific apis, an angular shop that wants to reuse angular syntax and skills for mobile ui, a project that needs direct native api access from javascript without writing native bridge code.
- Does NativeScript charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 1 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these NativeScript prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare NativeScript against before paying?
- The closest mobile development tools in this directory are Ionic, Capacitor, Kotlin Multiplatform, Sencha. Each has a side-by-side comparison with NativeScript covering price, platforms and features.