B4i vs Monaca
B4i
b4x.com
Monaca
monaca.ioSide by side
| Figure | B4i | Monaca |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.17/mo | $22/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 4 |
| Spec score · Mobile Development IDEs | 7.9 (#22) | 8.5 (#10) |
| Support | The maker directs technical questions to its forum and says it answers presales and general support email within 24 hours. | Support includes advanced technical support with code review, a monitored community forum, general questions and product documentation. |
Plans
B4i
- Hosted Mac Builder$26 a year
- B4i Standard$59, paid once
- B4i Standard + Hosted Builder$85, paid once
- B4i Enterprise$119, paid once
- B4i Enterprise + Hosted Builder$145, paid once
In their own words
Monaca
Monaca is a cross-platform hybrid mobile app development platform and cloud tool suite built around HTML5, JavaScript, and Apache Cordova. Its browser-based Cloud IDE supports Cordova work without local setup, while Monaca Localkit and the CLI provide local development tools. It supports Angular 1, Angular 2+, React, and Vue.js, and developers can bring another JavaScript framework. Cloud builds and continuous-integration features include hook scripts, custom plugins, and configurable setups. The Debugger provides breakpoints, stepping, and profiling, including iOS and Android debugging on Windows and Mac without installing SDKs. Cordova backend APIs cover push notifications, user management, remote databases, and email delivery. The Free plan costs nothing and includes three projects and three remote builds per 24 hours; corporate use is restricted to non-commercial purposes. PRO costs $22 a month, BUSINESS costs $55 a month plus base usage of $22 a month per team, and ENTERPRISE costs $110 a month plus base usage of $550 a month per organization. Monaca states that transmission uses HTTPS and SSL/TLS, but data is not encrypted at rest.