GitHub Pricing & Free Plan Limits
Complete pricing breakdown for GitHub including all plans, hidden costs, and limitations.
Pricing score: 75/100
Is GitHub free?
Yes — the Free plan costs nothing. Paid plans start at $4.00/month (Pro).
Free plan limits
- Users: Unlimited collaborators on public repos
- Storage: 500MB Packages storage
- No required reviewers on private repos, limited Actions minutes, basic support
Watch out: Limited Actions minutes (burn fast with CI/CD), no advanced security features, limited support
Plans & Pricing
User limit: Unlimited collaborators on public repos
Storage: 500MB Packages storage
User limit: Individual developer
Storage: 2GB Packages storage
User limit: Per user/month
Storage: 2GB Packages storage
User limit: Per user/month
Storage: 50GB Packages storage
Pricing Issues Reported by Users
Advanced features locked behind expensive plans
Advanced security features like code scanning and secret detection are powerful but locked behind Enterprise plans ($21/user/month). GitHub Copilot costs extra. Organizations quickly find the free tier limiting and costs escalating as they need more Actions minutes and storage.
Actions minutes burn quickly
The free tier's 2,000 Actions minutes per month can burn through quickly with active CI/CD pipelines. Windows and macOS runners consume minutes at 2x and 10x rates respectively. Teams often hit limits mid-month and must upgrade or wait.