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CircleCI pricing

CircleCI has a free plan and paid plans. Performance plan: From $15/month. Free plan: Up to 6,000 build minutes/month.

Free plan + paidSelf-hostablePrices last checked Oct 29, 2026
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CircleCI plans and prices

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CircleCI pricing facts

3 of 3 verified
Free plan
Up to 6,000 build minutes/month
Checked Oct 29, 2026circleci.com(opens source in a new tab)
“$0 /month Start now Up to 6,000 build minutes”
Free plan users
Up to 5 active users
Checked Oct 29, 2026circleci.com(opens source in a new tab)
“Up to 5 active users/month”
Performance plan
From $15/month
Checked Oct 29, 2026circleci.com(opens source in a new tab)
“Pay only for what you use. Starting at $15 /month Option to purchase bulk credits at a discount.”

CircleCI alternatives by price

Starting prices from each app's own site, ranked by our alternatives score.

AppPricingPriceFree plan
GitHub Actions logoGitHub ActionsFree plan + paid—2,000/month
Buildkite logoBuildkiteFree plan + paid—$0 for solo developers and small teams
GitLab logoGitLabFree plan + paid—$0, 5 users per group
Semaphore logoSemaphoreFree plan + paid$0.0075/min (2 vCPU x64)—
Travis CI logoTravis CIPaidFrom $15/month, 35,000 creditsNo
Jenkins logoJenkinsOpen source——

See all 6 CircleCI alternatives

CircleCI pricing: common questions

Is CircleCI free?

CircleCI has a free plan: Up to 6,000 build minutes/month. Paid plans add more.

How much does CircleCI cost?

Performance plan: From $15/month, according to circleci.com (checked Oct 29, 2026). Prices can vary by country and billing period.

What are free alternatives to CircleCI?

Free or freemium alternatives include GitHub Actions, Buildkite, GitLab and Semaphore. Open-source options: GitLab, Semaphore and Jenkins.