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Write a ReviewYes, GitHub offers free unlimited public and private repositories, 500MB Packages storage, 2,000 Actions minutes/month, and community support. Paid plans start at $4/user/month (Team).
GitHub Team costs $4/user/month with advanced collaboration, 3,000 Actions minutes, and more storage. Enterprise costs $21/user/month with SSO, advanced security, and audit logs.
GitHub Copilot is an AI pair programmer that suggests code completions, entire functions, and solutions. It costs $10/month (individual), $19/user/month (Business), or is free for students and open source maintainers.
GitHub Actions is a CI/CD platform for automating builds, tests, and deployments directly from your repository. It's free for public repos; private repos get 2,000+ minutes/month based on plan.
Yes, GitHub includes Dependabot (automated dependency updates), secret scanning, code scanning, security advisories, and vulnerability alerts. Advanced Security (Enterprise) adds additional SAST/DAST features.
Codespaces provides cloud-based development environments that launch instantly from any repo. You get a full VS Code experience in the browser. Free tier includes 120 core-hours/month.
GitHub is more popular for open source and has a larger community. GitLab offers more built-in DevOps features (CI/CD, security, planning). GitHub's UI and Copilot are often preferred; GitLab is stronger for all-in-one DevOps.