--- title: Kotlin Reviews meta\_title: 'Kotlin Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 43 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Kotlin works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.6 review\_count: 43 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Mobile Development url: https://www.g2.com/categories/mobile-development --- # Kotlin Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Kotlin but has limited features. Are you part of the Kotlin team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! Kotlin is a modern, concise, and safe programming language. It's targeting different platforms: Server, Android, Web, and Native platforms. It provides many ways to reuse code between platforms for productive programming. * * * Seller [JetBrains](https://www.g2.com/sellers/jetbrains) Discussions [Kotlin Community](https://www.g2.com/products/kotlin/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Yungyeong Heo (Brand Marketing Manager at JetBrains) Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Perceived Cost $$$$$ [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/kotlin/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Ionic: An OutSystems Company](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ionic: An OutSystems Company") Ionic: An OutSystems Company 4.4/5(154) ](https://www.g2.com/products/ionic-an-outsystems-company/reviews) [ ![Apache Cordova](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Apache Cordova") Apache Cordova 4.2/5(58) ](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-cordova/reviews) [ ![Qt](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Qt") Qt 4.3/5(54) ](https://www.g2.com/products/qt/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/kotlin/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 43 real user reviews. 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[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Dart ](https://www.g2.com/products/dart-dart/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") MySQL ](https://www.g2.com/products/mysql/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Redis Software ](https://www.g2.com/products/redis-software/reviews) Show More ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") UI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/22/2021 "A modern language for many use cases with a growing community" 5/5 What do you like best about Kotlin? It has a very easy way to write asynchronous functions which gives you more time to focus on developing new features for your application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kotlin? The lack of a mature UI framework for Web applications (or maybe I just haven't searched enough.) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Kotlin: Kotlin is an amazing modern language. If you want to try or learn a new language. Kotlin is my recommendation because it will be a staple in the future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kotlin solving and how is that benefiting you? I've been developing Android applications with Kotlin before the official v1.0. The benefits are unanimous, it's a growing community of Kotlin Developers with Kotlin being able to do not only Android but also Multiple Platforms. This results for a one code base for all, especially with the newly released Compose for Desktop. That's something that will grow big in the coming years. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Computer Software](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Software") AC Verified User in Computer Software Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/15/2021 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "Recomended to al friends" 5/5 What do you like best about Kotlin? kotlin is more simple of Java and inside kotlin I can make extension for complex functions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kotlin? hard to initialize empty data using late init or lazy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kotlin solving and how is that benefiting you? More Simple Can combine with java Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Jibran I.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Jibran I.") JI Jibran I. Android Engineer (Careem Pay) Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 12/12/2020 "Kotlin, Syntactically modern with backward compatibility." 4.5/5 What do you like best about Kotlin? Features, such as passing the function easily as a parameter, transforming functions, extension functions, null-safe, syntactically strict but with freedom like Any objects, sealed classes are an absolute delight to work with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kotlin? In some instances, the developer writes a short statement of code for a particular solution which makes it harder to read for other developers, which we can expect with the freedom and choice Kotlin give to the developer, but developer should always keep in mind that we should always prefer one-liner over readability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kotlin solving and how is that benefiting you? creating an application in android with Kotlin helps developer write better code which doesn't lead to crashes due to "Null Pointer Exception" was the biggest benefit you can get from it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Didik M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Didik M.") DM Didik M. Android Developer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/5/2020 "kotlin is easy to use for frontend and back end. i like it" 5/5 What do you like best about Kotlin? Easy for write code and i can remember every time. It's simple code no need more declaration. it's very support for back end and front end (mobile) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kotlin? the code is simple, but sometimes i need more description for some function Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Kotlin: kotlin is recommended for beginners or expert developer mobile or back end Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kotlin solving and how is that benefiting you? when i create request or response model on java , it's need setter and getter. but when use kotlin no need that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Nikola P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Nikola P.") NP Nikola P. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/5/2021 "Android is much easier to program with Kotlin than Java." 5/5 What do you like best about Kotlin? I highly recommend the Kotlin language to young developers if they are thinking about the language to start making Android applications with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kotlin? I dislike Kotlin just for one reason, because when bool variable is null, it is not false neither is true. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kotlin solving and how is that benefiting you? With Kotlin i make Android aplications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Sneha V.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Sneha V.") SV Sneha V. Software Engineer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/22/2021 "I recommend you to use kotlin." 5/5 What do you like best about Kotlin? The fact that it is a null-safe by default makes it the best. Simple coding and easy to learn. Makes you reduce the number of lines than expected. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kotlin? Everything is great about it. Only that it needs to be exposed to more developers is the only flaw. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kotlin solving and how is that benefiting you? I have been using kotlin for android development also trying to learn web developement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Seller invite ![Peter .](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Peter .") P Peter . Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 12/20/2020 "Wow" 5/5 What do you like best about Kotlin? Assigning null, easy when statements.... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kotlin? depricated stuffs, maybe that's for only android IDK. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kotlin solving and how is that benefiting you? Easy to use with Android Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Happy M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Happy M.") HM Happy M. Android Developer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 12/9/2020 "Its Good" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Kotlin? The syntax of Kotlin is quit good and overal experience is fantastic Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kotlin? Actually i found nothing as i have java and python background so it was good experience Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Kotlin: Learning trending things always beneficial. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kotlin solving and how is that benefiting you? When we work with kotlin for Amdroid Development the syntax becomes shorter and writing complex logic becomes shorter Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Seller invite ![Fabrizio D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Fabrizio D.") FD Fabrizio D. Senior Software Engineer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/27/2020 "A Concise Language for the Future" 5/5 What do you like best about Kotlin? Kotlin is a big step forward compared to Java. The integrated functional aspects of the language and its ability to express more with less are the two key factors that made me switch to it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kotlin? Use a programming language long enough and you will find something you do not like. But I did not find anything I dislike so far. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kotlin solving and how is that benefiting you? The bigger problem solved by Kotlin is null referencing, thanks to its null-safety properties you change your way of programming. It makes you think thoroughly about your problem before starting writing code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 7/27/2022 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Anandu R.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Anandu R.") AR Anandu R. Software Engineer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/14/2020 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "How i used kotlin for iot apps" 5/5 What do you like best about Kotlin? Null referencing in kotlin really helped me in my projects.Asynchronous mode of coding is pretty good for my area of expertise.i develop iot applications and a great share of our users prefer mobile client software.Android has never been this convinient Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Kotlin? I havent found any downsides to use kotlin Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Kotlin: If you are working in IoT domain,kotlin is the way to go. You can integrate kotlin with anything Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Kotlin solving and how is that benefiting you? Used in IoT applications ( mobile client for an iot software),Asynchronous way of coding is great Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. Visit the vendor’s website to learn more. 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