Comparison

Expo vs .NET MAUI

On the evidence we track, Expo leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Expo69

.NET MAUI58

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	ExpoLeader	.NET MAUI
Vioscale score	69 / 100medium · 68%	58 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	9	4
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5	4.9
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=babel-preset-expo&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nuget&package_name=microsoft.maui.controls.msi.arm64&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	160,583	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	51,839	23,310
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	8,700,886	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	69
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	14
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	C#
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

Expo69 / 100medium · 68%

.NET MAUI58 / 100medium · 69%

Pricing

Free tier

Expo✓

.NET MAUI✓

Model

Expocommercial

.NET MAUIcommercial

Price level

Expomid

.NET MAUIfree

Transparent

Expo✓

.NET MAUI✓

Integrations

Count

Expo9

.NET MAUI4

Security

Disclosure policy

Expo✓

.NET MAUI–

Gdpr

Expo✓

.NET MAUI–

Scorecard

Expo5

.NET MAUI4.9

Soc2

Expo✓

.NET MAUI–

Vulnerabilities

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

.NET MAUICount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=nuget&package_name=microsoft.maui.controls.msi.arm64&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Expo✓

.NET MAUI–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Expo160,583

.NET MAUI0

Github stars

Expo51,839

.NET MAUI23,310

Package downloads weekly

Expo8,700,886

.NET MAUI–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Expo100

.NET MAUI69

Release

Cadence days

Expo–

.NET MAUI14

History

Expo–

.NET MAUI20 items

License

Spdx

ExpoMIT

.NET MAUIMIT

Language

Primary

ExpoTypeScript

.NET MAUIC#

Market

Availability

ExpoAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

.NET MAUIAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Mobile App Frameworks
Capability	Expo	.NET MAUI
Core
Target platforms	iOS, Android, web	Android, iOS, macOS, Windows desktop and mobile devices
Approach	Cross-platform native render	Native declarative
Primary language	JavaScript/TypeScript	C#
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	Full native	Plugin / bridged
Ecosystem
Bundled UI component library	-	✓

Core

Target platforms

ExpoiOS, Android, web

.NET MAUIAndroid, iOS, macOS, Windows desktop and mobile devices

Approach

ExpoCross-platform native render

.NET MAUINative declarative

Primary language

ExpoJavaScript/TypeScript

.NET MAUIC#

Rendering

Renders true native UI

Expo✓

.NET MAUI✓

Hot reload

Expo-

.NET MAUI-

TypeScript-first

Expo-

.NET MAUI✗

Delivery

Over-the-air code push

Expo✓

.NET MAUI-

Portability

Single codebase, multiple platforms

Expo✓

.NET MAUI✓

Desktop support

Expo-

.NET MAUI✓

Builds for web

Expo✓

.NET MAUI✗

Capability

Native API access

ExpoFull native

.NET MAUIPlugin / bridged

Ecosystem

Bundled UI component library

Expo-

.NET MAUI✓

What each one is

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

Expo

Leader

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

.NET MAUI

Multi-platform app development framework that enables developers to create native applications for Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android from a unified codebase using C# and XAML.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Expo

Leader

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 ↗

.NET MAUI

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source (MIT license)

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	Expo	.NET MAUI
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
iOSPlatforms	✓	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✓	✓
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Expo✓

.NET MAUI✗

iOS

Expo✓

.NET MAUI✓

Android

Expo✓

.NET MAUI✓

macOS

Expo✗

.NET MAUI✓

Windows

Expo✗

.NET MAUI✓

CLI

Expo✓

.NET MAUI✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Expo✓

.NET MAUI✗

Self-hosted

Expo✗

.NET MAUI✓

Integrations

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

Expo

Leader

10 total

Slack
maestro
Fastlane
Xcode
Android Studio
ADB
Metro
Webpack
Repack
Fingerprint

Independently observed

.NET MAUI

4 total

Visual Studio
Community Toolkit
Syncfusion
MVVM Toolkit

Independently observed

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