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GitHub Actions vs RunsOn: prices, plans and limits (Nov 2026)

GitHub Actions and RunsOn side by side for ci runners: 17 terms differ. Every value links to the provider's own page.

CI runners

GitHub Actions vs RunsOn: prices, plans and limits (Nov 2026): CI runners
Term	GitHub Actions	RunsOn
PaymentBilling	Metered: usage billed afterwards[1]	Monthly plan with included usage[2]
Plan minimumBilling	None[1]	unknown[2]
Billing incrementBilling	Per minute (rounded up)[1]	Per second[2]
Minimum chargeBilling	60 s[1]	unknown[2]
Per-job feeBilling	None[1]	None[2]
vCPULimits	unknown[3]	unknown[4]
Concurrent jobsLimits	20[3]	unknown[4]
Max job lengthLimits	6 h[3]	unknown[4]
Setup billedSetup	No[3]	unknown[4]
Billed setup per jobSetup	0 s[3]	unknown[4]
CI systemsPlatform	GitHub Actions[5]	GitHub Actions[6]
HostingPlatform	Managed[5]	Your cloud (BYOC)[6]
RegionsPlatform	unknown[5]	us-east-1, us-east-2, us-west-2, eu-west-1, eu-west-2, eu-west-3, eu-central-1, ap-northeast-1, ap-southeast-1, ap-southeast-2[6]
Minutes a monthFree allowance	None[7]	None[2]
Credit a monthFree allowance	$12[7]	None[2]
One-time creditFree allowance	None[7]	None[2]
IncludedCache	10 GB[7]	None[8]
Extra storageCache	$0.07 per GB-month[7]	unknown[8]
Docker layer cacheCache	No[7]	Yes[8]
Persistent disksCache	No[7]	Yes[8]
SSH debuggingFeatures	No[9]	Yes[10]
Static IPsFeatures	Yes[9]	Yes[10]
GPU runnersFeatures	Yes[9]	Yes[10]
SOC 2Features	Yes[9]	No[10]

Terms that are the same for both are greyed. Unknown = not published; hover for where we looked. Method

GitHub Actions: plans and limits
Plan	Fee	At once	Included	Max job	Largest	Includes
Free	Free[11]	20	$12	–	–	$12 of Actions compute a month (pricing page: 2,000 CI/CD minutes), 500 MB artifact storage, 20 concurrent jobs on standard runners
Pro	$4 /month[12]	40	$18	–	–	Personal accounts: $18 of Actions compute a month, 1 GB artifact storage, 40 concurrent jobs on standard runners
Team	$4 per user /month[11]	60	$18	–	–	$18 of Actions compute a month (pricing page: 3,000 CI/CD minutes), 2 GB artifact storage, 60 concurrent jobs on standard runners, larger runners (1,000 concurrent jobs)
Enterprise	$21 per user /month[11]	500	$300	–	–	Enterprise Cloud: $300 of Actions compute a month (pricing page: 50,000 CI/CD minutes), 50 GB artifact storage, 500 concurrent jobs on standard runners, larger runners, static IPs for larger runners

RunsOn: plans and limits
Plan	Fee	At once	Included	Max job	Largest	Includes
Free non-commercial	Free[13]	?	–	–	–	OSS, non-profits and personal non-commercial projects, in exchange for a public link to runs-on.com
Starter	$350 /year[13]	?	–	–	–	Under 50k jobs a month; 15-day free trial
Growth	$1,050 /year[13]	?	–	–	–	Under 200k jobs a month; 15-day free trial
Scale	$2,100 /year[13]	?	–	–	–	Under 500k jobs a month; 15-day free trial
Sponsorship	$4,200 /year[13]	?	–	–	–	Unlimited jobs, full server and agent source, priority support, Slack Connect