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Actions runner pricing: /en/billing/reference/actions-runner-pricing
Add sales tax certificate: /en/billing/how-tos/set-up-payment/add-sales-tax-certificate
Ask the GitHub community: https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions
Automate usage reporting: /en/billing/tutorials/automate-usage-reporting
Azure DevOps licenses: /en/billing/concepts/enterprise-billing/azure-devops-licenses
Azure billing: /en/billing/reference/azure-billing
Azure sub connection: /en/billing/how-tos/troubleshooting/azure-sub-connection
Azure subscription: /en/billing/reference/azure-subscription
Azure subscriptions: /en/billing/concepts/azure-subscriptions
Billing and payments: /en/billing
Billing cycles: /en/billing/concepts/billing-cycles
Billing for enterprises: /en/billing/concepts/enterprise-billing/billing-for-enterprises
Billing manager onboard: /en/billing/get-started/billing-manager-onboard
Billing reports: /en/billing/reference/billing-reports
Billing roles: /en/billing/reference/billing-roles
Blog: https://github.blog
Budgets and alerts: /en/billing/concepts/budgets-and-alerts
Buy Advanced Security: /en/billing/how-tos/products/buy-advanced-security
Cancel Marketplace app: /en/billing/how-tos/pay-third-parties/cancel-marketplace-app
Cancel sponsorship: /en/billing/how-tos/pay-third-parties/cancel-sponsorship
Cloud and local sandboxes: /en/billing/concepts/product-billing/cloud-and-local-sandboxes
Combined enterprise use: /en/billing/concepts/enterprise-billing/combined-enterprise-use
Connect Azure sub: /en/billing/how-tos/set-up-payment/connect-azure-sub
Contact support: https://support.github.com
Control costs at scale: /en/billing/tutorials/control-costs-at-scale
Cost center allocation: /en/billing/reference/cost-center-allocation
Cost centers: /en/billing/concepts/cost-centers
Create as CSP partner: /en/billing/how-tos/manage-for-client/create-as-csp-partner
Create client enterprise: /en/billing/how-tos/manage-for-client/create-client-enterprise
Create client org: /en/billing/how-tos/manage-for-client/create-client-org
Declined card: /en/billing/how-tos/troubleshooting/declined-card
Disable GHAS for enterprise: /en/billing/how-tos/products/disable-ghas-for-enterprise
Discounted plans: /en/billing/concepts/discounted-plans
Downgrade Marketplace app: /en/billing/how-tos/pay-third-parties/downgrade-marketplace-app
Downgrade plan: /en/billing/how-tos/manage-plan-and-licenses/downgrade-plan
Downgrade sponsorship: /en/billing/how-tos/pay-third-parties/downgrade-sponsorship
Downgrading your account's plan: /en/billing/how-tos/manage-plan-and-licenses/downgrade-plan
Download license use: /en/billing/how-tos/products/download-license-use
End sponsorship: /en/billing/how-tos/pay-third-parties/end-sponsorship
Enterprise license usage: /en/billing/how-tos/troubleshooting/enterprise-license-usage
Expert services: https://services.github.com
GHES license files: /en/billing/concepts/enterprise-billing/ghes-license-files
Gather insights: /en/billing/tutorials/gather-insights
Git LFS: /en/billing/concepts/product-billing/git-lfs
GitHub Actions: /en/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-actions
GitHub Advanced Security: /en/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-advanced-security
GitHub Code Quality: /en/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-code-quality
GitHub Codespaces: /en/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-codespaces
GitHub Copilot billing: /en/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-copilot-billing
GitHub Copilot licenses: /en/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-copilot-licenses
GitHub Docs: /en
GitHub Marketplace apps: /en/billing/concepts/third-party-payments/github-marketplace-apps
GitHub Packages: /en/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-packages
GitHub Spark: /en/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-spark
GitHub Sponsors: /en/billing/concepts/third-party-payments/github-sponsors
GitHub license users: /en/billing/reference/github-license-users
Home: /en
How billing works: /en/billing/get-started/how-billing-works
How-tos: /en/billing/how-tos
Impact of plan changes: /en/billing/concepts/impact-of-plan-changes
Introduction to billing: /en/billing/get-started/introduction-to-billing
Learn how to contribute: /contributing
License reports: /en/billing/reference/license-reports
Locked account: /en/billing/how-tos/troubleshooting/locked-account
Make a contribution: https://github.com/github/docs/blob/main/content/billing/how-tos/manage-plan-and-licenses/index.md
Manage GHAS licenses: /en/billing/how-tos/products/manage-ghas-licenses
Manage client org: /en/billing/how-tos/manage-for-client/manage-client-org
Manage enterprise invoice: /en/billing/how-tos/set-up-payment/manage-enterprise-invoice
Manage payment info: /en/billing/how-tos/set-up-payment/manage-payment-info
Manage pending changes: /en/billing/how-tos/manage-plan-and-licenses/manage-pending-changes
Manage plan and licenses: /en/billing/how-tos/manage-plan-and-licenses
Manage user licenses: /en/billing/how-tos/manage-plan-and-licenses/manage-user-licenses
Managing user licenses for an organization or enterprise: /en/billing/how-tos/manage-plan-and-licenses/manage-user-licenses
Monitor costs with soft budgets: /en/billing/tutorials/soft-budgets
Payments in India: /en/billing/how-tos/set-up-payment/india-one-time-payments
Pricing: https://github.com/pricing
Privacy policy: /en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-privacy-statement
Privacy: /en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-privacy-statement
Product and SKU names: /en/billing/reference/product-and-sku-names
Product usage included: /en/billing/reference/product-usage-included
Redeem coupon: /en/billing/how-tos/set-up-payment/redeem-coupon
Set up budgets: /en/billing/how-tos/set-up-budgets
Sign up: https://github.com/signup?ref_cta=Sign+up&ref_loc=docs+header&ref_page=docs
Status: https://www.githubstatus.com/
Supported payment methods: /en/billing/reference/supported-payment-methods
Terms: /en/site-policy/github-terms/github-terms-of-service
Upgrade Marketplace app: /en/billing/how-tos/pay-third-parties/upgrade-marketplace-app
Upgrade plan: /en/billing/how-tos/manage-plan-and-licenses/upgrade-plan
Upgrade sponsorship: /en/billing/how-tos/pay-third-parties/upgrade-sponsorship
Upgrading your account's plan: /en/billing/how-tos/manage-plan-and-licenses/upgrade-plan
Usage-based licenses: /en/billing/concepts/enterprise-billing/usage-based-licenses
Use cost centers: /en/billing/how-tos/products/use-cost-centers
View and estimate spending: /en/billing/how-tos/products/estimate-spending
View enterprise usage: /en/billing/how-tos/manage-plan-and-licenses/view-enterprise-usage
View product/license use: /en/billing/how-tos/products/view-productlicense-use
Viewing and managing pending changes to your plan: /en/billing/how-tos/manage-plan-and-licenses/manage-pending-changes
Viewing usage for your GitHub Enterprise plan: /en/billing/how-tos/manage-plan-and-licenses/view-enterprise-usage

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Managing your plan and GitHub licenses
Learn how to use the billing platform to change your plan and to understand license use.
Upgrading your account's plan
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