Expo EAS
Cheaper for 10 people
From$19/mo
10 people: $19 a month · $228 a year
- Free plan
- No yearly discount listed
- No startup credits listed
- 3 plans · priced per plan
Expo EAS vs Shorebird: pricing compared
Plans, list prices and what a team of 5, 10 or 25 pays on each, from Surba's catalog of Engineering tools. Updated for 2026.
At a glance
Side by side
Expo EAS starts at $19/mo (Starter) and Shorebird at $20/mo (Pro). For 10 people that's $19 vs $20 a month: Expo EAS is $1 a month (5%) cheaper than Shorebird on list price.
Shorebird
Engineering
From$20/mo
10 people: $20 a month · $240 a year
- Free plan
- No yearly discount listed
- No startup credits listed
- 3 plans · priced per plan
Plans
Expo EAS and Shorebird plans
Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.
Expo EAS
Free
Up to 15 Android + 15 iOS builds/month · 1,000 MAUs for EAS Update · Low-priority build queue
Free
Starter
$45 build credit included · 3,000 update MAUs · High-priority queue, large workers
$19/mo
Production
$225 build credit included · 50,000 update MAUs · SSO and SOC 2 Type 2 report
$199/mo
Paid plans add usage on top of the base fee: builds $1-$4 each (Android medium $1 to iOS large $4); CI/CD minutes $0.018-$0.15/min; update MAUs from $0.005/MAU; extra concurrency $50 each; bandwidth $0.10/GiB. Enterprise starts at $1,000/month (contact sales).
Prices from Expo EAS's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
Shorebird
Free
5,000 patch installs/month · Unlimited apps and releases · Community Discord support
Free
Pro
50,000 patch installs/month · Rollbacks, signed patches, staging · Email support
$20/mo
Business
1,000,000 patch installs/month · Admin and Developer user roles · Private Discord support
$400/mo
Overage on Pro and Business: $1 per 2,500 extra patch installs. A yearly billing toggle exists but yearly prices were not shown in the fetched page. Enterprise: custom (talk to sales).
Prices from Shorebird's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
Team cost
What each costs your team
Entry paid plans, per month and per year at list price.
| Team | Expo EAS (Starter) | Shorebird (Pro) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $19/mo$228/yr a year | $20/mo$240/yr a year | Expo EAS $1 less a month |
| 10 people | $19/mo$228/yr a year | $20/mo$240/yr a year | Expo EAS $1 less a month |
| 25 people | $19/mo$228/yr a year | $20/mo$240/yr a year | Expo EAS $1 less a month |
Expo EAS is priced per plan. Shorebird is priced per plan. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.
FAQ
Expo EAS vs Shorebird: questions
Which is cheaper, Expo EAS or Shorebird?
Expo EAS starts at $19/mo (Starter) and Shorebird at $20/mo (Pro). For 10 people that's $19 vs $20 a month: Expo EAS is $1 a month (5%) cheaper than Shorebird on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do Expo EAS and Shorebird have free plans?
Expo EAS has a free plan (Free). Shorebird has a free plan (Free).
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