Delphi vs B4X

Delphi9.2Visit B4X8.0Visit

Higher score Delphi #1 in Mobile Development IDEs 9.2/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Embarcadero

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B4X #8 in Mobile Development IDEs 8.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit B4X

• Delphi fits best

  Mature Object Pascal developers

• B4X fits best

  Native Android and iOS developers

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Side by side

Feature	Delphi 9.2/10 Visit ↗	B4X 8.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.0
Ranking	#1 in Mobile Development IDEs	#8 in Mobile Development IDEs
Best for	Mature Object Pascal developers	Native Android and iOS developers
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$59/user one-time
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Desktop, Mobile	Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Phone, Docs, Community	Email, Community, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Delphi 0/3 · B4X 3/3
Emulator or simulator	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Visual UI designer	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
App packaging	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Mobile targets	Not checked yet	Android, iOS
Desktop platforms	Not checked yet	Windows, macOS, Linux
Supported languages	Not checked yet	B4X, Java
Our review
Pros	Visual VCL and FireMonkey designers with hundreds of components Native compilers, debugging, and integrated DUnitX and DUnit testing FireDAC, REST tooling, and broad database connectivity	Native Android and iOS application development Code and layout reuse across B4A, B4i and B4J Visual designers, emulators and device debugging
Cons	The IDE is installed on Windows Community Edition has restrictions Object Pascal focus may not suit other language ecosystems	B4i requires a paid perpetual developer license Local Mac builder is needed for iOS simulator support The suite spans several products rather than one focused IDE
Our verdict	Delphi is a Windows-based integrated development environment for building native desktop and mobile applications with Object Pascal. It combines visual form and user-interface designers, VCL and FireMonkey libraries, native compilers,… Read the review →	B4X is a suite from Anywhere Software for building native Android and iOS applications, along with desktop, server and IoT software. B4A targets Android, B4i targets iOS, B4J supports desktop and server development, and B4R supports… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Delphi — where it wins

  • Visual VCL and FireMonkey designers with hundreds of components
  • Native compilers, debugging, and integrated DUnitX and DUnit testing
  • FireDAC, REST tooling, and broad database connectivity

  Where it doesn't

  • The IDE is installed on Windows
  • Community Edition has restrictions
  • Object Pascal focus may not suit other language ecosystems

• B4X — where it wins

  • Native Android and iOS application development
  • Code and layout reuse across B4A, B4i and B4J
  • Visual designers, emulators and device debugging

  Where it doesn't

  • B4i requires a paid perpetual developer license
  • Local Mac builder is needed for iOS simulator support
  • The suite spans several products rather than one focused IDE

• Delphi9.2/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A mature Windows IDE for native Object Pascal desktop and mobile development.

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• B4X8.0/10 · Free plan

  A broad B4X suite for native Android and iOS work with reusable code and visual designers.

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