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Head-to-head · Mobile CI/CD Software

Expo Application Services vs Buddy

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Expo Application Services #4 in Mobile CI/CD Software 8.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Expo EAS
Buddy #10 in Mobile CI/CD Software 7.9/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Buddy

Expo Application Services leads on 0 checks, Buddy on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreExpo Application Services · 8.9/10
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly Buddy

Expo Application Services scores higher on our rubric for mobile ci/cd software: 8.9 against 7.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #10.

On deployment targets, Expo Application Services gives you Both where Buddy offers Stores. On hosting model, Buddy gives you Both where Expo Application Services offers Cloud.

Expo Application Services is the better fit for expo and React Native teams. Buddy is the better fit for teams needing general CI with mobile publishing.

  • Expo Application Services fits best

    Expo and React Native teams

  • Buddy fits best

    Teams needing general CI with mobile publishing

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Side by side

Feature Expo Application Services 8.9/10 Visit ↗ Buddy 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.9 7.9
Ranking #4 in Mobile CI/CD Software #10 in Mobile CI/CD Software
Best for Expo and React Native teams Teams needing general CI with mobile publishing
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $19/mo €29/mo
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — 14 days
Deployment Cloud Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web
Support Community, Tickets, Docs Email, Live chat, Docs
Compliance SOC 2, GDPR SOC 2, GDPR, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations 4 integrations 15 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Expo Application Services 3/3 · Buddy 3/3
Signing management ✓ ✓
Store submission ✓ ✓
Hosted macOS ✓ ✓
Specs
Mobile targets Both Both
Parallel builds 1 1
Deployment targets Both Stores
Hosting model Cloud Both
Our review
Pros
  • Hosted Android and iOS builds with signing credential management
  • Store submission, internal distribution, and over-the-air updates
  • Free plan plus GitHub workflows and Maestro test jobs
  • Builds, signs, and publishes both Android and iOS apps
  • YAML configuration and REST API support pipeline automation
  • Integrates with major code, cloud, monitoring, and notification services
Cons
  • Cloud-only hosting model
  • One parallel build on the entry configuration
  • Paid plans add usage-based charges beyond included allowances
  • Free and Pro plans include only one concurrent
  • The Free workspace can be frozen after 60 days of inactivity
  • Mobile delivery is part of a broader CI/CD platform rather than a narrow mobile focus
Our verdict

Expo Application Services (EAS) is a cloud platform for Expo and React Native applications. It covers hosted Android and iOS builds, mobile app signing credential management, app-store submission, internal distribution, over-the-air…

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Buddy is a web-based and self-hosted CI/CD platform for developers and engineering teams. It automates repository-triggered pipelines for building, testing, signing, and deploying applications. Its mobile workflows cover Android builds,…

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  1. Expo Application ServicesMobile CI/CD Software 8.9Free plan
  2. BuddyMobile CI/CD Software 7.9Free plan · 14-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Expo Application Services — where it wins

    • Hosted Android and iOS builds with signing credential management
    • Store submission, internal distribution, and over-the-air updates
    • Free plan plus GitHub workflows and Maestro test jobs

    Where it doesn't

    • Cloud-only hosting model
    • One parallel build on the entry configuration
    • Paid plans add usage-based charges beyond included allowances

  • Buddy — where it wins

    • Builds, signs, and publishes both Android and iOS apps
    • YAML configuration and REST API support pipeline automation
    • Integrates with major code, cloud, monitoring, and notification services

    Where it doesn't

    • Free and Pro plans include only one concurrent
    • The Free workspace can be frozen after 60 days of inactivity
    • Mobile delivery is part of a broader CI/CD platform rather than a narrow mobile focus
  • Expo Application Services8.9/10 · Free plan

    A focused cloud CI/CD platform for Expo and React Native teams.

    Visit Expo EASFull verdict →
  • Buddy7.9/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

    A broad CI/CD platform with Android and iOS publishing built into its pipelines.

    Visit BuddyFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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