About GitHub Enterprise Cloud

Learn about GitHub Enterprise Cloud, its features, and management options for large businesses and teams.

In this article

GitHub Enterprise Cloud is a deployment option for GitHub Enterprise, adding advanced features to GitHub.com, including:

  • SAML authentication
  • Additional GitHub Actions minutes
  • Restrict email notifications to verified domains
  • Privately published GitHub Pages sites
  • Managed user accounts
  • Repository rulesets
  • GitHub's compliance reports

For a full list of features included with GitHub Enterprise Cloud, see our Pricing page.

What are the differences between GitHub Enterprise Cloud and other plans?

A key difference between GitHub Enterprise Cloud and other GitHub.com plans is access to an enterprise account, which gives administrators a central point for managing multiple organizations. See "About enterprise accounts."

When you purchase GitHub Enterprise, you get access to both GitHub Enterprise Cloud and GitHub Enterprise Server. For more information about GitHub Enterprise Server and how it differs from GitHub Enterprise Cloud, see "About GitHub for enterprises."

About enterprise types

Before starting with GitHub Enterprise Cloud, you must choose an enterprise type.

  • Enterprise with personal accounts
  • Enterprise with managed users

To help you decide which choice is best for your enterprise, see "Choosing an enterprise type for GitHub Enterprise Cloud."

About documentation

Documentation for both administrators and users of GitHub Enterprise Cloud is available on this site, GitHub Docs.

You can read documentation that reflects the features available with GitHub Enterprise Cloud. For more information, see "About versions of GitHub Docs."

Can I try GitHub Enterprise Cloud?

You can sign up for a free, 30-day trial of GitHub Enterprise Cloud. See "Setting up a trial of GitHub Enterprise Cloud."

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