GitHub 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Features
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Overview

GitHub

4.8

(6148)

Pricing

Starting at $4.00 per month

About GitHub

GitHub is a project management and code sharing platform that allows users to share their codes with others and create/iterate using collective intelligence. The software can be used for different kinds of coding assignments including personal, open-source and business codes. It is available both on-premise and via cloud-based deployment.

Users can save all versions of their code and collaborate with other users by inviting them or tagging them with @mentions. Developers can join communities wherein they can follow open-source projects, leverage already-created codes for experiments, make suggestions and contribute to a project. All the contributions in open-source projects are recorded in developers’ profiles.

Businesses of all sizes use GitHub as an integrated tool for code development.

GitHub Screenshots

GitHub Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $4.00 per month

Free Trial

Free Version

Free

$0.00

per user, per month

No plan information available

Team

$4.00

per user, per month

No plan information available

Enterprise

$21.00

per user, per month

No plan information available

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GitHub Features

Features of GitHub
Access Controls/Permissions
Agile Methodologies
Application Security
Authentication
Automated Testing
Backlog Management
Bug/Issue Capture
Bug Tracking
Collaboration Tools
Commenting/Notes
Continuous Deployment
Continuous Integration
Dashboard
Data Import/Export
Debugging
Feedback Management
For Developers
For Small Businesses
Graphical User Interface
Integrated Development Environment
@mentions
Milestone Tracking
Monitoring
Multi-Language Scanning
Multiple Projects
Projections
Project Management
Real-Time Analytics
Reporting/Analytics
Reporting/Project Tracking
Role-Based Permissions
Search/Filter
Source-Code Scanning
Source Control
SSL Security
Task Management
Task Progress Tracking
Third-Party Integrations
Ticket Management
Version Control
Vulnerability Scanning
Web-based Deployment
Wiki

GitHub Integrations

Jira

Integration rated 4.6 from 86 reviews

Jenkins

Integration rated 4.7 from 81 reviews

Slack

Integration rated 4.7 from 79 reviews

Pivotal Tracker

Integration rated 4.4 from 33 reviews

Microsoft Visual Studio

Integration rated 4.7 from 25 reviews

Heroku

Integration rated 4.7 from 24 reviews

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GitHub User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.8

Ratings Breakdown

78%

20%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.4

Value for money

4.6

Customer support

4.3

Functionality

4.7

Zachary C.

Verified reviewer

Farming

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2025

Solid project managing and source control system

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

Github is one of the best collab platforms for develing, the addition of projects makes it much easeier to manage what is going on accross platforms.

Cons:

Alot of the intergrations cot more money, which is a shame. And it seems some basic features such as branch locking as hidden behind a paywall now.

Reasons for switching to GitHub

Moved companies, and this was in ue where I moved too

Braydn T.

Verified reviewer

Accounting

11-50 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2025

You know it, You love it

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

You could run your business with this product. Has everything that you would expect, and some things you wouldn't.

Cons:

Some of the integrations are not as easy as you'd like. OIDC, pulling from private repos, and setting up private node pools.

Reasons for switching to GitHub

Pricing went out of control. I still like all the features they had though.

Terry M.

Verified reviewer

Mining & Metals

10000+ employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2025

best code management before microsoft acquisition

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Previously 5

Pros:

best place for code management across different coders, the ability to control access and track issues is perfect for agile projects

Cons:

ever since the acquisition from microsoft, github becomes a tool to advertise microsoft products. I have to use microsoft authenticator to log in with stupid 2 factor authentication requirement.

Jade S.

Verified reviewer

Retail

201-500 employees

Used monthly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed April 2025

Good for work examples

Okay but could be better in terms of a non developer using it

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

As a recruiter it was helpful for work examples and able to show hiring managers the candidates skillset

Cons:

If your not a developer it can be quite hard to navigate and understand

Jim C.

Verified reviewer

Telecommunications

10000+ employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2025

10 years using Github as a TPM and developer

Very good, I have used Github for over 10 years, until now, it is still my only VCS for side projects and working porjects.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Easy to use is the best part of GitHub, you can choose to set up your Git server, but you can also use Github.com directly for personal usage or open source project. And since there are so many teams using it, means the bugs and issues will be solved very quickly.

Cons:

Flexibility sometimes also means too many choice, different teams can choose different client tools, such as SourceTree, Github desktop, IDE plugin (for example, Eclipse, VS studio, etc..)

Reasons for switching to GitHub

More younger generation developer used it, and it is easier to distributed development.

ade a.

Verified reviewer

Consumer Electronics

501-1000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed November 2025

Github Tool

Github is an impactful tool with rich features. It enables automation and integration with other tools and services like Jenkins and AWS

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Github is a very useful tool with practical features for software development. Its easy to use and setup.

Cons:

Github is a key tool in software development. I think more improvements could be made to github actions.

Reasons for switching to GitHub

better team collaboration and code management

Samer A.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

Self-Employed

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2026

I love GitHub

It is great, and I think it is the best version control platform out there, and it keeps improving constantly.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I like its ease of use and how many details it keeps about the programs and the code saved in it, which makes it so helpful.

Cons:

I think it is doing okay, and I do not know any other website or platform that can get you this functionality with the same quality. I find it comparable to GitLab, but they are not the same.

Andrew G.

Verified reviewer

Religious Institutions

Self-Employed

Used monthly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed January 2026

A Wonderful Treasure

I am new to this, so I found it just incredible learning of GitHub, I kept seeing it appear in Reddit where I was reading of Maker projects other Pi fantatics had built and constantly in the comments were all these links to peoples builds of code in GitHub and once I got the hang of navigating it I was just so thankful a site like this exists.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I love using GitHub for downloading different prebuilt projects for my Raspberry Pi. There is such an amazing community of fellow Pi users.

Cons:

I would like the layout to be more defined, incredibly text heavy, which makes sense for this man user base, but for those less familiar with staring at lines of code all day, it can be a bit much when delving in for the first couple of times.

Carnell H.

Verified reviewer

Real Estate

2-10 employees

Used monthly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed January 2026

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