Pricing
10x cheaper, 30% faster CI/CD for GitHub Actions. ROI measured in days.
RunsOn is self-hosted in your AWS infrastructure. You pay AWS directly for EC2 compute, plus a flat annual license fee for the use of the RunsOn software that orchestrates your runners. Most teams see return on investment within the first week.
Pick a license
Section titled “Pick a license”The RunsOn software stack comes with a paid license for commercial use. You can try it for free, then you must buy a commercial license to use it in production.
Demo license
Best for: Teams evaluating RunsOn
Full access for 15 days. Email support. Start with this license to evaluate RunsOn for free.
Commercial license
Best for: Most companies
Default license for companies. Email support.
Sponsorship
Best for: Teams needing source access & priority support
Help drive the development of RunsOn! Dedicated support by email and Slack Connect. Access to the Server and Agent source code. Sponsor badge on the homepage (optional).
Comparison table
Section titled “Comparison table”| Feature | Demo | Commercial | Sponsorship |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited jobs & minutes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Base AMIs access | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Duration | 15 days | 1 year | 1 year |
| Community Slack channel | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Private Slack channel with priority support | — | — | ✓ |
| Source code access | — | — | ✓ |
| Homepage sponsor badge | — | — | ✓ |
If you require custom terms, contact ops@runs-on.com to discuss. The final price may be higher depending on complexity.
Manage your license
Section titled “Manage your license”Runner pricing
Section titled “Runner pricing”The table below shows the per-minute prices of various runner types using EC2 instances launched by RunsOn, against comparable official managed GitHub runners. Cost includes compute + EBS storage (40GB gp3, 400MB/s throughput). Networking costs can vary depending on your usage but all ingress traffic on AWS is free. Most users can significantly reduce egress traffic by using the Magic Cache feature, as well as ECR for storing docker images.
$/min, us-east-1 spot prices, for the instance type selected at the time of the calculation. Prices can vary based on time of day, region, and instance type selected. Savings are higher if you include the speed gains (your jobs will consume less minutes) or use previous-generation instance types.
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A detailed breakdown of the expected costs:
- AWS costs for the RunsOn stack: $1.5-5/month for the AppRunner service, using the default RunsOn stack parameters (no private NAT gateways).
- AWS costs for EC2 runners: billed per-second after the first minute (GitHub always bills per minute). See table above.
- RunsOn license: flat annual fee (or free for non-commercial use). See below.
- GitHub self-hosted runner fee: $0 currently, but $0.002/min possibly starting March 2026 ↗
Can I try before I buy?
Section titled “Can I try before I buy?”Yes! Choose the Demo license to get a 15-day free trial with full access to all features.
Do I need to pay for AWS resources?
Section titled “Do I need to pay for AWS resources?”Yes, the license only covers the RunsOn software. Any runners started by RunsOn will be billed directly to your AWS account. Use the calculator to estimate your costs.
How do I avoid unexpected costs?
Section titled “How do I avoid unexpected costs?”RunsOn includes several safeguards:
- Daily cost report: Sent to your email with the last 15 days of spending
- CloudWatch alarm: Alerts you if usage exceeds 4,000 minutes/day
- Usage metrics: Full metrics in CloudWatch for custom dashboards and alerts
Learn more about cost monitoring.
What’s included in the license?
Section titled “What’s included in the license?”All licenses include:
- CloudFormation template for AWS deployment
- Docker image with RunsOn server and agent
- Base AMIs for GitHub-compatible workflows
- Regular updates to all components
- Email support
The Sponsorship license additionally includes priority support, a private Slack channel, and access to the source code.
Can I modify the source code?
Section titled “Can I modify the source code?”With the Sponsorship license, you get access to the RunsOn server and agent source code. You can modify it for internal use, but cannot redistribute or use it for a commercial service.
How do I update my license key?
Section titled “How do I update my license key?”After purchasing, update the LicenseKey parameter in your stack configuration. No reinstallation needed.