// Comparison
DeployPulse vs Expo EAS
Want OTA updates without committing to the Expo build platform? Here's how we compare.
Feature comparison
| Feature | DeployPulse | Expo EAS |
|---|---|---|
| CodePush SDK compatible | ✓ | ✗ |
| Works outside the Expo toolchain | ✓ | ✗ |
| Old + new architecture | ✓ | ✓ |
| Expo CNG (bare workflow) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Expo Updates v1 protocol | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gradual / staged rollouts | ✓ | ✓ |
| Code signing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto-rollback on error spike | ✓ | ✗ |
| Version adoption curve | ✓ | ✗ |
| Per-country geo analytics | ✓ | ✗ |
| Per-deployment diff packages | ✓ | ✗ |
| Pricing floor (paid) | $9/mo | $19/mo |
| Self-hostable | Coming soon | ✗ |
Common questions
Expo EAS Update is built around the Expo toolchain and the expo-updates library. DeployPulse is framework-agnostic: it is a drop-in replacement for the Microsoft CodePush service using the react-native-code-push SDK, and it also implements the Expo Updates v1 protocol. So you can adopt it in a plain React Native app, an Expo app, or a bare workflow without committing to a single build platform.
No. DeployPulse works with any React Native app using react-native-code-push, and separately supports Expo apps via the expo-updates protocol. You are not required to use Expo, EAS Build, or the Expo CLI.
Yes. DeployPulse monitors the error rate on every new OTA release and automatically rolls back to the previous stable release when the error rate crosses a configurable threshold, checked on a 5-minute interval. With EAS you typically roll back by republishing a previous update manually.
DeployPulse includes a version adoption curve showing per-label download accumulation over time (cumulative or daily, across 30/60/90-day windows), per-country geo analytics, and a full usage and billing dashboard, in addition to per-deployment reporting.
Yes. For Expo apps, point your update URL at DeployPulse and publish with the CLI. For apps using the CodePush SDK, only a server URL change is required, with no native rebuild. Contact us if you'd like help planning a migration.
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Install the CLI
One command works with your existing
react-native-code-push.npm i -g @deploypulseio/dpctlConnect your app
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