Codemagic vs Parabuild
Codemagic
codemagic.ioParabuild
parabuildci.orgSide by side
| Figure | Codemagic | Parabuild |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $1/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 10 | 0 |
| Spec score · Continuous Integration Software | 9.2 (#5) | 7.6 (#35) |
| Compliance | Codemagic states that its SOC 2 Type II audit report is available on request and that it has not undergone an ISO 27001 audit. | The feature overview lists build configuration auditing and change lists under compliance and IT governance. |
| Purpose | Codemagic is a cloud-based CI/CD product for mobile developers that automates app building, testing and deployment. | Parabuild is an open source CI/CD platform for continuous integration and software release management. |
| Security | Builds run in virtual machines that are destroyed after completion, and the security statement says build data is cleaned when a build finishes except artifacts available in build logs and for download. | The feature overview lists group-based security and LDAP authentication; an AccuRev integration page also says access can use an internal user database, LDAP, or Active Directory. |
| Support | The free individual plan includes community support, while the enterprise plan includes priority support. | The maker offers online support forums and email support at [email protected]. |
Plans
Codemagic
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Pay as you goFree
- React Native CodePush pay as you go$1 a month
- React Native CodePush fixed$99 a month
- Fixed price$3,990 a year
- Fixed price M2$3,990 a year
- Fixed price M4$5,400 a year
- Fixed price M4 Max$9,000 a year
- Enterprise$12,000 a year
In their own words
Codemagic
Codemagic is a cloud-based CI/CD service for building, testing, and deploying mobile apps. It supports Flutter, React Native, native iOS and Android, Unity, Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile,.NET MAUI, and Ionic projects. Builds can start after code pushes, tag creation, or merged pull requests, with workflows for development, testing, and production distribution. Deployment can be automated to the Apple App Store, Google Play, Microsoft Store, and Huawei App Gallery.
The service provides code-signing identity management and Apple Developer portal integration. Its integrations include GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, BrowserStack, AWS Device Farm, Firebase, Slack, and SonarCloud; self-hosted repositories can connect with HTTPS or SSH. Builds run in virtual machines that are destroyed after completion. The maker says build data is cleaned when a build finishes, except for artifacts available in logs or for download. The free plan costs nothing and includes 500 monthly build minutes for one team member, one parallel build, and a 120-minute build duration limit. Fixed-price plans are $3,990 a year, and Enterprise starts at $12,000 a year.
Parabuild
Parabuild has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.