Free static site hosting straight from a GitHub repository
GitHub Pages publishes HTML, CSS and JavaScript from a GitHub repository as a website, with an optional build step. It is free for public repositories and supports custom domains. It has no content editor, so it is hosting more than a CMS.
GitHub Pages is static hosting built into GitHub. It takes HTML, CSS and JavaScript from a repository, can run a build step with Jekyll or a GitHub Actions workflow, and publishes the result on github.io or your own domain. Content is edited as files in Git, with no admin app.
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Free
Developers hosting docs and personal sites
Costs extra
Pages may not be used to run an online business, shop or SaaS.
$4 / month
Individuals publishing from private repositories
Costs extra
Published sites are still public. Actions use beyond the included minutes is billed.
$4 per user / month
Billed per user.
Organizations publishing from private repositories
Costs extra
Published sites are still public. Extra Actions minutes, Codespaces and security add-ons cost extra.
$21 per user / month
Billed per user.
Companies that need private, access-controlled sites
Costs extra
Premium support and Advanced Security cost extra. The same Pages usage limits apply.
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