Appcircle vs Capawesome Cloud
Appcircle
appcircle.io
Capawesome Cloud
capawesome.ioSide by side
| Figure | Appcircle | Capawesome Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $9/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 10 |
| Spec score · Mobile CI/CD Software | 8.4 (#10) | 8.2 (#12) |
| Builds | The Build module supports automated mobile builds, advanced caching, unit and UI testing, and build monitoring. | It builds iOS and Android apps on managed Apple Silicon M4 Pro hardware, with typical build times of 1–3 minutes. |
| Frameworks | The platform provides CI/CD workflows for iOS, Android, React Native, and Flutter. | The platform is built for Capacitor, Ionic, and Cordova, as well as native Android and iOS apps. |
| Product | Appcircle describes itself as an enterprise-grade mobile CI/CD platform for building, testing, and publishing apps in the cloud or self-hosted. | Capawesome Cloud is a fully managed mobile CI/CD platform combining Live Updates, Native Builds, App Store Publishing, and Automations. |
| Security | Appcircle says source code is fetched only during builds, build agents are isolated temporary virtual machines, and repository access uses read-only tokens. | Capawesome states that it is SOC 2 Type II compliant, processes personal data under GDPR, and uses ISO 27001-certified data center partners. |
| Support | Appcircle offers documentation and community support, while dedicated SLA support includes ticketing, security and legal assessment assistance, prioritized feature requests, and a dedicated customer success manager. | Pricing includes community chat and email support on plans with varying availability; Business and Enterprise plans include priority support. |
Plans
Capawesome Cloud
- Live Updates Starter$9 a month
- Platform Starter$19 a month
- Live Updates Professional$29 a month
- Platform Professional$49 a month
- Live Updates Team$79 a month
- Platform Team$149 a month
- Live Updates Business$249 a month
- Platform Business$499 a month
- Live Updates EnterprisePriced on request
- Platform EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Capawesome Cloud
Capawesome Cloud is a managed mobile CI/CD platform that combines live updates, native builds, app-store publishing, and automation. It supports Capacitor, Ionic, Cordova, and native Android and iOS apps. Live Updates include gradual rollouts, automatic rollbacks, RSA-signed bundles, delta updates, and a global CDN. Native builds run on managed Apple Silicon M4 Pro hardware, with typical build times of 1–3 minutes. Publishing automation covers Apple App Store and TestFlight, Google Play, Huawei AppGallery, and Firebase App Distribution. Automations can start from a git push, tag, schedule, or webhook and send alerts to Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, or a webhook. Customers can host update bundles on their own servers or CDN, with only metadata sent to Capawesome Cloud. Subscriptions include a 14-day free trial; perpetual licenses do not. Paid plans limit monthly active users and data transfer, and native-build plans also limit build minutes. Listed options include Platform Starter at $19 a month and Live Updates Starter at $9 a month. The maker says it was founded in 2022 and is an independent, bootstrapped team.