---
tool: "GitHub"
slug: "github"
category: "Developer & Infrastructure"
pricing_model: "Per Seat"
pricing_transparency: "Public"
entry_price_monthly: 4
entry_price_annual: 4
annual_discount_pct: 0
native_currency: "USD"
free_plan_available: true
free_trial_days: 0
enterprise_pricing_available: true
number_of_plans: 3
key_limit_metric: "users"
last_checked_date: "2026-07-30"
last_manually_verified: null
verification_status: "Auto-Verified"
vendor_pricing_page: "https://github.com/pricing"
vendor_website: "https://github.com"
source: https://saaspricehub.io/tools/github
---

# GitHub pricing

The dominant developer platform (source control + code review + CI/CD + package registry), owned by Microsoft ($7.5B acquisition, 2018). Positioned as the alternative to GitLab and Bitbucket for the vast majority of open-source and enterprise software teams. Distinctive for its Copilot AI product ($10-$39/user/mo) that became Microsoft's fastest-growing AI SKU. Priced free (unlimited public + private repos) up to $21/user/mo Enterprise. Real cost bloat: GitHub Actions minutes and Copilot seats scale with team activity.

## Current entry price

**$4/month** billed monthly. **$4/month** billed annually.

## All tiers

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Key limit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | $0 | unlimited repos, 2K Actions min/mo |
| Team | $4 | $4 | code owners + protected branches |
| Enterprise | $21 | $21 | SSO, audit logs, advanced security |

## Pricing model

- **Model:** Per Seat
- **Key limit metric:** users
- **Free plan:** Yes
- **Free trial:** No separate trial
- **Enterprise pricing:** Available (custom quote)
- **Native currency:** USD

## Verification

- **Last automated check:** 2026-07-30
- **Last manual verification:** Not manually verified
- **Verification status:** Auto-Verified
- **Source:** https://github.com/pricing

## Recommendation

In other words, GitHub is still the default Git host in 2026 for any team that wants industry-standard PR workflows, code review, CI/CD (Actions), and native Copilot AI. Free for public repos; Team is the entry paid tier, Enterprise for larger orgs. Fast onboarding for anyone who's used Git. Massive integration ecosystem. Downside: Actions runtime costs are a scale-time surprise for many teams, and Copilot is a separate subscription per developer on top of the base seat.

## Alternative to consider

Self-hosted or DevOps-heavy team? Pick GitLab for an integrated pipeline. Solo dev or small team already using Jira? Bitbucket free tier fits well.

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*Pricing data maintained by SaaS Price Hub. Human-readable page: [https://saaspricehub.io/tools/github](https://saaspricehub.io/tools/github). All prices in USD unless otherwise noted. This file is machine-readable and updated within 24 hours of any tracked price change.*