Hybrid Development — hobby stack.
For each requirement below, pick the option that fits your build — recommended first, then free and cheaper alternatives — or skip what your project doesn't need. Tap the info icon next to any requirement to see why it matters.
Web Asset Build & Static Hosting for SPA bundle
Where your code actually runs and serves requests. Picking the right host affects speed, scaling, and how much ops work you do.Pricing & free-tier limitsHobby $0: 100GB BW, 6k build min/mo, 6000 edge req. Pro $20/seat/mo: 1TB BW, 24k build min, $0.15/GB overage, $0.40/1k build min over. CF Pages Free: Unlimited BW, 500 builds/mo, 20k files. Netlify Free 100GB BW, Pro $19/mo 1TB BW.
Capacitor Native Build Farm (iOS/Android IPA/AAB)
Automates testing and deploying your code. Saves enormous time and prevents “works on my machine” releases.Pricing & free-tier limitsGHA Free 2000 min Linux; macOS multiplier 10x $0.08/min, Linux $0.008/min, Windows $0.016/min. Codemagic Free 500 min/mo, Pay-as-you-go $0.04/min. Appflow Starter $49/mo 1000 builds, Growth $199/mo 5000 builds, $0.10/build overage, Enterprise 10k+ builds.
OTA / Live Update Delivery (Capacitor Auto-Update)
Where you keep files users upload or you serve — images, videos, documents — and how fast they reach visitors around the world.Pricing & free-tier limitsCapgo Free: 1000 MAU, 200MB storage, 500MB BW. Starter $20/mo: 10k MAU, 5GB storage, 20GB BW, $0.003/MAU overage. Scale $100/mo 50k MAU. Appflow Live: $99/mo 25k MAU, $249/mo 100k MAU. Self-hosted $0 + S3 costs ~$5/mo.
WebView Bundle CDN / Edge Cache
Where you keep files users upload or you serve — images, videos, documents — and how fast they reach visitors around the world.Pricing & free-tier limitsS3 $0.023/GB storage, CloudFront $0.085/GB (first 1TB free new acct), 2M req free. R2 Free 10GB storage 10M Class A req, $0.015/GB storage $0.36/M req over, free egress. Bunny $1/mo 25GB storage + $0.01/GB CDN $0.02/GB over 100GB.
Code Signing & Certificate Management
Encrypts traffic between your users and your servers. Without it browsers flag your site as insecure and you lose trust and search ranking.Pricing & free-tier limitsApple Developer $99/yr (per org), Google Play $25 one-time. Fastlane Match $0 (uses private Git repo storage). Codemagic Signing incl. free. Bitrise Signing incl. Apple cert auto-renew $0 extra. Enterprise Apple $299/yr.
Crash Reporting / Error Tracking (Capacitor Plugin)
Tells you when things break and why. You cannot fix what you cannot see — this is how you keep downtime short.Pricing & free-tier limitsFirebase Crashlytics Free unlim events. Sentry Free 5k errors/mo, 10k transactions, 50 replays, 1 member. Team $29/mo 50k errors + 100k txns + 100 replays, $0.00029/error $0.00032/txn overage. Bugsnag Free 7.5k events/mo, $29/mo 50k events.
App Binary & IPA/AAB Artifact Storage
Where you keep files users upload or you serve — images, videos, documents — and how fast they reach visitors around the world.Pricing & free-tier limitsS3 Std $0.023/GB/mo, $0.09/GB egress, $0.005/1k PUT. GH Artifacts Free 500MB storage 90-day retention. R2 $0.015/GB $0 zero egress. Artifactory Cloud Free 2GB, Pro $45/mo 20GB + $0.10/GB overage.
CI/CD Orchestration & Pipeline Minutes
Automates testing and deploying your code. Saves enormous time and prevents “works on my machine” releases.Pricing & free-tier limitsGHA Free 2000 min Linux, macOS $0.08/min. GitLab Free 400 compute min/mo. CircleCI Free 6000 min. Bitrise Free 200 builds 45 min cap, Starter $38/mo 2500 credits (~1000 min) $0.015/credit overage, Teams $150/mo 15k credits.
Source Control & Monorepo Hosting
Where your code actually runs and serves requests. Picking the right host affects speed, scaling, and how much ops work you do.Pricing & free-tier limitsGitHub Free: unlim private repos, 3 active collaborators for Codespaces/Actions policies, 500MB packages. Team $4/user/mo: 3k Actions min, 2GB packages. Enterprise $21/user/mo 50k Actions min, SAML, audit. GitLab Free 5GB storage, 5 users.
Push Notification Infra (FCM + APNs Relay)
Reaches users on their phone via SMS or push. Useful for verification codes and re-engagement; watch the per-message cost.Pricing & free-tier limitsFCM Free unlimited delivery + APNs free via Apple. OneSignal Free 10k subscribed users, 10 email contacts, unlimited push. Growth $60/mo 25k subs + $0.002/sub over + $0.01/1000 emails. AWS SNS $0.50/M publishes $1.00/M mobile push $0.06/100k SMS over.
Secrets & Env Variable Management
Stores API keys and credentials safely, separate from your code. Leaking secrets is one of the most common breaches.Pricing & free-tier limitsGH Secrets Free 100 secrets/repo, org-level 1000. Doppler Free 5 users 100 secrets, Starter $18/user/mo unlimited secrets $2/project over 50. 1Password Secrets $20/mo 5 users $4/user over. HCP Vault $0.03/hr $25/mo cluster + $0.50/1000 ops.
How this hobby hybrid development checklist works.
Each requirement below is something a hobby hybrid development build typically needs. Pick one of the four researched options — recommended, free, cheaper or paid — add your own with "Other", or skip the requirement if your project doesn't need it. Nothing is mandatory; the plan on the right tracks what you've decided so nothing gets forgotten.
Your picks are saved in this browser automatically, so you can come back anytime. Options are researched per build level and refreshed as vendors change their plans — always verify details on the provider's page before committing.