GitHub pricing for 5 seats: real monthly and yearly cost

Short answer

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.

Last verified: 2026-05-16 Model: user/month Official pricing

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.

Tier Per user (annual) 5-seat monthly (annual billing) 5-seat yearly

Free $0 / user/month $0 $0

Team $4 / user/month $20 $240

Enterprise $21 / user/month $105 $1,260

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.

Tool Cheapest paid tier 5-seat monthly (annual billing)

GitLab Premium $145

Sources

Official pricing page

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.