// COMPARISON
EDGE-OTA VS STALLION OTA.
NO PROPRIETARY NATIVE SDK. NO CLOSED-SOURCE LOCK-IN. EDGE-OTA DELIVERS NATIVE EXPO PROTOCOL V1 UPDATES FOR $7/MO FLAT OR 100% FREE SELF-HOSTED.
▒ PRICING COMPARISON
Starter / Free
Edge-OTA
$0/mo
10,000 MAU + Full ECDSA Signing
Stallion
Restricted Free Tier
Requires proprietary SDK install
Growth / Production
Edge-OTA
$7/mo flat
250,000 MAU + Unlimited Egress
Stallion
$49–$199+/mo
Scales with MAU & seats
Self-Hosted Option
Edge-OTA
$0 forever (MIT)
Deploy to your own Cloudflare / VPS
Stallion
Unavailable
Closed-source cloud only
| Edge-OTA | Stallion | Advantage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter / Free | $0/mo 10,000 MAU + Full ECDSA Signing | Restricted Free Tier Requires proprietary SDK install | Zero-SDK + 10k MAU free |
| Growth / Production | $7/mo flat 250,000 MAU + Unlimited Egress | $49–$199+/mo Scales with MAU & seats | Up to 95% cheaper |
| Self-Hosted Option | $0 forever (MIT) Deploy to your own Cloudflare / VPS | Unavailable Closed-source cloud only | Complete infrastructure freedom |
▒ FEATURE COMPARISON
Official Expo Updates Protocol v1
Edge ✓
Stallion ✗
Zero Proprietary Native SDK Required
Edge ✓
Stallion ✗
100% Open Source (MIT) Backend & CLI
Edge ✓
Stallion ✗
Self-Hostable on Cloudflare Workers + R2
Edge ✓
Stallion ✗
Local ECDSA P-256 Code Signing
Edge ✓
Stallion ✗
Progressive Rollouts & Instant Rollbacks
Edge ✓
Stallion ✓
| Feature | Edge-OTA | Stallion |
|---|---|---|
| Official Expo Updates Protocol v1 | ✓ | ✗ |
| Zero Proprietary Native SDK Required | ✓ | ✗ |
| 100% Open Source (MIT) Backend & CLI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Self-Hostable on Cloudflare Workers + R2 | ✓ | ✗ |
| Local ECDSA P-256 Code Signing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Progressive Rollouts & Instant Rollbacks | ✓ | ✓ |
▒ MIGRATION (3 MINUTES)
01
npm uninstall react-native-stallion
npx expo install expo-updatesRemove Proprietary SDK & Use Standard `expo-updates`
02
npm install -g @renbostudios/edge-ota
edge-ota login
edge-ota initInitialize EdgeOTA Protocol v1 Endpoint
03
npx expo prebuild --clean
edge-ota push --channel productionRebuild Native Binary & Push
READY TO SWITCH?
SAME PROTOCOL. ZERO EGRESS. FLAT-RATE PRICING.
▒ OTHER COMPARISONS