--- description: Cloud builds, live updates, and app store releases for Apache Cordova. A drop-in Appflow replacement with no in-house CI to maintain. title: Cordova CI/CD: Cloud Builds & Live Updates - Capawesome image: https://ogkit.dev/img/ob3tqEF0.jpeg?url=https://capawesome.io&v=3 --- New **Capawesome Platform** is here **Introducing Capawesome Platform** — native builds, live updates, and Insider SDKs in one unified platform. [ Read more →](https://capawesome.io/blog/announcing-capawesome-platform/) # Keep your Cordova apps shipping to production Cloud builds, over-the-air updates, and automated app store releases for Apache Cordova projects — first-class support on every plan, no in-house CI to maintain. [ Get started ](https://console.cloud.capawesome.io)[ Book a demo ](https://cal.com/team/capawesome/demo) Trusted by Cordova teams shipping to production every week ## Built for Cordova Three reasons Cordova teams pick Capawesome A delivery platform that takes Cordova seriously — actively maintained, Appflow-replacement ready, and first-class on every plan. Committed to Cordova on every plan — we'll keep supporting it as long as teams rely on it for production releases. A drop-in, feature-for-feature replacement for Ionic Appflow — with dedicated migration support for Cordova teams. Push OTA updates in seconds. Gradual rollouts, automatic rollback, and code-signed bundles — App Store– and Play-compliant. ## Cordova on Capawesome Cloud Everything you need to ship Cordova apps A complete delivery platform that works with standard Apache Cordova projects out of the box — no CI to maintain, no complex configuration to write. Signed Android and iOS builds on Apple Silicon M4 Pro. No local Cordova tooling or Mac required on your machine. Ship OTA updates in seconds. Gradual rollouts, automatic rollback, delta updates — fully App Store– and Play-compliant. Publish to TestFlight and every Google Play track with one click. Encrypted credentials, draft submissions, full audit logs. Chain builds, updates, and store submissions into one pipeline. Triggered on a merge, a tag, a cron — or from the CLI. Upload your Android keystore and iOS distribution certificate once. Every Cordova release is signed automatically — no shared drives. Point at any subfolder in your monorepo and share signing identities across every Cordova app. One platform for every project. ## Committed to Cordova Cordova, fully supported — for the long haul. Plenty of teams still run Cordova in production, and we're committed for as long as they rely on it. First-class cloud infrastructure, monorepo-ready builds, and active development on every plan. **First-class Cordova support** on every Capawesome Cloud plan, today **Monorepo-ready** — point at any subfolder and share signing across apps **Standard Cordova projects** detected automatically — no complex configuration to write **Apple Silicon M4 Pro** runners for Android and iOS — same hardware, same speed CORDOVA · LONG-TERM SUPPORT Supported through 2030 and beyond 2020 2022 2024 TODAY Active dev 2028 2030 Active development Cloud infrastructure Included on every plan Maintained as long as teams rely on it. ## Appflow Replacement A drop-in Appflow replacement for Cordova. Teams leaving Ionic Appflow struggle to find a modern platform that still supports Cordova. Capawesome is a feature-for-feature replacement: Live Updates, Native Builds, App Store Publishing. **Feature-for-feature** replacement for every Appflow capability **Dedicated migration support** with an Ionic expert on the other end **Live Updates, builds, and publishing** — one platform, not three **Cordova-aware** migration — project configuration, plugins, and signing kept intact migrate/appflow → main #001 · 3 files changed Migrate from Ionic Appflow to Capawesome All checks passed · Ready to merge 18s FILES CHANGED +capawesome.config.json +24 lines −appflow.config.json −31 lines \~ .github/workflows/build.yml ±6 lines RG Reviewed by Ionic expert Merge migration ## Live Updates Live Updates for Cordova in production. Waiting on a store review to fix a typo is a bad week. Push web-layer updates to your Cordova app in seconds — with gradual rollouts, automatic rollback, and code-signed bundles on every plan. **Gradual rollouts** to 10%, 25%, or 100% of devices at your pace **Automatic rollback** if the app fails to come up cleanly after update **Delta updates** — ship only the bytes that changed, for faster installs **Code-signed bundles** — devices install only updates you've authored ## Comparison Built for Cordova teams that ship to production See how Capawesome Cloud stacks up against typical alternatives for Cordova apps. * Cordova support First-class on every plan, actively maintained * Live Updates for Cordova Gradual rollouts, auto rollback, delta updates * Appflow replacement Feature-for-feature, with migration support * Monorepo support Any subfolder, shared signing across apps * Build hardware Apple Silicon M4 Pro for Android and iOS * Pricing model Fixed, transparent plans * Cordova support Limited or inconsistent * Live Updates for Cordova Limited or unavailable * Appflow replacement Partial or not offered * Monorepo support Limited — one pipeline per app * Build hardware Intel or ARM Linux * Pricing model Pay-as-you-go build minutes [ See full comparison guide ](/alternatives/) ## Success Stories See what our customers say Our customers love Capawesome Cloud - find out why Our Capacitor app had several unique requirements for running operations in the background. The Capawesome team was able to quickly understand our needs and crafted a **customized Capacitor plugin that exceeded our expectations**. ![Christofer Huber](/assets/images/testimonials/christofer-huber-96.jpg) Christofer Huber CTO at WEBPUNKS GmbH We switched from Capgo to Capawesome Cloud a few months ago and so far we haven't looked back. With Capawesome Cloud, we have **significantly less downtime, updates are delivered faster, and support is literally the best we have ever experienced**. The integration was straightforward, and the documentation is clear and concise. Big thanks to the Capawesome team for creating such an awesome platform! ![Clément Fradet Normand](/assets/images/testimonials/clement-fradet-normand.jpg) Clément Fradet Normand Co-Founder at Clovis We tested and verified several solutions on the market to help us deliver OTA updates for our Apps quickly, securely and, most importantly, that were capable of scaling as we grew and demanded. Capawesome Cloud was our choice! **The integration is super simple, we have automatic rollback and code signing to ensure the security of updates**. The costs are transparent and honest, we are very happy with the platform and looking forward to integrating our future Apps! ![Patrick A. Lima](/assets/images/testimonials/patrick-a-lima.jpg) Patrick A. Lima CEO at Nuinalp Capawesome Cloud has become an essential part of our release workflow. We mainly use it for over-the-air updates, allowing us to **fix bugs and release updates quickly without waiting for the app review process**. The integration was incredibly easy — it took us less than a day and felt almost plug-and-play. The support is excellent as well; the team is always helpful, responsive, and quick to reply. ![Sagie Ivan](/assets/images/testimonials/sagie-ivan.jpg) Sagie Ivan Co-Founder at Dibs Moving from Ionic Appflow to Capawesome Cloud has been a fantastic experience. We're very pleased with the product and genuinely impressed with what the team has built. The **builds are significantly faster than Ionic Appflow**, which is a nice improvement. We especially appreciate how the build process is separated from deployment—it has made debugging much easier and streamlined our entire workflow. The support has also been great. We hope to see even more users make the switch! Karvan Jay Technical Director at Our Management Group Pty Ltd We've been using Capawesome Cloud for CI/CD across our Capacitor apps and couldn't be happier. **Migrating from Appflow was a breeze — we were up and running in no time**, with way less friction than anticipated. The setup was straightforward and the workflow has been rock solid ever since. But what really sets Capawesome apart is the support. The team is incredibly responsive and genuinely helpful. It's great to get that level of personal attention from a SaaS tool. Highly recommend it to any Capacitor team looking to simplify their deployment pipeline. ![Dan Ziv](/assets/images/testimonials/dan-ziv.jpg) Dan Ziv Head of Engineering at Greetings Island Capawesome Cloud has helped us **reduce our live update costs by more than 90%** while offering more features than our previous provider. The integration took us less than a day and the support is top-notch. We now deliver daily live updates to more than 200,000 devices without any issues. ![Michael Wolz](/assets/images/testimonials/michael-wolz.png) Michael Wolz Head of Development at snapADDY GmbH We had to use an Android and iOS SDK in our Capacitor app, for which no plugin existed. Capawesome was able to **create a fully functional Capacitor plugin for us within a few days**. The communication was excellent and the plugin works perfectly. ![Daniel Ehrhardt](/assets/images/testimonials/daniel-ehrhardt-96.jpg) Daniel Ehrhardt CEO at Codext GmbH We mainly use over-the-air (OTA) updates to deliver critical bug fixes and updates when waiting on the App Store review process is not an option. After dealing with too much down-time and latency from Capgo, we made the decision to switch to Capawesome Cloud and we couldn't be happier. **Capawesome is more stable and the package delivery speeds are significantly faster**, which makes a big difference at scale. Capawesome's team is extremely responsive and professional - thanks for supplying such a great product guys. ![Jedidiah Weller](/assets/images/testimonials/jedidiah-weller.jpg) Jedidiah Weller World Builder at Summon Worlds Capawesome's live updates have been a game changer for our mobile recipe app at King Arthur Baking. We can **quickly deliver improvements without app store delays, saving time and resources** while keeping the experience fresh for our baking community. ![Jordan Kilby](/assets/images/testimonials/jordan-kilby.jpg) Jordan Kilby Digital Marketing Leader at King Arthur Baking Capawesome Cloud has been a game-changer for our team. We can now deploy updates to our Capacitor app without pushing to the app stores. This has saved us countless hours and allowed us to iterate faster. It's a **must-have for any modern app development team**. ![Hugo Corta](/assets/images/testimonials/hugo-corta.jpg) Hugo Corta Tech Lead at Vitruve Frequently asked questions Can't find the answer you're looking for? Reach out on [Discord](https://discord.gg/VCXxSVjefW) or [contact our team](/contact/). Which Cordova versions are supported? Every actively maintained Cordova major. Capawesome builds standard Apache Cordova projects without extra configuration and supports the same Android and iOS targets Cordova itself ships. Do Live Updates work with Cordova apps? Yes. Capawesome Live Updates work with Cordova projects and only touch the web layer of the app (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and assets) — keeping you compliant with both App Store and Google Play policies. Do you support Cordova monorepos? Yes. Point Native Builds at any subfolder in your monorepo and share signing identities across every app — one platform for every Cordova project, not one pipeline per app. Can I use Capawesome if we came from Ionic Appflow? Yes. Capawesome Cloud is a feature-for-feature alternative to Appflow, including for the Cordova projects many Appflow users run. Migration support is included. See our [Appflow comparison](/alternatives/ionic-appflow/). How does signing work for Cordova apps? Upload your Android keystore and iOS distribution certificate plus provisioning profiles once into the encrypted signing vault. Every build is signed automatically — no per-pipeline secrets, no shared drives, no local Cordova tooling needed. How fast are Cordova builds? Typical Cordova builds complete in 2–5 minutes on Apple Silicon M4 Pro runners. Parallel Android and iOS builds, sub-15-second runner boot, and fresh sandboxed environments every time. ## Keep your Cordova releases shipping Get started in under five minutes. 14-day free trial on every plan — no local Cordova tooling to install. [ Get started ](https://console.cloud.capawesome.io)[ Talk to sales ](/contact-sales/) Questions first? Join us on [ Discord ](https://discord.gg/VCXxSVjefW) or [ contact our team](/contact-sales/). ![Capawesome](/assets/logo.svg) Capawesome Ship mobile apps the modern way. 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