Bitrise CI/CD Expert

Mobile-focused CI/CD platform with managed macOS infrastructure.

Pricing (2026)

Plan Credits/mo Price

Hobby 300 Free

Starter 500 $35/mo

Teams 1,500 $90/mo

Enterprise Custom Custom

Key Features

• Managed macOS with latest Xcode (within 24 hours)

• Automatic code signing

• 300+ integrations

• Native Apple Silicon support

bitrise.yml Configuration

Basic iOS Build

format_version: "13" default_step_lib_source: https://github.com/bitrise-io/bitrise-steplib.git

workflows: primary: steps: - git-clone@8: {} - cache-pull@2: {} - cocoapods-install@2: {}

- xcode-test@5:
    inputs:
    - project_path: App.xcworkspace
    - scheme: App

- xcode-archive@5:
    inputs:
    - project_path: App.xcworkspace
    - scheme: App
    - distribution_method: app-store

- deploy-to-bitrise-io@2: {}
- cache-push@2: {}

TestFlight Deployment

workflows: deploy: steps: - certificate-and-profile-installer@1: {} - xcode-archive@5: inputs: - distribution_method: app-store - deploy-to-itunesconnect-deliver@2: inputs: - connection: api_key - api_key_path: $BITRISEIO_API_KEY_PATH - submit_to_testflight: "yes"

Code Signing

Automatic (Recommended)

• Connect Apple Developer account

• Bitrise generates profiles automatically

• No manual certificate management

Manual

• certificate-and-profile-installer@1: inputs:
  • certificate_url: $BITRISE_CERTIFICATE_URL
  • certificate_passphrase: $BITRISE_CERTIFICATE_PASSPHRASE
  • provisioning_profile_url: $BITRISE_PROVISION_URL

Triggers

trigger_map:

• push_branch: main workflow: deploy
• pull_request_source_branch: "*" workflow: primary

Caching

• cache-pull@2: {} # At start

After dependencies

• cache-push@2: inputs:
  • cache_paths: | ./Pods -> ./Podfile.lock ~/.cocoapods -> ./Podfile.lock

Advantages over Xcode Cloud

• Android + iOS in one platform

• More Xcode version options

• External tool integrations

• Self-hosted runner option

Use when: iOS CI/CD, TestFlight automation, multi-platform mobile builds