What is GitHub?
GitHub is a developer platform offering Git repository hosting, pull request-based code review, CI/CD with GitHub Actions, a package registry and security scanning (Advanced Security). It is the hub of the open-source world and enables AI-assisted development with GitHub Copilot. It serves everyone from individual developers to large enterprises. For enterprises, both cloud and self-hosted Enterprise Server options are available.
Key facts
- Starting price
- $4 / user/month
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Active users
- 100M
- Customers
- —
- Vendor employees
- 3,000
- Launched
- 2008
- Deployment
- Cloud (SaaS), On-premise
- Platforms
- Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Source note: GitHub reported more than 100 million developer accounts in 2023 (registered users).
Strengths & considerations
Strengths
- Large developer community and ecosystem
- Integrated Actions for CI/CD
- Strong pull request and code review tools
- Free plan available
- Can run on-premise
Considerations
- Actions minutes and storage can add cost
- Advanced security features are paid add-ons
- Project management is lighter than dedicated tools
Editorial summary based on public information; not a user review.
Features
✓Workflow automation· Automation
✓AI features· Automation
✓GDPR compliance· Compliance
✓SOC 2· Compliance
✓ISO 27001· Compliance
✓Self-hosted· Deployment
✓API access· Integrations
✓Webhooks· Integrations
✓Integrations marketplace· Integrations
✓Mobile app· Platform
✓Multi-language· Platform
✓Kanban boards· Productivity
✓Single sign-on (SSO)· Security
✓Two-factor authentication· Security
✓Role-based access· Security
✓Audit log· Security
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