Codemagic vs Venelx

Codemagic9.1Visit Venelx8.3Visit

Higher score Codemagic #3 in Mobile CI/CD Software 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Codemagic

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Venelx #7 in Mobile CI/CD Software 8.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Venelx

• Codemagic fits best

  Mobile teams prioritizing low-cost hosted builds

• Venelx fits best

  Small teams wanting hosted and self-hosted options

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Side by side

Feature	Codemagic 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Venelx 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.3
Ranking	#3 in Mobile CI/CD Software	#7 in Mobile CI/CD Software
Best for	Mobile teams prioritizing low-cost hosted builds	Small teams wanting hosted and self-hosted options
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$3,990/yr	$49/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Live chat, Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Tickets
Integrations	10 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Codemagic 0/3 · Venelx 3/3
Signing management	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Store submission	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Hosted macOS	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Mobile targets	Not checked yet	Both
Parallel builds	Not checked yet	2
Deployment targets	Not checked yet	Both
Hosting model	Not checked yet	Both
Our review
Pros	Free plan includes 500 build minutes refilled monthly Hosted macOS, Linux, and Windows build machines Build, test, deploy, cache, sign, and publish workflows	Builds iOS and Android apps on Apple Silicon cloud runners Supports self-hosted workers for Mac, Linux, and Windows Includes signing storage, OTA updates, artifacts, and build logs
Cons	No self-hosted runner option Free plan is limited to one parallel build Pay as you go bills build minutes by usage	Paid pricing starts at $49 per month Repository integration is centered on GitHub The Free plan allows only 30 builds per month
Our verdict	Codemagic is a cloud-based continuous integration and continuous delivery platform for mobile developers and teams. It supports Flutter, React Native, native iOS and Android, Unity, Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile, .NET MAUI, and Ionic… Read the review →	Venelx is a mobile CI/CD platform for Expo and React Native teams. It connects GitHub repositories, runs iOS and Android pipelines, stores build artifacts and logs, manages signing credentials, and publishes OTA updates to channels. Teams… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Codemagic — where it wins

  • Free plan includes 500 build minutes refilled monthly
  • Hosted macOS, Linux, and Windows build machines
  • Build, test, deploy, cache, sign, and publish workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • No self-hosted runner option
  • Free plan is limited to one parallel build
  • Pay as you go bills build minutes by usage

• Venelx — where it wins

  • Builds iOS and Android apps on Apple Silicon cloud runners
  • Supports self-hosted workers for Mac, Linux, and Windows
  • Includes signing storage, OTA updates, artifacts, and build logs

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid pricing starts at $49 per month
  • Repository integration is centered on GitHub
  • The Free plan allows only 30 builds per month

• Codemagic9.1/10 · Free plan

  A flexible hosted mobile CI/CD platform with a free plan and usage-based paid builds.

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• Venelx8.3/10 · Free plan

  Hosted and self-hosted mobile pipelines with signing, artifacts, and OTA updates.

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