Comparison

Expo vs .NET MAUI

On the evidence we track, Expo leads this comparison with a composite score of 71/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Expo71

.NET MAUI57

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	ExpoLeader	.NET MAUI
vioscaleAI score	71 / 100medium · 68%	57 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	free
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$19	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	12	4
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	SOC 2 Type II	-
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.2	5
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=expo-error-recovery&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
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.9	-
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	120,216	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	52,730	23,320
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	10,949,617	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	13
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	C#
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	8 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Expo71 / 100medium · 68%

.NET MAUI57 / 100high · 76%

Pricing

Free tier

Expo✓

.NET MAUI✓

Model

Expofreemium

.NET MAUIcommercial

Price level

Expomid

.NET MAUIfree

Starting price

Expo$19

.NET MAUI–

Transparent

Expo✓

.NET MAUI✓

Integrations

Count

Expo12

.NET MAUI4

Security

Certifications

ExpoSOC 2 Type II

.NET MAUI–

Disclosure policy

Expo✓

.NET MAUI–

Gdpr

Expo✓

.NET MAUI–

Scorecard

Expo5.2

.NET MAUI5

Soc2

Expo✓

.NET MAUI–

Vulnerabilities

ExpoCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=expo-error-recovery&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

Sla pct

Expo99.9

.NET MAUI–

Status page

Expo✓

.NET MAUI–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Expo120,216

.NET MAUI0

Github stars

Expo52,730

.NET MAUI23,320

Package downloads weekly

Expo10,949,617

.NET MAUI–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Expo100

.NET MAUI100

Release

Cadence days

Expo–

.NET MAUI13

History

Expo20 items

.NET MAUI20 items

License

Spdx

ExpoMIT

.NET MAUIMIT

Language

Primary

ExpoTypeScript

.NET MAUIC#

Market

Availability

ExpoAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

.NET MAUIAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Expo8 items

.NET MAUI6 items

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

A framework for building native applications that run on Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android using a shared C# codebase and project system. Developers build cross-platform apps that integrate native platform capabilities and appearance.

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

Free for solo development; Starter at $19/month; Production at $199/month; Enterprise custom pricing with usage-based overage fees

FreeFree
- 15 Android builds
- 15 iOS builds
- Low-priority queue
- 60 min CI/CD Workflows
- Submit to app stores
- +2 more
Starter$19/month + usage
- $45 build credit
- High-priority queue
- Access to large workers
- 3,000 MAU updates
- 500K events/month
Production$199/month
- $225 build credit
- 15 concurrencies
- 50,000 MAU updates
- 10 environment variables
- Priority support
- +1 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- $1,000 build credit
- 20 concurrencies
- 1M+ MAU updates
- CI/CD Workflows insights
- Service Level Agreements
- +1 more

as of 2026-10-15verify ↗

.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	✗	✓
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✓

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

21 total

Slack
maestro
Fastlane
Xcode
Android Studio
ADB
Metro
Webpack
Repack
Fingerprint
PostHog
Sentry
Stripe
Cloudflare
GitHub
Google Analytics
RudderStack
Amplitude
HubSpot
YouTube
React Navigation

Independently observed

.NET MAUI

4 total

Visual Studio
Community Toolkit
Syncfusion
MVVM Toolkit

Independently observed

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