#20 in Build & DeploymentUpdated 2026-08

webapp.io

by webapp.io · CI/CD and per-branch preview environments defined in Layerfiles

53.4 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

webapp.io is a CI/CD platform for web apps. Pipelines are defined in Layerfiles, a Dockerfile-like format that builds VMs, and every push to a connected GitHub, GitLab or BitBucket repository triggers a build. It snapshots each step so unaffected steps such as npm install are skipped, and an 'EXPOSE WEBSITE' line turns a pipeline into a full-stack preview environment.

Best for: Development teams wanting per-branch preview environments and cached CI for full-stack web apps
Pricing: Free Starter plan for 3 members, then $15/month per member (Pro) and $39/month per member (Team), with a custom-priced Scale plan; annual billing is advertised at 20% off but no annual figures are shown.

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Full-stack preview of every branch from one Layerfile line
Caches each step and skips ones your change didn't affect
10+ parallel VM copies per branch for Cypress acceptance tests
Installs on GitHub, GitLab or BitBucket; SOC 2 Type II audited

Trade-offs

Member caps per plan: 3 on Starter, 10 on Pro, 50 on Team
Pipelines must be written as Layerfiles, a proprietary config format
Preview retention capped: 15 days/10 URLs on Pro, 30 days/50 URLs on Team
Shared servers on all plans; private infrastructure only on Scale

Pricing

Published plans from webapp.io’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

webapp.io pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
Starter	Freeper member	Free for 3 members Debugging terminal and unlimited repository connections Preview environments for every git push 1 domain, 10GB bandwidth, 2 VMs, community forum support
Pro	$15per member	Up to 10 members CI/CD parallelisation and 6 parallel VMs 15-day preview retention for 10 URLs, 100GB bandwidth Email support; free for students and educators
Team	$39per member	Up to 50 members Layerfile Analytics, role-based permissions, 12 parallel VMs 30-day preview retention for 50 URLs Slack Connect support and SOC 2 compliance reporting
Scale	Contact sales	Custom pricing, unlimited members Private cloud infrastructure and custom integrations SLA and uptime agreement, payment by invoice Dedicated technical support and training team

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 80 out of 100
API quality: 40 out of 100
Documentation: 65 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 47 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 85 out of 100
Changelog: 0 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 50 out of 100
Operational trust: 20 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 25 out of 100

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