GitHub
Cheaper for 10 people
From$4/user/mo
10 people: $40 a month · $480 a year
- Free plan
- No yearly discount listed
- $10,000 startup credits
- 3 plans · priced per user
GitHub vs Jira: pricing compared
Plans, list prices and what a team of 5, 10 or 25 pays on each, from Surba's catalog of Engineering tools. Updated for 2026.
At a glance
Side by side
GitHub starts at $4/user/mo (Team) and Jira at $8.48/user/mo (Standard). For 10 people that's $40 vs $84.80 a month: GitHub is $44.80 a month (53%) cheaper than Jira on list price.
Jira
Engineering
From$8.48/user/mo
10 people: $84.80 a month · $1,017.60 a year
- Free plan
- Up to 17% off yearly
- $5,000 startup credits
- 3 plans · priced per user
Plans
GitHub and Jira plans
Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.
GitHub
Free
Unlimited public/private repos · 2,000 CI/CD minutes/month · 500 MB Packages storage
Free
Team
Required reviewers & code owners · 3,000 CI/CD minutes/month · 2 GB Packages storage
$4/user/mo
Enterprise
SAML SSO & SCIM · 50,000 CI/CD minutes/month · Audit log API
$21/user/mo
Team $4 and Enterprise from $21/user/mo shown 'for the first 12 months' (footnote not visible). Enterprise also via sales; add-ons (Copilot, Codespaces) extra.
Prices from GitHub's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
Jira
Free
Up to 10 users · 2 GB storage · Community support
Free
Standard
User roles and permissions · 250 GB storage
$8.48/user/mo
Premium
Cross-team planning · Unlimited storage · 99.9% uptime SLA
$15.56/user/mo
Annual billing 'save up to 17%' (user-tiered). Enterprise: annual only, contact sales.
Prices from Jira's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
Team cost
What each costs your team
Entry paid plans, per month and per year at list price.
| Team | GitHub (Team) | Jira (Standard) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $20/mo$240/yr a year | $42.40/mo$508.80/yr a year | GitHub $22.40 less a month |
| 10 people | $40/mo$480/yr a year | $84.80/mo$1,017.60/yr a year | GitHub $44.80 less a month |
| 25 people | $100/mo$1,200/yr a year | $212/mo$2,544/yr a year | GitHub $112 less a month |
GitHub is priced per user. Jira is priced per user. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.
FAQ
GitHub vs Jira: questions
Which is cheaper, GitHub or Jira?
GitHub starts at $4/user/mo (Team) and Jira at $8.48/user/mo (Standard). For 10 people that's $40 vs $84.80 a month: GitHub is $44.80 a month (53%) cheaper than Jira on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do GitHub and Jira have free plans?
GitHub has a free plan (Free). Jira has a free plan (Free).
Are GitHub and Jira cheaper if you pay yearly?
Jira lists up to 17% off yearly billing. Surba's catalog lists no yearly discount for GitHub.
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