Introducing Buildkite’s macOS CI managed service

Buildkite has launched an early access program for its macOS agents managed service, aiming to provide the first scalable CI platform for Mac and iOS development. The current state of the macOS ecosystem presents challenges such as licensing, containers, system updates, and slow compilation times that hinder the adoption of modern CI/CD practices in iOS development. Buildkite's managed service offers Buildkite agents running on macOS, new versions of macOS and Xcode ready for testing within 2 business days of release, hardware optimized for speed, and monthly billing without long-term commitments. The company differentiates its tech through partnership with Flow and using Parallels virtualization to provide the fastest builds for macOS and iOS on the latest hardware.