Marathon Cloud vs Xcode Cloud
Xcode Cloud runs tests for Apple platforms on Apple-hosted Xcode Cloud, with compute-hour tiers and test-plan repetition that can rerun failing tests until they pass. Marathon Cloud runs Android and iOS tests from any CI or laptop, sizes the pool from suite history and retries failed tests on a different device.
| Xcode Cloud | Marathon Cloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS and visionOS; no Android. | Android and iOS. |
| Pricing | 25 compute hours per month free; 100 h $49.99, 250 h $99.99, 1000 h $399.99. | $2 per hour per Android device, $3 per hour per iOS device, billed per second. 50 free device hours to start. |
| Retries | Test-plan repetition can rerun failing tests until they pass. | Failed tests rerun on a different device; tests with a flaky history are retried preventively. |
| Where it runs | Only on Apple-hosted Xcode Cloud; App Store Connect API and webhooks for integration. | GitHub Action, Bitrise step and Docker image; runs from any CI or your laptop. |
| Getting started | Compute-hour tier chosen upfront; 25 hours free. | Self-serve: sign up, 50 free device hours, no credit card, one CLI command. No parallel count to buy — the pool is sized per run. |
Competitor facts verified 2026-09-29 from the vendor's public pages.
An Xcode Cloud alternative for Android and iOS tests from any CI
Xcode Cloud runs Apple-platform tests only on Apple-hosted Xcode Cloud and is priced in compute-hour tiers. Marathon Cloud runs Android and iOS tests from any CI or laptop, sizes the pool from suite history to target 15 minutes, and retries failed tests on a different device.
Choose Xcode Cloud when
- You test Apple platforms only and want runs hosted in Xcode Cloud.
- You want test-plan repetition that reruns failing tests until they pass.
Choose Marathon Cloud when
- You run Android and iOS tests from your existing CI or laptop.
- You want failed tests rerun on a different device using per-test history.
- You want the device pool sized from suite history to target 15 minutes.
What a run costs on Marathon Cloud
A suite with 120 minutes of total test time runs on 8 devices for about 15 minutes: 2 device-hours, $4.00 on Android or $6.00 on iOS.