Yes, Codecov has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans. The free plan includes Maximum 1 user on the free Developer plan and up to 250 private repo uploads per month are included. FreeTier.co estimates the free tier at about $3.00/mo, and no credit card is required to sign up.
About
Codecov is a code coverage and test analytics platform that integrates with CI systems and code hosts to report pull request coverage, status checks, failed tests, flaky tests, and bundle size changes. It supports cloud GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket integrations, API access, Slack notifications, and coverage reporting across many languages and CI providers.
The free Developer plan includes 1 maximum user, unlimited public repositories, unlimited public repo uploads, and 250 private repo uploads. The Team plan raises the limit to 10 users and 2,500 private repo uploads, while Pro and Enterprise remove the user and upload caps and add features such as project coverage, flaky test detection, dedicated cloud, and expanded support.
- Pull request coverage comments
- 250 private repo uploads
- Unlimited public repositories
- API access and status checks
- Slack and cloud CI integrations
- Failed test reporting
- Bundle size detection and trends
Free Tier Value
This free tier is genuinely usable for small teams: it includes the core workflow features, cloud hosting, unlimited public repositories, and a limited amount of private-repo activity. The main cap is 1 user and 250 private repo uploads per month, so it lands at roughly a quarter of the $12 Pro plan's value, or about $3/month; no credit card is called out, and the offer is perpetual but capped.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- Maximum 1 user on the free Developer plan.
- Codecov Cloud hosting included; dedicated cloud is not included.
- Unlimited public repositories are included.
- Up to 250 private repo uploads per month are included.
- PR comments are included.
- Status checks are included.
- API access is included.
- Patch coverage is included.
- Slack integration is included.
- Cloud GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket integrations are included.
- SAML support is included via your SSO provider and GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket.
- SOC3 report access is included.
- Beta access is included.
See Codecov pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Team
- maximum users
- 10
- private repo uploads/month
- 2500
- public repo uploads/month
- unlimited
- public repositories
- unlimited
- private repositories
- unlimited
- Codecov Cloud hosting
- Unlimited public repositories
- Unlimited private repositories
- 2500 private repo uploads/month
- PR comments
- Status checks
- API access
- Patch coverage
Pro
- maximum users
- unlimited
- private repo uploads/month
- unlimited
- public repo uploads/month
- unlimited
- public repositories
- unlimited
- private repositories
- unlimited
- Codecov Cloud hosting
- Unlimited public repositories
- Unlimited private repositories
- Unlimited private repo uploads
- PR comments
- Status checks
- API access
- Patch coverage
Enterprise
- maximum users
- custom
- private repo uploads/month
- unlimited
- public repo uploads/month
- unlimited
- public repositories
- unlimited
- private repositories
- unlimited
- Codecov Cloud hosting
- Dedicated Cloud
- Unlimited public repositories
- Unlimited private repositories
- Unlimited private repo uploads
- Dedicated account team
- Dedicated onboarding support
- Legal attention
Pricing extracted from Codecov's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
Common questions
Is Codecov free forever?
Yes. Codecov has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans, though the allowance typically resets each month.
Does Codecov require a credit card?
No. You can start on Codecov's free tier without entering card details.
What happens when you exceed Codecov's free tier?
You move to a paid plan. Codecov's cheapest paid plan is Team at $5 / seat / month.
What is Codecov's free tier worth?
Codecov's free tier is worth about $3.00 per month. That maps to an FTV score of 52/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.
