Comparison

Electron vs Expo

No clear leader: Expo (68.9) and Electron (66.5) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Electron67

Expo69

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Electron	Expo
Vioscale score	67 / 100medium · 66%updating	69 / 100medium · 68%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	mid
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3	9
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7.4	5
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 64 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=electron&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 36 · Max severity: CRITICAL	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=babel-preset-expo&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	93,246	160,583
Github starsadoption.github_stars	122,722	51,839
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	8,700,886
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Release
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C++	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

Electron67 / 100medium · 66%updating

Expo69 / 100medium · 68%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Electron✓

Expo✓

Model

Electroncommercial

Expocommercial

Price level

Electronfree

Expomid

Transparent

Electron✓

Expo✓

Integrations

Count

Electron3

Expo9

Security

Disclosure policy

Electron–

Expo✓

Gdpr

Electron–

Expo✓

Scorecard

Electron7.4

Expo5

Soc2

Electron–

Expo✓

Vulnerabilities

ElectronCount: 64 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=electron&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 36 · Max severity: CRITICAL

ExpoCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=babel-preset-expo&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Electron✓

Expo✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Electron93,246

Expo160,583

Github stars

Electron122,722

Expo51,839

Package downloads weekly

Electron–

Expo8,700,886

Activity

Commits last 30d

Electron100

Expo100

Release

History

Electron20 items

Expo–

License

Spdx

ElectronMIT

ExpoMIT

Language

Primary

ElectronC++

ExpoTypeScript

Market

Availability

Electron–

ExpoAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for mobile app frameworks. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Mobile App Frameworks
Capability	Electron	Expo
Core
Target platforms	macOS, Windows, and Linux	iOS, Android, web
Approach	Desktop WebView	Cross-platform native render
Primary language	JavaScript, HTML, and CSS	JavaScript/TypeScript
Rendering
Renders true native UI	✗	✓
DX
Hot reload	-	-
TypeScript-first	-	-
Delivery
Over-the-air code push	✓	✓
Portability
Single codebase, multiple platforms	✓	✓
Desktop support	✓	-
Builds for web	-	✓
Capability
Native API access	Plugin / bridged	Full native
Ecosystem
Bundled UI component library	-	-

Core

Target platforms

ElectronmacOS, Windows, and Linux

ExpoiOS, Android, web

Approach

ElectronDesktop WebView

ExpoCross-platform native render

Primary language

ElectronJavaScript, HTML, and CSS

ExpoJavaScript/TypeScript

Rendering

Renders true native UI

Electron✗

Expo✓

Hot reload

Electron-

Expo-

TypeScript-first

Electron-

Expo-

Delivery

Over-the-air code push

Electron✓

Expo✓

Portability

Single codebase, multiple platforms

Electron✓

Expo✓

Desktop support

Electron✓

Expo-

Builds for web

Electron-

Expo✓

Capability

Native API access

ElectronPlugin / bridged

ExpoFull native

Ecosystem

Bundled UI component library

Electron-

Expo-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Electron

Electron is a framework for building desktop applications by embedding Chromium and Node.js into its binary, allowing developers to maintain a single JavaScript codebase and create cross-platform apps for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Independently observed

Expo

A comprehensive development platform enabling developers to build native applications for iOS, Android, and web using React. Provides integrated tools for building, testing, submitting to app stores, delivering over-the-air updates, and monitoring production applications.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Electron

Open source

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Expo

from $19/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $19/month. Free tier available.

FreeFree
- 15 Android and 15 iOS builds
- Low-priority queue
- 60 min CI/CD Workflows
- Submit to app stores
- Send updates to 1K MAUs
- +8 more
Starter$19/month + usage costs
- $45 of build credit, then usage-based pricing
- High-priority queue
- Access to large workers
- Send updates to 3K MAUs
- Access to Observe
- +5 more
Production$199/month + usage costs
- $225 of build credit, then usage-based pricing
- 2 included concurrencies
- Send updates to 50K MAUs
- 10 custom environment variables
- Priority support
- +9 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Custom build credit (starting at $1000)
- 5 included concurrencies
- Send updates to 1M+ MAUs
- CI/CD Workflows insights
- Slack and strategic support add-on available
- +9 more

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Electron	Expo
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✗	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	-	✓

Platforms

Web

Electron✗

Expo✓

iOS

Electron✗

Expo✓

Android

Electron✗

Expo✓

macOS

Electron✓

Expo✗

Windows

Electron✓

Expo✗

Linux

Electron✓

Expo✗

CLI

Electron✗

Expo✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Electron–

Expo✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Electron

3 total

Mac App Store
Microsoft Store
Snap Store

Independently observed

Expo

10 total

Slack
maestro
Fastlane
Xcode
Android Studio
ADB
Metro
Webpack
Repack
Fingerprint

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.