GitHub pricing for 5 seats: real monthly and yearly cost
At 5 seats on the Team tier with annual billing, GitHub costs $20 per month, or $240 per year. Higher tiers and monthly billing change the math; the full per-tier breakdown is below.
5-seat teams on GitHub sit at the cheapest paid tier. The Team tier at 4 per user/month works cleanly until usage forces a specific feature off the free or entry plan.
Per-tier cost at 5 seats
These figures use the official published per-seat price and multiply by 5. Custom-quote tiers are flagged; usage and add-on costs are not included.
Recommended tier for a 5-person team
Team is the cheapest tier with a real published per-seat price, landing at $20 per month for 5 seats on annual billing.
5-seat teams should commit to GitHub Team for a year only if the workflow is stable. Otherwise stay on monthly and reassess at month six.
What is not in the 5-seat math
- Copilot, Advanced Security, Codespaces, Actions minutes, Packages storage, and premium support are add-ons or usage.
GitHub at 5 seats: buyer notes
Model developer seats plus Copilot and security attach rate.
Alternatives at 5 seats
Same developer platform category, computed at the same team size on each tool's cheapest published per-seat tier with annual billing.
No per-seat alternatives in the same category were found in our pricing database.
Sources
Pricing changes frequently. Confirm directly with the vendor before purchase.
Frequently asked questions
How much does GitHub cost for 5 seats per month?
At 5 seats on the Team tier with annual billing, GitHub runs $20 per month, or $240 per year. Monthly billing typically adds 15 to 25 percent on top.
What is NOT included in the GitHub price for 5 seats?
Copilot, Advanced Security, Codespaces, Actions minutes, Packages storage, and premium support are add-ons or usage.
What is the closest competitor to GitHub at 5 seats?
GitLab is the alternative most procurement teams compare GitHub against at this size. Run the same per-seat math on both before deciding, because the headline list price rarely tells the full story.
What are the closest GitHub alternatives at 5 seats?
GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps are the alternatives most procurement teams shortlist when they compare GitHub at this team size.