Runway vs ReARM

Runway8.5Visit RReARM6.7Visit

Higher score Runway #2 in Release Management Software 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 6 features Visit Runway

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R ReARM #8 in Release Management Software 6.7/10 Free plan · paid from $195/mo · 60-day trial Free plan✓ 4 of 6 features Visit ReARM

• Runway fits best

  Mobile teams managing app-store releases

• ReARM fits best

  Release security and SBOM governance

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Side by side

Feature	Runway 8.5/10 Visit ↗	RReARM 6.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	6.7
Ranking	#2 in Release Management Software	#8 in Release Management Software
Best for	Mobile teams managing app-store releases	Release security and SBOM governance
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Docs	Community, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, SSO/SAML	SOC 2, ISO 27001
Integrations	17 integrations	10 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Runway 4/6 · ReARM 4/6
Release workflows	✓	✓
Approval gates	✓	✓
Environment tracking	Not published	✓ (best)
Release calendar	Not published	Not published
Audit trail	✓	✓
Rollback tracking	✓ (best)	Not published
Our review
Pros	Covers approvals, checklists, scheduling, rollouts, and rollback management Connects app stores, CI/CD, testing, monitoring, and communication tools Free Basic plan includes core workflows, alerts, integrations, and automations	Open-source self-hosted Community Edition with core SBOM/XBOM storage Approval workflows, policy checks, and release security posture controls Integrations for GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and more
Cons	Advanced controls such as SSO/SAML and RBAC require Enterprise Rollouts, rollbacks, API access, and webhooks are limited to Enterprise Paid plans are priced per app and require contacting sales	Starter limits compressed artifact storage to 65GB Standard costs $1,350 per month Community Edition is self-hosted with community support
Our verdict	Runway is a cloud platform for mobile engineering teams coordinating releases from kickoff through app-store submission and rollout. Its shared workspace brings together release status and timelines, configurable Flightpaths workflows,… Read the review →	ReARM is a release governance platform for technical and compliance teams managing software supply chains. It organizes releases, components, SBOMs, and other evidence, then applies configurable release policies and approval workflows… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Runway — where it wins

  • Covers approvals, checklists, scheduling, rollouts, and rollback management
  • Connects app stores, CI/CD, testing, monitoring, and communication tools
  • Free Basic plan includes core workflows, alerts, integrations, and automations

  Where it doesn't

  • Advanced controls such as SSO/SAML and RBAC require Enterprise
  • Rollouts, rollbacks, API access, and webhooks are limited to Enterprise
  • Paid plans are priced per app and require contacting sales

• ReARM — where it wins

  • Open-source self-hosted Community Edition with core SBOM/XBOM storage
  • Approval workflows, policy checks, and release security posture controls
  • Integrations for GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and more

  Where it doesn't

  • Starter limits compressed artifact storage to 65GB
  • Standard costs $1,350 per month
  • Community Edition is self-hosted with community support

• Runway8.5/10 · Free plan

  A focused release workspace for teams shipping mobile apps across stores and delivery tools.

  Visit RunwayFull verdict →
• RReARM6.7/10 · Free plan · paid from $195/mo · 60-day trial

  A release governance platform combining SBOM oversight, policy checks, approvals, and delivery history.

  Visit ReARMFull verdict →