Expo
A development platform for building native mobile and web applications with React using a single codebase
- Also known as
- expo
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is 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.
Expo pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Free for solo development; Starter at $19/month; Production at $199/month; Enterprise custom pricing with usage-based overage fees
Free
FreeFor solo developers working on a passion project
- maus
- 1,000
- storage
- 20 GiB
- bandwidth
- 100 GiB
- ios_builds
- 15
- ci_cd_minutes
- 60
- android_builds
- 15
- events_per_month
- 100,000
- requests_per_month
- 100,000
- 15 Android builds
- 15 iOS builds
- Low-priority queue
- 60 min CI/CD Workflows
- Submit to app stores
- 1,000 MAU updates
- Community chat
Starter
For developers ready to launch real-world apps
- maus
- 3,000
- build_credit
- $45
- monthly_cost
- 19
- events_per_month
- 500,000
- requests_per_month
- 100,000
- $45 build credit
- High-priority queue
- Access to large workers
- 3,000 MAU updates
- 500K events/month
Production
For teams building and distributing production apps
- maus
- 50,000
- storage
- 1 TiB
- bandwidth
- 1 TiB
- build_credit
- $225
- monthly_cost
- 199
- concurrencies
- 15
- $225 build credit
- 15 concurrencies
- 50,000 MAU updates
- 10 environment variables
- Priority support
- Single sign-on (SSO)
Enterprise
Contact salesFor apps with scale, security, and compliance needs
- maus
- 1,000,000+
- build_credit
- $1,000
- concurrencies
- 20
- $1,000 build credit
- 20 concurrencies
- 1M+ MAU updates
- CI/CD Workflows insights
- Service Level Agreements
- Strategic support add-on
What Expo does
The capabilities that matter for mobile app frameworks, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Target platforms
- iOS, Android, web
- Approach
- Cross-platform native render
- Primary language
- JavaScript/TypeScript
- Renders true native UI
- ✓
- Hot reload
- -
- TypeScript-first
- -
- Over-the-air code push
- ✓
- Single codebase, multiple platforms
- ✓
- Desktop support
- -
- Builds for web
- ✓
- Native API access
- Full native
- Bundled UI component library
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- iOS
- Web
- Android
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (21)
Independently observed- PostHog⇄•
- Google Analytics→
- RudderStack→
- Amplitude→
- Sentry⇄
- Stripe←
- Cloudflare←
- GitHub⇄
- HubSpot→
- YouTube←
- React Navigation←•
- Slack
- maestro
- Fastlane
- Xcode
- Android Studio
- ADB
- Metro
- Webpack
- Repack
- Fingerprint
Security & compliance
Independently observed- SOC 2 Type II · Type IIactive
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Expo FAQ
Common questions about Expo, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is 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. It is indexed under Mobile App Frameworks.
Source: https://expo.dev/pricing
Is Expo free to use?
Expo is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. A commercial or hosted edition starts at $19 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://expo.dev/pricing
What platforms does Expo support?
Expo supports the web, iOS, Android and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://expo.dev/pricing
Can Expo be self-hosted?
We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Expo, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.
Source: https://expo.dev/pricing
What does Expo integrate with?
We have confirmed 10 integrations for Expo, including Slack, maestro, Fastlane, Xcode, Android Studio, ADB, Metro and Webpack, plus 2 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://expo.dev/pricing
What security certifications does Expo have?
We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Expo. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Expo not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Source: https://expo.dev
Is Expo open source?
Yes. Expo is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.
Source: https://github.com/expo/expo
Where is Expo available?
Expo is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.
Source: https://expo.dev/pricing
Expo alternatives
Other mobile app frameworks we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- React NativeA framework for building cross-platform native mobile applications using JavaScript and Reactmedium · 71%
- Compose MultiplatformA Kotlin-based declarative UI framework for building interfaces across Android, iOS, desktop, and web platformsmedium · 52%
- IonicCross-platform framework for building iOS, Android, and web applicationshigh · 75%
- ElectronA framework for building cross-platform desktop applications using web technologiesmedium · 60%
- FlutterA framework for building natively compiled applications across mobile, web, desktop, and embedded platforms using a single codebasehigh · 78%
- TauriA framework for building desktop and mobile applications using web technologies with improved performance and securitymedium · 51%
Compare Expo
Side by side against other mobile app frameworks, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Expo, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package downloads | 91 | 0.17 | 15.8 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 63 | 0.12 | 7.6 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 75 | 0.10 | 7.4 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 85 | 0.08 | 6.8 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 100 | 0.05 | 5.3 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 95 | 0.05 | 5.0 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 50 | 0.09 | 4.4 | ✓ |
| Stars | 89 | 0.03 | 2.9 | ✓ |
| Security score | 52 | 0.05 | 2.8 | ✓ |
| Price level | 50 | 0.04 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 32 | 0.05 | 1.7 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 100 | mediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 8 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 62% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Targets: iOS, Android, web · Approach: native_render · Language: JavaScript/TypeScript · Web target: Yes · Ota updates: Yes · Native widgets: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 12 | mediumsource · 2026-09-14 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | TypeScript | highsource · 2026-10-15 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | MIT | highsource · 2026-10-15 · 99% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-10-15 · 75% |
Pricing
Release
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| History | 20 items | mediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 70% |
Reliability
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure policy | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |
| Gdpr | Yes | highsource · 2026-09-14 · 75% |
| Soc2 | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 60% |
| Scorecard | 5.2 | highsource · 2026-10-15 · 90% |
| Vulnerabilities | Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=expo-error-recovery&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 | highsource · 2026-10-15 · 90% |
| Certifications | SOC 2 Type II | mediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 60% |
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