GitHub features: tier-by-tier list (2026)
GitHub's core Team and Enterprise prices are simple, but Copilot, Advanced Security, Codespaces, Actions minutes, and storage can change total spend.
Core capabilities (66)
/features Flex - Collaborative Coding - River Breakout
Innovate faster with seamless collaboration. See the changes you care about. Build community around your code.
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GitHub Codespaces
Spin up fully configured dev environments in the cloud with the full power of your favorite editor.
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Pull requests
Receive notifications of contributor changes to a repository, with specified access limits, and seamlessly merge accepted updates.
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Discussions
Dedicated space for your community to come together, ask and answer questions, and have open-ended conversations.
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Code search & code view
Rapidly search, navigate, and understand code right from GitHub.com with our powerful new tools.
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Code review
Review new code, visualize changes, and merge confidently with automated status checks.
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Draft pull requests
Collaborate and discuss changes without a formal review or the risk of unwanted merges.
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Protected branches
Enforce branch merge restrictions by requiring reviews or limiting access to specific contributors.
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GitHub Actions
Automate your software workflows by writing tasks and combining them to build, test, and deploy faster from GitHub.
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GitHub Packages
Host your own software packages or use them as dependencies in other projects, with both private and public hosting available.
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GitHub Marketplace
Leverage thousands of actions and applications from our community to help build, improve, and accelerate your workflows.
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Self-hosted runners
Gain more environments and fuller control with labels, groups, and policies to manage runs on your own machines, plus an open source runner application.
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Security campaigns
Solve your backlog of application security debt with security campaigns that target and generate autofixes for up to 1,000 alerts at a time, rapidly reducing the risk of vulnerabilities and zero-day attacks.
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Secret scanning
Detect exposed secrets in your public and private repositories, and revoke them to secure access to your services.
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Dependency graph
View the packages your project relies on, the repositories that depend on them, and any vulnerabilities detected in their dependencies.
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Dependabot alerts
Receive alerts when new vulnerabilities affect your repositories, with GitHub detecting and notifying you of vulnerable dependencies in both public and private repositories.
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Dependabot security and version updates
Keep your code secure by automatically opening pull requests that update vulnerable or out-of-date dependencies.
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Dependency review
Assess the security impact of new dependencies in pull requests before merging. Learn more
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Private vulnerability reporting
Enable your public repository to privately receive vulnerability reports from the community and collaborate on solutions.
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GitHub Advisory Database
Browse or search GitHub's database of known vulnerabilities, featuring curated CVEs and security advisories linked to the GitHub dependency graph.
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Access GitHub anywhere: On Desktop, Mobile, and Command Line
Access GitHub anywhere: On Desktop, Mobile, and Command Line. Accessible anywhere. Use GitHub on macOS, Windows, mobile, or tablet with native apps. Efficient management. Handle pull requests, issues, and tasks swiftly with GitHub CLI or mobile.
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GitHub Mobile
Take your projects, ideas, and code to go with fully native mobile and tablet experiences.
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GitHub CLI
Manage issues and pull requests from the terminal, where you're already working with Git and your code.
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Keep feature requests, bugs, and more organized
Keep feature requests, bugs, and more organized. Coordinate initiatives big and small with project tables, boards, and task lists. Engineered for software teams.
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Organizations
Create groups of user accounts that own repositories and manage access on a team-by-team or individual user basis.
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Team sync
Enable team synchronization between your identity provider and your organization on GitHub, including Entra ID and Okta.
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Custom roles
Define users' access level to your code, data, and settings based on their role in your organization.
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Enterprise accounts
Enable collaboration between your organization and GitHub environments with a single point of visibility and management via an enterprise account.
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Enterprise Managed Users
Manage the lifecycle and authentication of users on GitHub Enterprise Cloud from your identity provider (IdP).
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GitHub Skills
Learn new skills by completing tasks and projects directly within GitHub, guided by our friendly bot.
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Electron
Write cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS with the Electron framework, based on Node.js and Chromium.
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Education
GitHub Education is a commitment to bringing tech and open source collaboration to students and educators across the globe.
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Coordinate initiatives big and small with project tables
Coordinate initiatives big and small with project tables, boards, and task lists.
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Prevent this user from interacting with your repositories
Prevent this user from interacting with your repositories and sending you notifications.
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Contact GitHub support about this user’s behavior
Contact GitHub support about this user’s behavior. Learn more about reporting abuse .
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This organization has no public members. You must be a member to see who s a part of this organization.
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Structure of the organization
[ edit ] GitHub was originally a flat organization with no middle managers, instead relying on self-management . [ 16 ] Employees could choose to work on projects that interested them ( open allocation ), but the chief executive set salaries. [ 17
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Services
[ edit ] Projects on GitHub can be accessed and managed using the standard Git command-line interface; all standard Git commands work with it. GitHub also allows users to browse public repositories on the site.
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GitHub Enterprise
[ edit ] GitHub Enterprise is a self-managed version of GitHub with similar functionality.
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GitHub Pages
[ edit ] In 2008, GitHub introduced GitHub Pages, a static web hosting service for blogs , project documentation, [ 93 ] [ 94 ] and books. [ 95 ] All GitHub Pages content is stored in a Git repository as files served to visitors verbati
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Education program
[ edit ] GitHub launched a new program called the GitHub Student Developer Pack to give students free access to more than a dozen popular development tools and services.
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GitHub Marketplace service
[ edit ] GitHub also provides some software as a service (SaaS) integrations for adding extra features to projects.
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GitHub Archive Program
[ edit ] Main article: GitHub Archive Program In July 2020, GitHub stored a February archive of the site [ 64 ] in an abandoned mountain mine in Svalbard , Norway, part of the Arctic World Archive and not far from the Svalbard Global Seed Vault .
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Harassment allegations
[ edit ] In March 2014, GitHub programmer Julie Ann Horvath alleged that founder and CEO Tom Preston-Werner engaged in a pattern of harassment against her that led to her leaving the company. [ 124 ] In April 2014, GitHub released a statement denying H
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Sanctions
[ edit ] On July 25, 2019, a developer based in Iran wrote on Medium that GitHub had blocked his private repositories and prohibited access to GitHub pages. [ 130 ] Soon after, GitHub confirmed that it was now blocking developers in Iran , Crimea , Cub
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Censorship
[ edit ] Main article: Censorship of GitHub On December 4, 2014, Russia blacklisted GitHub.com because GitHub initially refused to take down user-posted suicide manuals. [ 135 ] After a day, Russia withdrew its block, [ 136 ] and GitHub began b
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ICE contract
[ edit ] See also: Microsoft and unions § United States GitHub has a $200,000 contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for the use of their on-site product GitHub Enterprise Server.
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Capitol riot comments and employee firing
[ edit ] In January 2021, GitHub fired one of its employees after he expressed concern for colleagues following the January 6 United States Capitol attack , calling some of the rioters " Nazis ". [ 153 ] After an investigation, GitHub's COO said there
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Twitter source code leak
[ edit ] In 2023, parts of the social media platform Twitter were uploaded onto GitHub. [ 156 ] The leak was first reported by the New York Times and was part of a legal filing Twitter submitted to the United States District Court for the Northern Dist
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GitHub was originally a flat organization with no
GitHub was originally a flat organization with no middle managers, instead relying on self-management .
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In 2014, the company added a layer of
In 2014, the company added a layer of middle management in response to harassment allegations against its co-founder and then-CEO, Thomas Preston-Werner, and his wife Theresa. As a result of the scandal, Preston-Werner resigned from his position as CEO.
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Projects on GitHub can be accessed and managed
Projects on GitHub can be accessed and managed using the standard Git command-line interface; all standard Git commands work with it. GitHub also allows users to browse public repositories on the site.
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Anyone can browse and download public repositories, but
Anyone can browse and download public repositories, but only registered users can contribute content to repositories.
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The fundamental software that underpins GitHub is Git
The fundamental software that underpins GitHub is Git , written by Linus Torvalds , creator of Linux.
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GitHub Enterprise is a self-managed version of GitHub
GitHub Enterprise is a self-managed version of GitHub with similar functionality. It can be run on an organization's hardware or a cloud provider and has been available as of November 2011.
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GitHub launched a new program called the GitHub
GitHub launched a new program called the GitHub Student Developer Pack to give students free access to more than a dozen popular development tools and services.
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GitHub also provides some software as a service
GitHub also provides some software as a service (SaaS) integrations for adding extra features to projects.
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The GitHub Archive Program is also working with
The GitHub Archive Program is also working with partners on Project Silica, in an attempt to store all public repositories for 10,000 years.
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Developers who feel that they should not have
Developers who feel that they should not have restrictions can appeal for the removal of said restrictions, including those who only travel to, and do not reside in, those countries.
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On March 26, 2015, a large-scale DDoS attack
On March 26, 2015, a large-scale DDoS attack was launched against GitHub.com that lasted for just under five days.
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On April 19, 2020, Chinese police detained Chen
On April 19, 2020, Chinese police detained Chen Mei and Cai Wei (volunteers for Terminus 2049, a project hosted on GitHub), and accused them of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble." Cai and Chen archived news articles, interviews, and other materials publi
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In January 2021, GitHub fired one of its
In January 2021, GitHub fired one of its employees after he expressed concern for colleagues following the January 6 United States Capitol attack , calling some of the rioters " Nazis ".
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AI features (6)
GitHub Copilot
Get suggestions for whole lines of code or entire functions right inside your editor.
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GitHub Copilot Autofix
Powered by GitHub Copilot, generate automatic fixes for 90% of alert types in JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, and Python. Quickly remediate with contextual vulnerability intelligence and advice.
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Application security where found means fixed
Application security where found means fixed. Powered by GitHub Copilot Autofix.
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GitHub Copilot was one of the first widely
GitHub Copilot was one of the first widely adopted AI -assisted software development tools.
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GitHub Copilot is now available to use on
GitHub Copilot is now available to use on GitHub.com directly, on the command line , as well as in several IDEs .
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User requests to block the Copilot features have
User requests to block the Copilot features have been the #1 and #2 most popular topics of the past 12 months on GitHub's organization community page as of September 2025. The topics remain unanswered.
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Integrations (1)
Webhooks
Dozens of events and a webhooks API help you integrate with and automate work for your repository, organization, or application.
Source · integrations api webhooks
Automation and workflows (5)
GitHub-hosted runners
Move automation to the cloud with on-demand Linux, macOS, Windows, ARM, and GPU environments for your workflow runs, all hosted by GitHub.
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Workflow visualization
Map workflows, track their progression in real time, understand complex workflows, and communicate status with the rest of the team.
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Workflow templates
Standardize and scale best practices and processes with preconfigured workflow templates shared across your organization.
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GitHub Desktop
Simplify your development workflow with a GUI to visualize, commit, and push changes—no command line needed.
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GitHub Sponsors
Financially support the open source projects your code depends on. Sponsor a contributor, maintainer, or project with one time or recurring contributions.
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Collaboration (1)
GitHub Connect
Share features and workflows between your GitHub Enterprise Server instance and GitHub Enterprise Cloud.
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Reporting and analytics (8)
GitHub security advisories
Privately report, discuss, fix, and publish information about security vulnerabilities found in open source repositories.
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GitHub Projects
Create a customized view of your issues and pull requests to plan and track your work.
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GitHub Issues
Track bugs, enhancements, and other requests, prioritize work, and communicate with stakeholders as changes are proposed and merged.
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Milestones
Track progress on groups of issues or pull requests in a repository, and map groups to overall project goals.
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Charts and insights
Leverage insights to visualize your projects by creating and sharing charts built from your project's data.
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Org dependency insights
View vulnerabilities, licenses, and other important information for the open source projects your organization depends on.
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Repository insights
Use data about activity, trends, and contributions within your repositories, to make data-driven improvements to your development cycle.
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Repository rules
Enhance your organization's security with scalable source code protections, and use rule insights to easily review how and why code changes occurred in your repositories.
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Security and compliance (5)
/features Flex - Automation and CI/CD - River Breakout
Automate everything: CI/CD, testing, planning, project management, issue labeling, approvals, onboarding, and more Standardize and scale best practices, security, and compliance across your organization.
Source · security automation
Custom repository roles
Ensure members have only the permissions they need by creating custom roles with fine-grained permission settings.
Source · security permissions
Compliance reports
Take care of your security assessment and certification needs by accessing GitHub’s cloud compliance reports, such as our SOC reports and Cloud Security Alliance CAIQ self-assessments (CSA CAIQ).
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Audit log
Quickly review the actions performed by members of your organization. Monitor access, permission changes, user changes, and other events.
Source · security audit log permissions
Use the SSO and SCIM providers of your
Use the SSO and SCIM providers of your choice for Enterprise Managed Users, separate from one another, for a more flexible approach to user lifecycle management.
Source · security sso scim
Administration (2)
Domain verification
Verify your organization's identity on GitHub and display that verification through a profile badge.
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Like the rest of GitHub, it includes free
Like the rest of GitHub, it includes free and paid service tiers. Websites generated through this service are hosted either as subdomains of the github.io domain or can be connected to custom domains bought through a third-party domain name registrar .
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Mobile (1)
In 2019, GitHub officially launched its native mobile
In 2019, GitHub officially launched its native mobile applications for both iOS and Android.
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See GitHub pricing in detail
This page lists what GitHub does. For per-seat math, tier comparison, and the full hidden-fee list, see the GitHub pricing breakdown.
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Frequently asked questions
What features does GitHub include?
This page tracks 95 verified GitHub features across 9 categories, sourced from GitHub's official site and Wikipedia.
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