What is an EAS alternative for Capacitor?

An EAS alternative is a cloud stack that covers the same jobs as Expo Application Services: native builds, store submit, CI/CD, and over-the-air updates. Capgo is that stack for Capacitor apps. Keep EAS if the app is React Native.

Is Expo better than Capgo?

Expo is the better fit if your app is already React Native. Capgo is the better fit if you have a web app and want to ship it as a mobile app with Capacitor instead of rebuilding the UI in React Native.

Does Capgo replace EAS Update?

For Capacitor apps, yes: Capgo Live Updates is the EAS Update analog. It ships web-bundle fixes with channels, rollback, and device logs. Capgo cannot update Expo apps. Expo apps should keep expo-updates.

Does Capgo replace EAS Build and EAS Submit?

For Capacitor projects, Capgo Builder compiles and signs iOS and Android binaries and can submit them to the stores. EAS Build and EAS Submit stay the path for Expo and React Native apps.

Does Capgo replace EAS Workflows?

Capgo runs signed native builds from GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, and similar CI. It is not a hosted React Native CI like EAS Workflows. Keep your existing CI and call Capgo Build from it.

Can Capgo host Expo Router web apps?

No. EAS Hosting deploys Expo Router websites and API routes. Capgo does not offer web hosting. Use Capgo for Capacitor live updates and native builds only.

Is Capgo cheaper than EAS?

For paid cloud workflows, Capgo starts cheaper: $12/month billed yearly, or $14/month billed monthly, with native build time included on every plan. Expo paid EAS starts at $19/month plus usage, and Production is $199/month plus usage.

Which stack should a web team choose?

If you already have a working web app, Capacitor with Capgo lets you keep that codebase and add iOS, Android, live updates, native builds, and rollback. Expo makes sense when you want a React Native app.

Expo Application Services

Expo alternative for web apps

Already React Native? Use Expo and EAS. Have a web app? Use Capacitor with Capgo and skip a React Native rewrite.

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Decision snapshot

Capgo

Own the mobile path

Capgo is the EAS analog for Capacitor: live updates, native builds, store submit, and CI/CD from an existing web app. Paid plans start at $12/month billed yearly, with native build time included.

Expo Application Services

EAS focus

Expo Application Services (EAS) is the cloud platform for Expo and React Native: EAS Build, EAS Submit, EAS Workflows, EAS Update, and EAS Hosting. It is the right stack when the mobile UI is React Native.

Decision

Pick by architecture

Choose EAS when the product is React Native. Choose Capgo when the product is a web app and the goal is iOS and Android without rewriting the UI.

Architecture first

Pick the stack you actually have

The useful comparison starts with ownership, runtime, and the codebase your team wants to keep maintaining.

Choose Capgo when

You already have a web app and want iOS and Android without rewriting the UI in React Native.
Your app uses React, Vue, Angular, Svelte, Ionic, or another web UI stack that can run through Capacitor.
You want EAS-style live updates, native builds, and store submit for Capacitor instead of Expo.
You want rollback, channels, device logs, and direct Capacitor plugin control.

Choose Expo and EAS when

You already have a React Native app or intentionally want React Native for the mobile UI.
You want EAS Build, EAS Submit, EAS Workflows, and EAS Update as one React Native platform.
Your team is comfortable with Expo modules, config plugins, and Expo runtime versions.
You accept rebuilding the mobile UI instead of keeping the existing web app UI.

Side-by-side

The practical differences

A direct view of the operating model, update path, pricing path, native APIs, and migration tradeoffs.

Area	Capgo	EAS
Core stack	Capgo Existing web apps that run inside native iOS and Android projects through Capacitor.	EAS React Native apps using the Expo framework, Expo SDK, and Expo Application Services.
EAS Update	Capgo Capgo Live Updates ships Capacitor web bundles with channels, rollback, and device logs.	EAS EAS Update serves JavaScript updates for projects using the expo-updates library.
EAS Build	Capgo Capgo Builder compiles and signs iOS and Android artifacts for Capacitor, with native build time included on every paid plan.	EAS EAS Build compiles and signs Android and iOS apps for Expo and React Native projects, billed with build credits.
EAS Submit	Capgo Capgo Builder can upload signed binaries to App Store Connect and Google Play after a clean build.	EAS EAS Submit uploads finished builds to the Play Store or App Store from the cloud.
EAS Workflows	Capgo Trigger Capgo Build from GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or any CI you already run.	EAS EAS Workflows is a React Native CI/CD with Expo-packaged jobs, M4 workers, and usage-based minutes.
EAS Hosting	Capgo Capgo does not host websites or API routes. Keep your current web host.	EAS EAS Hosting deploys Expo Router web apps and API routes.
Price path	Capgo Capgo starts at $12/month billed yearly, or $14/month billed monthly, and every plan includes native build time.	EAS Expo paid EAS starts at $19/mo plus usage. Production is $199/mo plus usage, with build credits and overages.
Native APIs	Capgo Capacitor plugins, maintained Capgo plugins, and custom native code in Swift, Kotlin, Java, or Objective-C.	EAS Expo modules, React Native native modules, config plugins, and Expo SDK APIs.

Mapped to Expo Application Services

Capgo vs EAS Build, Submit, Workflows, and Update

expo.dev/services lists five cloud jobs. Capgo covers the four that matter for a Capacitor app. EAS Hosting is Expo Router web deploy, which Capgo does not offer.

EAS Update

Capgo Live Updates

Push web-bundle fixes, channels, and rollback to Capacitor apps without a store review. This is the EAS Update analog for teams that kept their web UI.

Open Capacitor live updates

EAS Build

Capgo Builder

Compile and sign iOS and Android binaries in the cloud from any machine. Native build minutes ship with every paid Capgo plan.

Open Capgo Builder

EAS Submit

Store submission

Upload a signed IPA or AAB to App Store Connect or Google Play after the build finishes. Same job as EAS Submit, for Capacitor artifacts.

See store submit on Builder

EAS Workflows

CI/CD with Capgo Build

Keep GitHub Actions or GitLab CI. Call Capgo Build on each commit for signed native binaries instead of adopting Expo-only workflow YAML.

Open Capacitor CI/CD

Decision guide

Choose by the tradeoff that matters

When Expo and EAS win

Expo is a mature path for React Native teams. If the app is already React Native, this is not a real Capgo comparison. EAS Build, Submit, Workflows, and Update are built for that stack.

Best for React Native UI.
One service bundle around EAS.
Runtime-version model for update compatibility.

When Capgo wins

Capgo is the direct path when the starting point is a web app. Keep the UI, wrap it with Capacitor, then use Capgo for live updates, rollback, channels, logs, native builds, and store submit.

Avoid a React Native rewrite.
Works with web framework output.
Paid plans include native build time.

How to choose

Compare the codebase you want to maintain. If you want React Native, pick Expo and EAS. If you want to turn a web app into a mobile app, pick Capacitor with Capgo.

Pick EAS for React Native.
Pick Capgo for web app to mobile.
Pick by the rewrite you want to avoid.

FAQ

Common questions

What is an EAS alternative for Capacitor?: An EAS alternative is a cloud stack that covers the same jobs as Expo Application Services: native builds, store submit, CI/CD, and over-the-air updates. Capgo is that stack for Capacitor apps. Keep EAS if the app is React Native.
Is Expo better than Capgo?: Expo is the better fit if your app is already React Native. Capgo is the better fit if you have a web app and want to ship it as a mobile app with Capacitor instead of rebuilding the UI in React Native.
Does Capgo replace EAS Update?: For Capacitor apps, yes: Capgo Live Updates is the EAS Update analog. It ships web-bundle fixes with channels, rollback, and device logs. Capgo cannot update Expo apps. Expo apps should keep expo-updates.
Does Capgo replace EAS Build and EAS Submit?: For Capacitor projects, Capgo Builder compiles and signs iOS and Android binaries and can submit them to the stores. EAS Build and EAS Submit stay the path for Expo and React Native apps.
Does Capgo replace EAS Workflows?: Capgo runs signed native builds from GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, and similar CI. It is not a hosted React Native CI like EAS Workflows. Keep your existing CI and call Capgo Build from it.
Can Capgo host Expo Router web apps?: No. EAS Hosting deploys Expo Router websites and API routes. Capgo does not offer web hosting. Use Capgo for Capacitor live updates and native builds only.
Is Capgo cheaper than EAS?: For paid cloud workflows, Capgo starts cheaper: $12/month billed yearly, or $14/month billed monthly, with native build time included on every plan. Expo paid EAS starts at $19/month plus usage, and Production is $199/month plus usage.
Which stack should a web team choose?: If you already have a working web app, Capacitor with Capgo lets you keep that codebase and add iOS, Android, live updates, native builds, and rollback. Expo makes sense when you want a React Native app.

Sources

Checked against public docs

Checked against official Expo docs, expo.dev/services, expo.dev/pricing, and Capgo product pages on August 13, 2026.

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Ship Capacitor updates without waiting on every store review.

Use Capgo for live updates, rollback, channels, device logs, plugin maintenance, and native builds when your app is built on Capacitor.

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