AppVeyor
AppVeyor provides continuous integration tools for Windows developers, with hosted service, self-hosted jobs, and an Enterprise installation option for custo…
What AppVeyor is
AppVeyor provides continuous integration tools for Windows developers, with hosted service, self-hosted jobs, and an Enterprise installation option for customer premises. Its build pipeline can retrieve a repository, restore caches, install dependencies, build and test software, package artifacts, deploy, and run finalizer scripts. Projects can be configured in an appveyor.yml file or through the user interface. Build matrices can create multiple jobs across operating systems, environment variables, platforms, configurations, test categories, and build clouds. Listed source control providers include GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Kiln, and Gitea. Deployment options include inline providers and environments triggered manually or through the API. The REST API covers teams, projects, builds, environments, and deployments, with bearer-token authentication. Secure variables can be encrypted using account-specific keys and are not decoded during pull-request builds by default. Hosted builds run on clean virtual machines that are not shared, and VM state does not persist between builds. All plans have a 60-minute maximum build-job execution time.
Good
- Free plan for unlimited public projects.
- Configure projects with YAML or the user interface.
- Build matrices can expand jobs across multiple settings.
- Hosted builds use pristine, unshared virtual machines.
- Self-hosted and customer-premises options are available.
Watch out
- Build jobs have a 60-minute execution maximum.
- The Basic plan includes one private project.
- Basic costs $29/month.
Who it suits
AppVeyor suits Windows development teams that need automated build, test, packaging, and deployment workflows. It also offers options for open-source projects, private projects, and customer-premises installations.
Verdict
AppVeyor supports configurable CI pipelines, multiple deployment paths, and both hosted and self-hosted use. Its 60-minute job limit is important to consider for longer-running builds.
Plans and prices
From AppVeyor's own pricing page, checked 14 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Open-source | Free | Unlimited public projects · 1 concurrent job · 5 self-hosted jobs · Community support |
| AppVeyor Server | Free | Unlimited users · projects · jobs · clouds · agents · Runs on Windows, Linux, macOS, Docker or cloud |
| Basic | $29 a month | 1 private project · 1 concurrent job · 5 self-hosted jobs · Priority technical support · monthly |
| Pro | $59 a month | Unlimited private projects · 1 concurrent job · 5 self-hosted jobs · Priority technical support · monthly |
| Premium | $99 a month | Unlimited private projects · 2 concurrent jobs · 5 self-hosted jobs · Priority technical support · monthly |
| Pro | $590 a year | Unlimited private projects · 1 concurrent job · 5 self-hosted jobs · Priority technical support · annual; 2 months free |
| Premium | $990 a year | Unlimited private projects · 2 concurrent jobs · 5 self-hosted jobs · Priority technical support · annual; 2 months free |
The facts
Each one read from AppVeyor's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API formats
- The REST API returns JSON by default and can return XML when an Accept header requests it.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Build clouds
- Hosted builds run on Hyper-V and Google Compute Engine, with private clouds available on Hyper-V, Docker, Azure, AWS and GCE.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Build isolation
- Each build runs on a fresh virtual machine that is not shared with other builds and is decommissioned afterward.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Build limits
- Every hosted plan limits a build job to 60 minutes unless a longer duration is arranged with AppVeyor.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Build matrix
- Build matrices can combine operating system, environment variables, platform, configuration, test categories, and build cloud into multiple jobs.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Build pipeline
- Its build pipeline can clone a repository, restore cache, install dependencies, build, test, package artifacts, deploy, and run finalizer scripts.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Build Worker API
- The Build Worker API exposes REST endpoints for messages, compilation messages, tests, variables, artifacts and build details.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Build workflow
- Branch and pull-request builds are supported for development workflows.checked 14 Oct 2026
- CLI and PowerShell
- AppVeyor supplies an appveyor.exe command-line utility and PowerShell module for Build Worker API access.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Concurrent jobs
- Additional concurrent jobs cost $50 per month and additional self-hosted jobs cost $10 per month, with lower FOSS rates listed.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Configuration
- Builds can be configured in a web interface or in version-controlled appveyor.yml YAML files.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Data retention
- The policy lists six-month build retention for free accounts and 18 months for paid accounts, while artifacts are retained one month free and three months paid.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Deployment and packages
- AppVeyor includes deployment functions and a built-in NuGet server.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Deployments
- Deployment options include inline deployment providers and environment deployments that can be triggered manually or through the API.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Execution limit
- All plans have a maximum build-job execution time of 60 minutes.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Image updates
- AppVeyor updates worker images about every two to three weeks and keeps previous images available for rollback.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Independent product description
- Wikipedia describes AppVeyor as a hosted distributed CI service configured through a web UI or appveyor.yml and supporting GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Windows and Ubuntu.checked 14 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- AppVeyor says it is a privately held Canadian corporation founded in 2011 and lists its address in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Company facts
- AppVeyor Systems Inc. is described by the company as a privately held Canadian corporation founded in 2011.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Company ownership
- AppVeyor states that it is profitable and self-funded.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Company scale
- AppVeyor says its service has been used by more than 50,000 developers and has run over 10 million builds.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2011checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canadachecked 28 Sep 2026
- Independent company data
- GetLatka lists Vancouver headquarters, an estimated two-person team, zero reported funding and estimated 2025 revenue of $220,000; it labels the figures estimates.checked 14 Oct 2026
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