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Actions runner pricing: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/reference/actions-runner-pricing
Add sales tax certificate: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/how-tos/set-up-payment/add-sales-tax-certificate
Ask the GitHub community: https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions
Azure billing: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/reference/azure-billing
Azure sub connection: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/how-tos/troubleshooting/azure-sub-connection
Azure subscription: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/reference/azure-subscription
Azure subscriptions: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/concepts/azure-subscriptions
Billing and payments: /en/billing
Billing and payments: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing
Billing for GitHub Enterprise: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/concepts/enterprise-billing/billing-for-enterprises
Billing for enterprises: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/concepts/enterprise-billing/billing-for-enterprises
Billing reports: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/reference/billing-reports
Blog: https://github.blog
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Concepts: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/concepts
Connect Azure sub: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/how-tos/set-up-payment/connect-azure-sub
Contact support: https://support.github.com
Download license use: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/how-tos/products/download-license-use
Download your license: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/how-tos/manage-server-licenses/download-your-license
Enterprise billing: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/concepts/enterprise-billing
Enterprise license troubleshooting: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/reference/enterprise-license-troubleshooting
Enterprise license usage: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/how-tos/troubleshooting/enterprise-license-usage
Expert services: https://services.github.com
GHES license files: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/concepts/enterprise-billing/ghes-license-files
GitHub Advanced Security: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-advanced-security
GitHub Docs: /en/enterprise-server@3.21
GitHub Enterprise Releases: https://enterprise.github.com/releases/
GitHub license users: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/reference/github-license-users
GitHub's Sales team: https://enterprise.github.com/contact
GitHub's plans: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/get-started/learning-about-github/githubs-plans#github-enterprise
Home: /en/enterprise-server@3.21
Learn how to contribute: /contributing
License files for GitHub Enterprise Server: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/concepts/enterprise-billing/ghes-license-files
License reports: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/reference/license-reports
Make a contribution: https://github.com/github/docs/blob/main/content/billing/concepts/enterprise-billing/combined-enterprise-use.md
Manage enterprise invoice: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/how-tos/set-up-payment/manage-enterprise-invoice
People who consume a license in an organization: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/reference/github-license-users
Pricing: https://github.com/pricing
Privacy policy: /en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-privacy-statement
Privacy: /en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-privacy-statement
Roles for Visual Studio: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/reference/roles-for-visual-studio
Set up VS subscription: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/how-tos/set-up-payment/set-up-vs-subscription
Setting up a GitHub Enterprise Server instance: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/admin/installing-your-enterprise-server/setting-up-a-github-enterprise-server-instance
Status: https://www.githubstatus.com/
Supported payment methods: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/reference/supported-payment-methods
Sync license usage: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/how-tos/manage-server-licenses/sync-license-usage
Syncing license usage from GitHub Enterprise Server to Cloud: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/how-tos/manage-server-licenses/sync-license-usage
Terms: /en/site-policy/github-terms/github-terms-of-service
Upload new license: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/how-tos/manage-server-licenses/upload-new-license
Usage-based licenses: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/concepts/enterprise-billing/usage-based-licenses
View GHAS committers: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/how-tos/products/view-ghas-committers
View enterprise usage: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/how-tos/manage-plan-and-licenses/view-enterprise-usage
View product/license use: /en/enterprise-server@3.21/billing/how-tos/products/view-productlicense-use
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Your enterprise account enables you to set up GitHub Enterprise Server with no additional cost.
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In this article
About enterprise deployments
About licensing for GitHub Enterprise
Syncing licenses
Usage-based and volume licensing
Further reading
About enterprise deployments
GitHub Enterprise offers two deployment options. In addition to GitHub Enterprise Server, you can use GitHub Enterprise Cloud to host development work for your enterprise on GitHub.com. For more information, see
GitHub's plans
.
If you use both GitHub Enterprise Cloud and GitHub Enterprise Server, you'll have
an enterprise account for each.
Even if you
only
use GitHub Enterprise Server, we recommend creating an enterprise account on GitHub Enterprise Cloud. This will make it easier to contact GitHub Enterprise Support and share support bundles with them. To create an additional enterprise account, contact
GitHub's Sales team
.
For most administration options, such as policies, you will manage each enterprise account separately. However, you can use the enterprise account on GitHub Enterprise Cloud to view all license usage across all deployments.
About licensing for GitHub Enterprise
GitHub uses a unique-user licensing model. With the GitHub Enterprise plan, you're entitled to use both GitHub Enterprise Cloud and GitHub Enterprise Server. Your GitHub Enterprise Cloud allowance includes
one
deployment, on either GitHub.com or GHE.com.
GitHub determines how many licenses you're consuming based on the number of unique users across your deployments. Each user only consumes one license, no matter how many GitHub Enterprise Server instances the user uses, or how many organizations the user is a member of on your GitHub Enterprise Cloud deployment. This model allows each person to use multiple GitHub Enterprise deployments without incurring extra costs.
To use a GitHub Enterprise Server instance, you must upload a license file that GitHub provides. See
License files for GitHub Enterprise Server
.
Syncing licenses
For a person using multiple GitHub Enterprise environments to only consume a single license, you must synchronize license usage between environments. Then, GitHub will deduplicate users based on the email addresses associated with their user accounts. GitHub deduplicates licenses for the GitHub Enterprise plan itself, and for GitHub Advanced Security products. See
Syncing license usage from GitHub Enterprise Server to Cloud
.
Usage-based and volume licensing
There are two types of GitHub Enterprise (GHE) licensing models, with different processes for enabling combined use of GitHub Enterprise Cloud and GitHub Enterprise Server.
GHE (Usage-based, also called metered)
: A cloud-first license where users must first be assigned to a GitHub Enterprise Cloud organization.
All Cloud users automatically receive a right to use GitHub Enterprise Server.
Billing is based on the number of active users each month.
Users can generate their own Server license, and the seat count is based on the number of consumed enterprise Cloud licenses at the time of generation. The license is valid for one year.
You can find your enterprise's consumed Cloud license count on your enterprise's
Billing & Licensing > Licensing
page. Do
not
use the "Total consumed" licenses count on the
People > Members
page: that number will be higher than the Cloud-only count used for license generation.
Server-only users will be added to GHE (Metered) billing. These users are de-duplicated with email matching to avoid double billing.
GHE (Volume/Subscription, also called GHE Unified)
: A bundled license for both GitHub Enterprise Cloud and GitHub Enterprise Server.
One license covers both GitHub Enterprise Cloud and GitHub Enterprise Server, allowing users to work in either or both.
Users can access both services via GitHub Connect.
This license requires manual setup and is provided by GitHub Sales.
Detailed comparison
License model
Usage-based
Volume or subscription
Cloud vs. Server
Cloud-first, with a Server use right for Cloud users
1 user license covers both Cloud and Server (hybrid, Cloud-only, or Server-only)
Setup
Self-service
Manual setup via GitHub Sales
Server license generation
Users generate their own GitHub Enterprise Server license
Enterprise owners download their own GitHub Enterprise Server license
License file scope
Covers consumed Cloud licenses at time of generation
Covers all purchased users for both Cloud and Server
License expiration
Expires in 12 months
Aligned with volume license term
License key usage
Limits max Server users
Covers all users in the volume subscription
Required GitHub Enterprise version
GitHub Enterprise 3.13+, with GitHub Connect
No specific version required
Billing model
Invoiced for users not assigned on Cloud via GitHub Connect
Fixed cost based on purchased volume
Further reading
People who consume a license in an organization
Pricing
Billing for GitHub Enterprise
Setting up a GitHub Enterprise Server instance
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