#12 in Build & DeploymentUpdated 2026-08

Capgo

by Capgo · Over-the-air live updates for Ionic and Capacitor apps

67.4 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Capgo delivers over-the-air updates to Ionic and Capacitor apps: you install its open-source updater plugin, upload a signed web bundle with the CLI or API, and the app downloads it in the background and applies it on next launch. Channels, staged rollouts and rollback control who receives each release, alongside native builds, push notifications and device logs.

Best for: Teams shipping Ionic and Capacitor apps that need JavaScript fixes live without waiting for store review
Pricing: No free tier but a 14-day trial; plans run $14/month (Solo), $39 (Maker) and $99 (Team) billed monthly, or $12/$33/$83 per month billed annually, with Enterprise from $249/month and prepaid pay-as-you-go credits for usage beyond the included limits.
Runs on: WebAndroidSelf-hostedCLI

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Open-source updater plugin, usable without Capgo Cloud
No per-seat pricing: unlimited members and teams on all plans
Delta updates send only changed files, cutting data use ~90%
Per-device logs cover checks, installs, failures and rollbacks

Trade-offs

Native code and Capacitor config changes still need store review
SSO, SOC 2 and custom domains are Enterprise-only
Solo and Maker get community support only, no dedicated channel
Logs, org statistics and audit logs are kept for 90 days on every plan

Pricing

Published plans from Capgo’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Capgo pricing tiers, monthly and annual rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Annual (per month)	Includes
Solo	$14per month	$12	2,000 monthly active users, 100 GiB/month bandwidth 20 GiB storage, 1 build hour, 2 concurrent builds Unlimited live updates, notifications and Observe events Community support
Maker	$39per month	$33	10,000 monthly active users, 1,000 GiB/month bandwidth 50 GiB storage, 2 build hours, 3 concurrent builds Priority bug fixes on Capgo plugins
Team	$99per month	$83	100,000 monthly active users, 10,000 GiB/month bandwidth 100 GiB storage, 10 build hours, 4 concurrent builds Ionic enterprise alternative plugins, priority support SAP, procurement and custom payment workflows
Enterprise	Contact sales	—	1,000,000+ monthly active users, 100,000+ GiB/month bandwidth 200+ GiB storage, 333+ build hours, 6 concurrent builds SSO, custom domain, signed NDAs and DPAs, security questionnaires 99.9% uptime SLA and dedicated Slack/Teams channel

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
API quality: 50 out of 100
Documentation: 90 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 85 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 100 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 85 out of 100
Operational trust: 90 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 85 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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