GitHub
Our verdict
Who it's for
Developers and teams that want the de-facto home for Git hosting, reviews, CI/CD and AI assistance.
Who should look elsewhere
Orgs that strictly require self-managed, air-gapped source control.
Pros
- +Git hosting with unlimited repos and strong PR reviews
- +Actions CI/CD and Copilot AI built in
- +Free tier; SOC 2 and FedRAMP; rich API
Cons
- −Advanced security/admin features need higher tiers
- −Primarily SaaS (self-managed via Enterprise Server)
- −Copilot and Advanced Security are paid add-ons
Key features
- ✓Git repository hosting with unlimited public and private repos on all plans
- ✓Pull request reviews with code owners, required reviews, and branch protection rules
- ✓GitHub Actions for CI/CD with 2,000+ workflow templates and matrix builds
- ✓GitHub Copilot AI code assistant for autocomplete, chat, and code review
- ✓GitHub Codespaces cloud development environments with VS Code integration
- ✓Issue tracking and project boards with custom fields and automation
- ✓Security scanning with Dependabot, secret scanning, and code scanning
- ✓GitHub Packages for hosting npm, Docker, Maven, and NuGet packages
- ✓GitHub Pages for hosting static websites directly from repositories
- ✓Enterprise features including SAML SSO, SCIM, audit logs, and data residency
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | — | — |
| Team | $4 | month · per seat | — |
| Enterprise | $21 | month · per seat | — |
Capabilities
- Sso Saml
- Yes
- Rbac
- Yes
- Mobile App
- —
- Webhooks
- Yes
- Data Export
- Yes
- Version Control
- Yes
- Ci Cd
- Yes
- Api Testing
- —
- Package Registry
- Yes
- Self Hosting
- Yes