How Ubriot compares
If you are evaluating a mobile CI/CD or OTA tool for your React Native or Expo app, here is a fair look at each one: what it does well, and where Ubriot takes a different approach.
- #412 iOSBuilding, Building
- #409 AndroidOn Google Play, Done
- #410 iOSNeeds you, Needs you
- #411 iOSSigning, Building
- #406 iOSOn TestFlight, Done
The short answer
The main alternatives to Expo EAS for React Native and Expo apps are Ubriot, Bitrise, Codemagic, and a self-assembled pipeline on GitHub Actions with fastlane. Ubriot puts builds, TestFlight and Google Play submission, OTA updates and push on one flat monthly plan from $29 and works with the same expo-updates library. Bitrise and Codemagic are multi-framework mobile CI services: Bitrise sells OTA as a separate product (Bitrise CodePush), and Codemagic offers a self-hosted OTA server (Codemagic Patch).
Competitor details on the Expo EAS, Bitrise and Codemagic pages were checked 2026-11-07 on each company's own pricing and documentation pages.
Who Ubriot suits
- React Native and Expo teams who want builds, store submission, OTA updates and push on one monthly bill
- Teams leaving App Center or hosted CodePush who need a managed home for OTA updates
- Teams who want to drive releases from a CLI, dashboard or MCP client
Who Ubriot does not suit
- Teams who want EAS-native tooling and Expo's own hosted services: EAS is built by the Expo team
- Teams who need CI for web, backend or non-mobile projects: GitHub Actions and similar general CI fit better
- Very large organisations with formal enterprise compliance programmes, which may prefer a longer-established vendor
- Anyone who needs a free plan: Ubriot has no free tier, only a 14-day trial
Bitrise alternative
Mobile CI/CD
A mature mobile-first CI/CD platform with a large step library and support for native iOS, Android, and cross-platform stacks.
Codemagic alternative
Mobile CI/CD
A CI/CD service popular with Flutter and cross-platform teams, with hosted macOS builds and store publishing.
Expo EAS alternative
Mobile CI/CD and OTA updates
Expo's official build, submit, and update service for React Native and Expo apps.
Microsoft App Center alternative
Mobile CI/CD (retired)
Microsoft's mobile DevOps service for builds, test, distribution, diagnostics, and CodePush, now retired.
Microsoft CodePush alternative
OTA updates (retired)
Microsoft's React Native OTA update service, part of App Center and now retired, with the server open-sourced.
Xcode Cloud alternative
iOS CI/CD
Apple's CI/CD built into Xcode and App Store Connect for building, testing, and distributing iOS apps.
Fastlane alternative
Release automation toolkit
An open-source toolkit of command-line lanes that automate iOS and Android building, signing, and store submission.
Appcircle alternative
Mobile CI/CD
A mobile DevOps platform for building, testing, and distributing native and cross-platform apps, with self-hosted options.
GitHub Actions alternative
General CI/CD
GitHub's general-purpose CI/CD where mobile builds run through community actions and custom workflow YAML.
Common questions
- What are the alternatives to Expo EAS?
- For React Native and Expo apps, the main alternatives to Expo EAS are Ubriot (builds, store submission, OTA updates and push on one flat plan), Bitrise (multi-framework mobile CI with Bitrise CodePush for OTA), Codemagic (multi-framework mobile CI with Codemagic Patch, a self-hosted OTA server), and running your own pipeline on GitHub Actions with fastlane.
- Which EAS alternative is cheapest?
- It depends on volume. EAS, Bitrise and Codemagic all have free plans or free allowances; Ubriot has no free tier and costs $29, $99 or $299 a month with no per-build, per-minute or per-MAU charges. Compare the pricing pages for your own build count and OTA audience.
- Can I replace EAS Update but keep Expo?
- Yes. expo-updates can point at another update server. Ubriot serves updates over the expo-updates protocol, and ubriot migrate eas repoints expo.updates.url and the channel header for you, with a dry run by default.
Ship React Native with one release surface
Native builds, TestFlight and Google Play submission, OTA updates, and release-memory diagnosis under one flat price.