Editorial take
Why it stands out
GitHub's base seat price is easy to understand; the real variance comes from Actions, Codespaces, and security add-ons once the team starts using them seriously.
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Tool profile
Code hosting platform for version control, pull requests, collaboration, and developer workflows.
Default git plus CI for startups and global enterprises
GitHub is git hosting, pull requests, Issues, Projects, and Actions CI/CD with the largest third-party integration graph.
github.com/pricing (March 2026) lists Free at $0 per user/month with unlimited public or private repositories, 2,000 Actions minutes per month for private repos (public repos use standard hosted runners at no charge per page copy), 500 MB of Packages storage, Dependabot security and version updates, Issues and Projects, and community support. Team is $4 per user/month with 3,000 minutes, 2 GB Packages, Codespaces access with pay-as-you-go compute from about $0.18/hour and storage about $0.07/GB-month on the card, repository rules, multiple reviewers, code owners, environments, and web support. Enterprise Cloud starts at about $21 per user/month with 50,000 minutes, 50 GB Packages, SAML SSO, enterprise managed users option, audit log API, advanced auditing, data residency options, and higher governance features on the marketing grid.
Copilot, Advanced Security, and larger runners are additive SKUs beyond base seats.
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Editorial take
GitHub's base seat price is easy to understand; the real variance comes from Actions, Codespaces, and security add-ons once the team starts using them seriously.
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Pricing snapshot
GitHub's public pricing page shows Free at $0 per user per month with 2,000 Actions minutes and 500 MB of Packages storage for private repositories, Team at $4 per user per month with 3,000 minutes and 2 GB of Packages storage, and Enterprise Cloud starting at $21 per user per month with 50,000 minutes and 50 GB of Packages storage. Public repositories continue to get standard GitHub-hosted Actions minutes and Packages usage at no charge.
Bitbucket
Free planEngineering orgs standardizing on Jira plus git in one bill
Git hosting platform for source control, pull requests, and CI workflows built around team development.
Smaller Actions-style marketplace than GitHub—count integrations you need.
