what GitHub actually costs in 2026
Team $4/user/mo · Enterprise $21/user/mo
Actions minutes and Codespaces compute are the most common overage surprise, not the seat price itself.
what companies your size actually pay
We have read 2 GitHub invoices so far, which is fewer than the five we require before publishing a range. Until then this page shows published list pricing only, above.
the levers that work
- Team pricing shown ($4/user/mo) is a first-12-months promotional rate per the pricing page; confirm renewal rate with sales
- Copilot and Actions/Codespaces compute are billed separately from the seat price; free tiers include 2,000 Copilot completions/mo and free CI minutes for public repos
- Free plan supports unlimited public/private repos for small teams before any seat cost is needed
Across the audits we have run, roughly 15% of a small company's GitHub line is recoverable without changing provider.
the closest alternatives, priced
| provider | published price | source |
|---|---|---|
| GitLab | Premium $29/user/mo, Free tier available | link |
| Bitbucket | Standard $3.30/user/mo | link |
A published price is not a quote. In a full audit we email the alternative as a disclosed agent for your company and get a real price for your exact usage — which is the number your incumbent actually responds to.
see what the rest of your stack should cost.
Drop last quarter's invoices. We name every line you are overpaying, with an annualized amount, free. The full audit is $299 once: it gets a real quote from the alternative for your exact usage and runs the renegotiation with your incumbent until there is an answer. If it does not identify at least $2,990/yr, we refund it in full.
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