GitHub Pages review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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GitHub Pages report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for a free static site from a public repository
GitHub Pages publishes a static site straight from a repository, free on a public one. It runs no server code or database, the terms bar using it for a business or online shop, and a private repository needs a paid GitHub plan.
Who GitHub Pages is for
- Fits if your site is plain files in a public repository
- Works for project pages, docs and portfolios that need no server code
Who GitHub Pages is not for
- Skip it if you need server-side code or a database, as Pages is static only
- Not for you if you run an online business, shop or SaaS, because GitHub's terms bar that use
- Pricey if your repository is private, as that needs a paid GitHub plan
- Watch out: sites must not handle sensitive transactions such as passwords or card numbers
Why GitHub Pages gets a 2.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyFree on GitHub Free for public repositories, against $5 a month at the cheaper quarter of web hosting. The paid step is GitHub Team at $4 a user.
- BFree plan and trialA free site for good, but only within GitHub's published usage limits, and only from a public repository.
- CFeaturesPublishes from a repository with Jekyll or your own workflow, custom domains and HTTPS. Static only, with no server-side code or database, so it does a smaller job than most hosts.
- CEase of useYou need a repository and a build workflow before anything goes live, which is more setup than a drag-and-drop host.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, but tied into GitHub repositories and Actions, with custom domains.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from GitHub's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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GitHub Pages's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 120 of the 122 other web hosts we grade, and level with 2.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 105 of 122) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 123 web hosts we grade, cut by the letter each got. GitHub Pages’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 105 of 122, level with 17
- BFree plan and trialAbove 99 of 122, level with 21
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 122, level with 85
- CEase of useAbove 40 of 122, level with 82
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 57 of 122, level with 65
Keep GitHub Pages, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace GitHub Pages you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 120 of the 122 other web hosts we grade.
What you could not
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
What this rests on. GitHub Pages’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is GitHub Pages?
GitHub Pages publishes static HTML, CSS and JavaScript files straight from a GitHub repository, optionally running them through a build step first. It comes with a GitHub account rather than as a separate product, so the price is whatever GitHub plan you are on.
Worth knowing
- Pages is static only: there is no server-side code or database.
- GitHub's terms bar using Pages as free hosting for an online business, e-commerce or SaaS site.
- Private repositories can publish Pages only on paid GitHub plans.
- Pages sites must not be used for sensitive transactions such as sending passwords or card numbers.
Key features
- Publish from a repository
- Push files to a repository and the site updates; sites can be one per user or organization plus one per project repository.
- Jekyll and custom workflows
- Sites can run through a Jekyll build, or be built and published with a custom GitHub Actions workflow.
- Custom domains and HTTPS
- Sites live at a github.io address by default, and a custom domain can be configured with HTTPS.
- Usage limits stated up front
- Published sites may be no larger than 1 GB, with a soft limit of 100 GB of bandwidth and 10 builds an hour per site.
GitHub Pages pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, GitHub Pages has a free plan, and paid plans start at $0 on GitHub Free for public repositories; $4 per user / month on GitHub Team.
- Starts at
- $0 on GitHub Free for public repositories; $4 per user / month on GitHub Team
- Free plan
- Included with GitHub Free for sites built from public repositories, within the usage limits in GitHub's documentation.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub Free | $0 | Pages from public repositories, one user or organization site per account and unlimited project sites. |
| GitHub Team | $4per user / month | Pages from public and private repositories, as listed in GitHub's plans documentation. |
| GitHub Enterprise | $21per user / month | Pages from public and private repositories on Enterprise Cloud, plus Enterprise Server. |
Read from github.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with GitHub Pages before you buy.
Works with
- GitHub Actions
- Jekyll
- GitHub Desktop
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Common questions
Does GitHub Pages have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. GitHub Pages is listed for Web.
Does GitHub Pages have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. GitHub Pages is listed for Web.
Is GitHub Pages open source?
GitHub Pages is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does GitHub Pages have an API?
Yes. GitHub Pages offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.