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Buddy

Hosted macOS VM action within Buddy CI, billed through pipeline GB-minutes. Native base subscriptions display euros while add-ons use dollar signs.

Reviewed Sep 21, 2026Provider claims · source links included
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Company information

Official website ↗

Company-wide information is shown here once. Resource-specific support, terms and exceptions are recorded in each listing below. Operator relationships are not independently verified unless the evidence explicitly says so.

Research notes & open questions

Billing document has inconsistent multipliers: macOS usage multiplier6, but quoted overage $0.003/GB-minute differs from6×base. Keep both unresolved. Machine CPU/RAM/disk and current image freshness need verification. Uploaded assessment research (2026-09-21): CI: submitted research reports 18/19 checklist items resolved. Submitted open questions: debugging: Is the interactive 'Debug action in terminal' feature available for the macOS VM (NATIVE_BUILD_MAC_VM) action, or is int

Additional fees

Tax
VAT
Eligibility
EU-based company
Condition
enter VAT-ID
Result
VAT exemption

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. Applies to EU-based companies that provide a VAT ID.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

Additional fees

Tax
VAT
Rule
added to all prices according to effective rates

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. Provider-wide tax treatment.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

Availability methods

Categories
  • ci
Signal
Service health
Access
Public
Format
Status webpage
Limitation
Service health does not establish available machines or unit counts.

A source for checking provider information; this does not establish current machine availability or guaranteed capacity. Last endpoint check: 2026-09-21.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Structured observation

Billing boundary

Applies to
  • upgrade
  • downgrade
Effective billing period
next accounting period

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. Provider-wide account-plan changes.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

Billing claim

Amount
0.0015
Unit
GB-minute
Currency
Not documented
Currency symbol
$
Scope
base cost

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. Buddy labels this as the base cost per GB-minute; it is distinct from the separately listed macOS VM rate already supplied and should not replace that macOS-specific rate.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

Billing terms

Free GB minutes reset
monthly

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. The free usage pool is plan-based and resets monthly.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

Billing terms

Billing frequency
monthly
Payment timing
in advance

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. Provider-wide subscription term.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

Billing unit

Unit
GB-minute
Definition
assigned pipeline RAM multiplied by execution time

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. Provider-wide definition; it does not by itself establish idle billing or rounding.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

Concurrency policy

Plan
Free
Concurrent pipelines
1

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. Provider-wide Free-plan pipeline allowance; this is not a MacOS-specific hardware-capacity guarantee.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

Plans

Currency
EUR
Free
Monthly base
0
Included pipeline GB minutes
300
Concurrency
1
Pro
Monthly base
29
Included pipeline GB minutes
3,000
Concurrency
1
Hyper
Monthly base
99
Included pipeline GB minutes
6,000
Concurrency
2

Provider documentation; not independently performance-tested.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

Refund policy

Partial usage refund
No
Cancelled period refund
No

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. Provider-wide refund limitation.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

Subscription cancellation

Permitted
any time
Method
send request to Buddy Support
Only cancellation method
Yes

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. Provider-wide service/account cancellation process.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

Support purchase requirements

Support access
paid accounts only
Channels
  • email
  • online chat

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. Provider-wide support eligibility; the source does not state a separate support-plan price.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

Terms

Renewal
same day monthly
Refund request deadline days
10
Partial usage refund
No
Payment methods
  • credit cards
  • PayPal

Provider documentation; not independently performance-tested.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

Trial

Type
free trial
Duration days
14

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. Provider-wide service trial; this does not establish that macOS VM usage is free during the trial.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

THE RESOURCE CATALOG

Full specifications

1 individual listings
CI runners#

macOS VM action

Public listing; stock and purchase eligibility are not established by this record.

Native priceSee pricing details
System
CI runnerSpecs not published
Software & location

macOS 14.4.1 · Xcode 16.4

Region not documented

Availability

Check availability

Confirm before ordering

Offer value · default usage

50/100Low confidence · provisional
Calculation & assumptions

Provisional neutral score of 50. No usable price or capacity quantities are recorded yet; no price or hardware values have been invented.

Required subscription or billing formula is unresolved.

  • One user and one concurrent job or machine.
  • Excludes optional add-ons, transfer, extra storage and applicable taxes.
Value methodology ↗

CI: 1,000 minutes/month for 12 months, 10-minute jobs, private repositories, new Apple membership. Machines: one 720-hour allocation. Change usage assumptions ↗

Services & integrations

Service integrations for this offering are still being reviewed. The specifications below retain the available source evidence; confirm required integrations with the provider.

Workload capabilities

Admin
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

Docker
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

Graphical desktop
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

IOS simulator
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

Nested virtualization
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

SSH
Not verified

No explicit offer-scoped or provider-scope evidence.

Xcode build
Supported

Provider documented

Provider documentation; not independently performance-tested.

Pricing & commercial terms

Billing boundary

Condition
after all plan GB-minutes are spent
Billing increment
minute
Rate basis
action type

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. Applies after all GB-minutes included in the plan have been spent; the rate depends on pipeline action type.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

Billing claim

Unit
GB-minute
Included usage multiplier
6
Quoted overage per GB minute
0.003
Currency symbol
$
Currency
Not documented
Formula conflict
Yes

Provider documentation; not independently performance-tested.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

Billing unit

Unit
GB-minute
Formula
assigned RAM × execution time

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. Applies to pipeline usage, including the macOS VM action.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

Hardware & software

Documented image

MacOS
14.4.1
MacOS build
23E224
Xcode
16.4
Xcode build
16F6
Architecture
arm64
Freshness
documentation snapshot; not live machine observation

Provider documentation; not independently performance-tested.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

Access, operations & capabilities

Access

SSH key injection
environment variables to ~/.ssh

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. SSH keys must be supplied through environment variables; this does not document root/admin access or GUI access.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

Capabilities

Xcode commands
Yes
Dedicated mac virtual machine
Yes

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. The page describes the action's execution model, not a selectable image catalog.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

Network

Private dependency fetch via SSH keys
Yes

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. The documented use case is fetching private dependencies; no bandwidth, egress, or topology limit is stated.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

Persistence

Dependencies and artifacts saved to pipeline filesystem
Yes
Vm terminated after commands
Yes

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. The persistent filesystem is the pipeline filesystem; the VM itself is not retained after the commands finish.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

Release workflow

SSH triggered after macOS vm
Yes

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. The SSH action follows completion of the MacOS VM action in the documented integration workflow.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

Additional resource information

Ci integrations

Integrations
  • GitHub
  • SSH
Triggers
  • push
  • recurrent
  • manual

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. The page explicitly documents GitHub push, recurrent, and manual triggering together with the SSH integration.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented

Server management API

Add macOS vm action in pipeline
Yes

AI-extracted from first-party documentation; source passage retrieved and matched, with a separate evidence/applicability check. Not independently machine-tested. This documents adding the MacOS VM action to a pipeline, not provisioning or deleting a standalone VM.

Source ↗Observed Sep 21, 2026 · Provider documented