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DeployPulse vs Expo EAS

Want OTA updates without committing to the Expo build platform? Here's how we compare.

DeployPulse and Expo EAS Update both deliver over-the-air updates to React Native apps, but they assume different toolchains. EAS Update is built around the expo-updates package and the Expo managed workflow, so adopting it means adopting the Expo toolchain. DeployPulse is a drop-in replacement for Microsoft's App Center CodePush and works with the existing react-native-code-push SDK, so an app already using CodePush migrates by changing one server URL, with no SDK swap. The entry prices look similar and are not: EAS Update's $19/month Starter plan covers 3,000 monthly active users, DeployPulse's $20/month Starter plan covers 50,000, and reaching 50,000 on EAS means their $199/month Production plan. DeployPulse also supports the Expo Updates v1 protocol, and rolls a release back automatically when the error rate across your install base crosses a threshold you set, with nothing to wire up.

Last updated: September 13, 2026

Feature comparison

FeatureDeployPulseExpo EAS
CodePush SDK compatible✓✗
Works outside the Expo toolchain✓With expo-updates
Old + new architecture✓New arch only (SDK 55+)
Expo CNG (bare workflow)✓✓
Expo Updates v1 protocol✓✓
Gradual / staged rollouts✓✓
Code signing✓Production plan+
Server-side rollback on error-rate spike✓Via analytics recipe
Version adoption curve✓✓
Per-country geo analytics✓✗
Signed URLs for downloads✓Not documented
Per-deployment diff packagesFile-levelBinary (bsdiff)
Pricing floor (paid)$20/mo · 50K MAU$19/mo · 3K MAU
Price at 50K MAU$20/mo$199/mo
Price at 1M MAU$500/moCustom quote
Scoped API keys✓Not documented
Self-hostableComing 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 threshold you configure, checked on a 5-minute interval, with nothing to set up. EAS supports rollbacks too, either by publishing a rollback update or by following their documented recipe that wires an analytics tool to an automatic revert. The difference is whether error-rate monitoring is built in or assembled.

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.

Compare the monthly active users each plan includes rather than the headline price. Expo EAS Update's Starter plan is $19/month for 3,000 MAU, and its Production plan is $199/month for 50,000 MAU. DeployPulse's Starter plan is $20/month and includes 50,000 MAU, with the ladder running to 1,500,000 MAU at $500/month. Both offer a free tier: EAS Update covers 1,000 MAU and DeployPulse covers 10,000.

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 and deployment key change is required, with no SDK swap and no application code changes. Contact us if you'd like help planning a migration.
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  1. Install the CLI

    One command works with your existing react-native-code-push.

    npm i -g @deploypulseio/dpctl

  2. Connect your app

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  3. Ship an update

    Push OTA and it's live worldwide in seconds, with no app-store review.