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Buildstash vs RunsOn
RunsOn offers cheap CI services; Buildstash provides artifact management and distribution rather than CI execution.
Side by side
- What it is
- Buildstash:Buildstash is a platform for storing, organizing, sharing and releasing software binaries across mobile, desktop, game, XR and embedded apps.
- RunsOn:RunsOn runs GitHub Actions jobs on on-demand AWS EC2 instances, cutting CI cost and latency.
- Best for
- Buildstash:Centralized build artifact management
- RunsOn:Cheap, scalable CI on AWS
- Who it’s for
- Buildstash:Software teams that need to manage build artifacts and coordinate releases.
- RunsOn:Engineering teams that self-host CI on AWS and use GitHub Actions.
- Pricing
- Buildstash:Paid
- RunsOn:Paid
- Plans
- Buildstash:Starter $49 per month · Pro $149 per month · Ultra $599 per month
- RunsOn:Starter €300/ year per year · Enterprise €3,600/ year per year · Free (non-commercial) free
- Open source
- Buildstash:—
- RunsOn:Yes, 1,339 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Buildstash:Slack
- RunsOn:GitHub Actions, CloudFormation, Terraform
- DevHunt upvotes
- Buildstash:0
- RunsOn:32
- Launched on DevHunt
- Buildstash:Jan 2026
- RunsOn:Feb 2024
Buildstash features
- Organized storage. Powerful filters, labels and automations keep every build searchable and never lost.
- Multi-platform sharing. Create secure share links or branded portals to distribute single or multi-build releases.
- Release workflow. Manage QA, sign-off and rollout steps within the same interface.
- CI/CD integrations. Connect to existing CI/CD pipelines and tools like Slack for automated notifications.
- Custom domains. Brand your distribution portals with custom domains.
- Audit log & SSO. Enterprise-grade audit trails and single sign-on for compliance.
RunsOn features
- Dynamic instance selection. Specify CPU, RAM, architecture or GPU in a label and RunsOn launches the matching EC2 spot or on-demand instance.
- Fast job startup. Typical 30 s from queued to running; warm pools can reduce latency to under 6 s.
- Unlimited machine types. Any EC2 instance type, including x64, ARM64 and GPU, can be used per job.
- S3-backed caching. Add extras=s3-cache to use an unlimited S3 bucket in your VPC for cache storage.
- Nested virtualization. KVM for Linux and Hyper-V for Windows enable Android emulators, VM-based e2e tests and Windows containers.
- Per-job isolation. Each job runs on a fresh VM that is terminated when the job finishes, keeping data private.
Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.
