Figment vs QuickServers: Mac Hosting Compared

If you build iOS or macOS apps on QuickServers today and want to know whether Figment is a better fit, the direct answer is this: for a single Intel build agent, Figment's i3 Mac at $49/month is $20 cheaper than QuickServers' Intel 2018 tier at $69/month (quickservers.net/mac-mini-hosting). For Apple silicon, Figment's M-series entry at $95/month undercuts QuickServers' M4 base at $109/month by $14, but the exact chip, RAM, and disk on Figment's $95 tier are confirmed in the quote rather than pre-published, so this is an entry-price comparison, not a spec-for-spec match. If you only need a disposable Intel macOS environment for signing-compatible toolchain work, Figment's virtual Intel macOS VM at $29/month has no equivalent at QuickServers. Start a quote at /mac-hosting/start.

Published Price Map

QuickServers lists five Mac mini tiers, all in Phoenix, AZ with 1 Gbps unlimited bandwidth and one static IP (quickservers.net/mac-mini-hosting). The page does not publish a setup fee, annual-prepay discount, or uptime SLA; confirm those directly with QuickServers before you sign.

For Linux/KVM toolchain work that does not need Apple silicon, Figment also offers a virtual Intel macOS VM at $29/month with 2 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM, and 80 GiB disk. It runs macOS and can run compatible Intel-supported Xcode versions (Xcode 26 and earlier on Intel per Apple's porting notes). It has no GPU acceleration and no audio; ARM execution, visionOS, and Xcode 27 require the M-series tier. Physical i3 and M-series plans are request-based while supply is confirmed, so treat the dates in your quote as the real availability signal.

Entry-price gap, not equal hardware. The $20/month Intel saving compares Figment's i3 entry to QuickServers' 32 GB / 512 GB Intel 2018. If you specifically need 32 GB RAM or 512 GB SSD on Figment's Intel tier, say so in the quote. The $14/month M-series gap compares Figment's unspecified M-series entry to QuickServers' M4 10-core / 16 GB / 256 GB; if you need the M4 generation specifically, confirm that in the Figment quote before you cancel QuickServers.

Hardware, Access, and What Figment Adds

QuickServers advertises dedicated Mac mini hardware in racks with browser console, VNC, SSH, and macOS Screen Sharing access (source). Figment's physical tiers use Mac hardware; allocation and access details, including whether inbound SSH is available on a given plan, are confirmed at quote. The verified access path for the $29 virtual Intel macOS VM is the browser console with an in-desktop terminal; inbound public SSH to that VM is not currently implemented, but outbound CI agents running inside the VM can connect to your own CI service.

The real distinction is not hardware — both vendors give you a Mac you can log into — it is the managed layer. Figment packages CI setup and operations as named offers:

• Managed Build Mac — $249/month. One M-series Mac, CI setup, backups, monitoring, 30 minutes of monthly support.
• Managed Mac Team — $999/month. Two M-series Macs, two CI runners, team setup, backups, monitoring, one hour of monthly support.

QuickServers' published offer is the hardware plus ticketed support from the Phoenix team; its page does not list a managed CI product. If you already run your own CI operations, that may be all you need. If you want someone else to own the runner and backups, the Managed tiers are the specific thing Figment is selling.

Xcode and macOS Fit

Both providers' Intel tiers (Figment i3, Figment $29 VM, QuickServers Intel 2018) can run Intel-supported Xcode versions. Per Apple's Xcode system requirements:

• Xcode 16.4 runs on macOS Sequoia 15.3 through macOS Tahoe 26.1.x.
• Xcode 26.0–26.3 lists macOS Sequoia 15.6 as the minimum host macOS.
• Xcode 26.4.1, 26.5, and 26.6 require macOS Tahoe 26.2 or later.
• Xcode 27 and later require macOS Tahoe 26.6 or later and only target Apple silicon toolchains (see Apple's porting notes).

macOS Tahoe 26 supports a subset of Intel Macs (2019–2020 MacBook Pro, iMac 2020, Mac Pro 2019) per Apple's compatibility list, so "Intel = frozen on Sequoia" is not quite right; however, Xcode 27 itself is Apple-silicon only. If your team ships to visionOS, needs Xcode 27, or runs ARM-native test suites, pick the M-series tier at either provider.

A Priced Decision Worksheet

Use your current QuickServers monthly spend as the anchor. Replace the placeholders with your actual numbers.

QuickServers monthly:        Q = $____ /month  (e.g. $109 for M4 Base)
Figment monthly equivalent:  F = $____ /month  (e.g. $95 M-series entry, confirm in quote)
Monthly saving:              S = Q - F
Switch effort (your time):   H = ____ hours at $____ /hour = T dollars
Break-even months:           B = T / S

Worked example for one M4-class agent, quoting Figment's M-series entry: Q = $109, F = $95, S = $14/month. If migration takes 4 hours of engineer time at $75/hour, T = $300 and B = $300 / $14 ≈ 21.4 months. Entry-price savings alone do not justify a move at this scale; what justifies it is either a managed-tier handoff (Managed Build Mac at $249 replaces in-house runner operations) or a spec at quote that materially beats QuickServers' listed configuration. Re-run the numbers against the actual quote you receive.

Migration Checklist for QuickServers Customers

Work through this in order so no builds drop during the transition.

Before the Figment machine is provisioned:

• Ask QuickServers support for your current billing cycle end date; the public pricing page does not state a minimum term.
• Mirror every project to a git remote and push build artifacts you need to keep to object storage. Do not treat either host as primary storage.
• From Keychain Access, export distribution certificates as encrypted .p12 files (set a strong passphrase, store it in your password manager, not in the repo). Download provisioning profiles as .mobileprovision files from the Apple Developer portal — they are files, not Keychain exports.
• List every CI secret by name. Transfer the names only; re-enter the values through your CI secret manager on the new host. Do not write secret values to a plain-text env file.

After the Figment machine is provisioned:

• Install the exact Xcode version your pipeline pins, confirming the macOS/Xcode pair against Apple's system requirements.
• Import .p12 into a build-only keychain, unlock it for the CI user, and verify with security find-identity -v -p codesigning. Preserve the user's existing keychain search list — do not overwrite it.
• Point your CI runner at the Figment host. Update allowlists you control (your artifact store, your VPN, your CI SaaS source-IP rules) with the Figment machine's public IP. There is no Apple-published App Store Connect IP allowlist to configure.
• Run your real pipeline end-to-end (clean checkout, build, test, sign, upload) on Figment before you cancel QuickServers. Do not time a failing build and call it a benchmark.
• Cancel QuickServers at the next billing boundary once the Figment pipeline has produced at least one successful signed build you shipped.

Pick the Figment Tier and Start

Request a quote at /mac-hosting/start. The quote confirms chip, RAM, disk, availability date, and whether inbound SSH is included on the tier you asked for.

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