BuildFerry vs BetterConfig

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BuildFerry compared with BetterConfig
Detail	BuildFerry	BetterConfig
What it does	Install iOS builds on any iPhone with one link	Manage configuration from your terminal, scripts, CI, and AI agents
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Founded	Not given	Not given
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Pricing model	Freemium	Not given
Pricing	Free: $0 forever (1 app, 2 stored builds per app, builds up to 200 MB). Solo: $12/month (5 apps, 10 stored builds per app, builds up to 1 GB, or $120/year with two months free). Pro: $29/month (20 apps, 30 stored builds per app, builds up to 2 GB, or $290/year with two months free).	Not given
Key features	UDIDs collect automatically via one-time profile approval in Safari Cloud signing with no Mac or Xcode required Approval controls before testers can install PIN, expiry date and auto-approve options for share links Real certificate profiles showing Verified status in iOS Displays your current iPhone registration count against Apple's 100-device limit Encrypted Apple key stored at rest and deleted after each signing job One permanent share link per app that works for all new testers Builds up to 1 GB on Solo and 2 GB on Pro plans	Interactive prompts for project and environment selection Browser-based authentication flow Read-only access mode for scripts and agents JSON output for scripting and CI/CD Dry-run mode to preview changes Folder linking with .betterconfig.json
What makes it different	No UDID hunting required; testers approve with one tap in Safari One link per app stays live and re-signs automatically for new testers, unlike services that require rebuilding Direct iOS installation from Safari with no TestFlight app or Beta App Review delay Auto-registers new device UDIDs and re-signs builds instantly in the cloud	Works identically to the dashboard API, respecting roles and showing changes in history Type-safe configuration with automatic parsing and validation Stable exit codes and no interactive prompts in non-terminal environments
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	Not checked yet no change since last check	2 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	0	13
Referring domains (Majestic)	0	1

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