| Blaze vs Xcode Cloud

Xcode Cloud is Apple's built-in CI/CD service for Apple platforms. It's convenient but limited and expensive at scale.

Blaze offers faster builds on native Apple Silicon with unlimited minutes at a fixed monthly cost—plus the flexibility of GitHub Actions.

Xcode Cloud's free tier (25 compute hours with Apple Developer Program) runs out fast for active teams. Here's how costs compare:

* 25 hours included with Apple Developer Program ($99/year)

With Blaze, you get unlimited minutes at a fixed price. No more rationing CI time or surprise bills.

• * Unlimited builds – No more waiting for compute hours to reset or rationing CI runs.
• * Faster hardware – Dedicated M2 Pro chips vs shared resources.
• * GitHub Actions – Use the workflow system you already know, with thousands of community actions.
• * Multiple Xcode versions – Test against different Xcode versions in parallel.
• * Full stack CI – Run iOS, backend, and web builds in the same workflow.

Already using GitHub? Switching to Blaze takes one line:

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: blaze/macos-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - run: xcodebuild -scheme MyApp -sdk iphoneos

If you're migrating from Xcode Cloud, we can help you set up GitHub Actions workflows. Contact us for migration assistance.