CircleCI pricing in 2026
Cloud CI/CD platform that builds, tests and deploys code on credits-based compute. How CircleCI charges, its plans and the alternatives.
Billing
Pay as you use
Plans
CircleCI plans and prices
2 plans with a public price, in US dollars.
Free
$0No fixed fee · pay per use
- 30,000 credits/month
- Up to 5 active users
- 30x concurrency
Performance
$15/ month
- 30,000 credits included
- 5 active users included
- 80x concurrency
- Larger resource classes
Performance starts at $15/mo; +$15 per additional 25,000 credits; each user beyond 5 costs 25,000 credits ($15)/mo. Bulk credit purchases discounted. Scale plan: contact sales, billed annually. Prices exclude taxes.
Prices from CircleCI's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026. Usage-based: the bill depends on volume, so these are starting points, not a quote. Taxes, seat minimums and promotions vary.
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FAQ
CircleCI pricing questions
How does CircleCI charge?
CircleCI is usage-based: you pay for what you use (transactions, messages, compute and so on) rather than a fixed subscription, so the bill depends on volume. Plans according to CircleCI's pricing page (checked 26 Oct 2026): Performance $15 a month. Performance starts at $15/mo; +$15 per additional 25,000 credits; each user beyond 5 costs 25,000 credits ($15)/mo. Bulk credit purchases discounted. Scale plan: contact sales, billed annually. Prices exclude taxes. There is no fixed monthly fee on Free.
How much is CircleCI in naira?
At an indicative rate of ₦1,334 per $1 (26 Oct 2026), Performance at $15 is about ₦20,014 a month. Your bank's exchange rate and card fees decide the final charge.
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