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, including:

  • SAML authentication
  • Additional GitHub Actions minutes
  • Restriction of email notifications to verified domains
  • Privately published GitHub Pages sites
  • Managed user accounts
  • Repository rulesets
  • GitHub's compliance reports
  • The option to host your company's data in a specific region, on a unique subdomain

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 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

While setting up your trial of GitHub Enterprise Cloud, you'll 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 on GitHub.com. See Setting up a trial of GitHub Enterprise Cloud.

If you require data residency, contact GitHub's Sales team.

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