VoltBuilder alternative

Capgo vs Voltbuilder

For teams that turn a web project into store-ready Android and iOS apps. VoltBuilder builds the binaries; Capgo builds them too and keeps shipping web changes after the app is live.

Verdict Choose VoltBuilder if you only need store builds. Choose Capgo if you want native builds plus live updates, channels, and rollback after release.

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1B+ updates per month
4.7K+ apps
Founded in 2021

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Kick 20M+ installs
Suez 3.2M installs
Nana 2.5M installs
Snowqueen 1.8M installs
Pizza Hut 1M+ installs
Shelf 950K installs
Janitor 750K installs
RemNote 500K+ installs
Vella 400K+ installs
Revel 250K+ installs
IREC 150K+ installs
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Kick 20M+ installs
Suez 3.2M installs
Nana 2.5M installs
Snowqueen 1.8M installs
Pizza Hut 1M+ installs
Shelf 950K installs
Janitor 750K installs
RemNote 500K+ installs
Vella 400K+ installs
Revel 250K+ installs
IREC 150K+ installs
OurLiving 80K+ installs

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Capgo vs VoltBuilder at a glance

Capgo vs VoltBuilder, as of September 2026. Each VoltBuilder fact links to a numbered source listed below the table.
Area	Capgo	VoltBuilder
Pricing	From $12/month billed yearly or $14 billed monthly. 14-day free trial, no credit card required. No free plan.	Indy $15/month ($150/year), Pro $37/month ($370/year), Enterprise on request. Free tier for Android debug builds. 15-day free trial. [1]
OTA live updates	Ships JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and asset changes without waiting for store review, with delta downloads and end-to-end encryption. 1B+ updates per month.	Not offered. The VoltBuilder docs cover builds, signing, store upload, and hosting, not live updates. [3]
Native builds	Capgo Builder builds and signs iOS and Android binaries in the cloud, typically in 2–3 minutes, and can upload them to the stores. Build time is included in plans.	Upload a zip and get store-ready Android and iOS builds, with upload to Google Play and App Store Connect. No Mac required. [2]
Framework support	Capacitor apps built with React, Vue, Angular, Svelte, Ionic, or any web framework. Live updates also work for Cordova and Electron. Not for React Native.	Cordova and Capacitor projects. [2]
Open source and self-hosting	Updater plugin and Capgo plugins are free under MPL-2.0. Backend source is on GitHub under AGPL-3.0. Run your own update server, or use licensed self-hosting on Enterprise.	Hosted build service. VoltBuilder deletes passwords, certificates, and source code after each build. [2]
Rollback and channels	Dynamic channels, device and channel overrides, progressive rollouts, automatic rollback when a bundle fails to start, and one-click revert to a previous bundle.	Not applicable without live updates. Every change ships as a new store build. [3]
Support	Discord and email with the engineers who build Capgo. Priority plugin fixes on any plan, and Premium Support for production deadlines.	Email at support@volt.build and a community forum. [4]
Company status	Independent and bootstrapped, founded in 2021. 9,400+ teams, 4.7K+ apps, and 90M+ devices. SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 on the Enterprise plan.	Run by NS Basic. The latest post on the VoltBuilder news page is from July 25, 2025. [5]

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Competitor details are as of September 2026 and were checked against the vendor pages below. Plans and prices change, so confirm on the vendor site before you decide.

Honest take

Where VoltBuilder is the better choice

No tool fits every team. These are the cases where we would point you to the other option.

You only need builds

VoltBuilder is a build service only. If you ship every change through the stores and never need live updates, it covers the job. [2]

Your app is a Cordova project

VoltBuilder supports Cordova projects and says you can extend apps with over a thousand Apache Cordova plugins. [2]

You need free Android debug builds

The free VoltBuilder tier builds Android debug apps, 4 builds a day with uploads up to 10 MB. [1]

Migration path

Add Capgo to a VoltBuilder project

You can keep VoltBuilder for builds and add Capgo live updates, or move builds to Capgo Builder as well.

Install the Capgo updater

Run npx @capgo/cli@latest init. It adds the app to Capgo, installs @capgo/capacitor-updater, and walks you through the first bundle upload.
Upload from your CI

Add npx @capgo/cli@latest bundle upload after your web build so each change reaches users without a new store release.
Build native binaries

Run npx @capgo/cli@latest build request --platform ios (or android) to build and sign binaries in the cloud. A typical build takes 2–3 minutes.

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Customer proof

What Capgo customers say

Named reviews from teams that ship Capacitor apps with Capgo.

5.0/5 rated by developer teams 9,400+ teams Read reviews

Capgo Build helped us simplify our Capacitor app release process. We can build and ship iOS and Android apps from one clear workflow.

We originally discovered Capgo through its plugins, and that turned out to be a great entry point into a much more efficient release process for our team.

The Capgo Capacitor Updater plugin completely transformed how we ship updates. What used to take days now takes just minutes.

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