GitHub
by GitHub (Microsoft)
4.7
Lisa Anderson
Tech Analyst
Starting Price
$4/user/mo
Free Trial
✓ Available
Free Plan
✓ Available
Platforms
Web, Mobile, Desktop
What is GitHub?
GitHub is the world's largest software development platform, home to over 100 million developers and 330 million repositories. It provides Git-based version control, code review, issue tracking, and CI/CD through GitHub Actions.
With GitHub Copilot — an AI pair programmer powered by OpenAI — GitHub is transforming how developers write code. Copilot suggests code completions, explains code, generates tests, and helps debug issues directly in the editor.
Key Features
Git repositories
GitHub Copilot (AI)
Pull requests & code review
GitHub Actions (CI/CD)
Issues & project boards
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Largest developer community
- GitHub Copilot is transformative
- Free plan is very generous
- Excellent CI/CD with Actions
- Massive integration ecosystem
Cons
- Copilot requires paid plan
Ratings
4.7
Overall
Reviewed by Lisa Anderson
Tech Analyst
Ease of Use
4.4
Customer Service
4.1
Best For
Software developers, open-source contributors, and development teams of all sizes.
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Product Details
- Vendor
- GitHub (Microsoft)
- Founded
- 2008
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, USA
- Starting Price
- $4/user/mo
- Pricing Model
- freemium
- Free Trial
- ✓ Yes