About
CircleCI is a cloud CI/CD platform for running automated builds, tests, and deployments from source control events. It supports GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket integrations, plus execution environments for Docker, Linux VM, Arm VM, Windows VM, macOS VM, self-hosted runners, and GPU workloads.
The free plan includes 30,000 credits per month, up to 6,000 build minutes on a small Docker resource class, up to 5 active users, 30x concurrency for Docker/Linux/Arm/Windows, 1x macOS concurrency, 1 GB network allowance, and 2 GB storage. It is aimed at teams that need recurring CI usage with clear resource limits rather than a short trial.
- 30,000 free credits per month
- Up to 6,000 build minutes
- 5 active users included
- 30x Docker and Linux concurrency
- 1x macOS concurrency
- 1 GB network allowance
- 2 GB storage included
- Self-hosted runner support
Free Tier Value
This free tier is a real monthly allowance rather than a trial: it includes 30,000 credits, 5 active users, and broad environment access, so a buyer would compare it to CircleCI’s cheapest paid plan at $15/month. Because the paid plan also starts with the same 30,000 credits and 5 users, the free tier is roughly equivalent to the entry paid tier’s core capability, but with tighter caps on concurrency, storage, network, and support, so about $15/month is a fair value estimate. A credit card is not required, which lowers friction, but the offer is still capped rather than unlimited.
What's included in the free tier
- Up to 30,000 free credits per month.
- Up to 5 active users included.
- 1 GB network transfer limit for self-hosted runners.
- 2 GB storage included.
- Access to Docker, Windows, Linux, Arm, and macOS environments.
- Up to 30 concurrent job runs for Docker, Linux VM, Arm VM, and Windows VM.
- 1 concurrent macOS job run.
- Up to 5 flaky tests detected in Insights.
- Up to 5 concurrent self-hosted runner tasks.
- Docker layer caching included.
- Private orbs included.
- Deploys included.
- Community support included.
See CircleCI pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Performance
- credits included
- 30,000/month
- active users
- 5
- concurrent job runs
- 80
- support
- 8x5 add-on available
- 30,000 credits included free
- 5 active users
- Larger resources
- 80x concurrency
- Optional 8x5 support add-on
Scale
- storage
- 200 GB included
- network transfer
- 50 GB included
- concurrent job runs
- Custom
- support
- 24/7 add-on available
- Customizable plans
- Enterprise controls
- Largest resource classes
- All environments, even GPU
- Optional 24/7 support add-on
Pricing extracted from CircleCI's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
