# CircleCI pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** $0 (free)/mo (Free). Among the 7 ci/cd we track it is the cheapest; median entry $0/mo.
**Domain:** circleci.com
**Free tier:** Yes
**Compliance:** HIPAA Not published · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Not published
**Integrations:** GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker
**Best for:** Teams needing fine-grained compute control across multiple resource classes; Organizations requiring FedRAMP-authorized CI/CD; Open-source projects (unlimited free minutes on public repos)
**Price tracked since:** June 2026

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | — | flat | 30,000 credits/month (≈ 6,000 minutes on small Docker resource class), up to 5 active users, 30x concurrency. No credit card required. Credits expire monthly with no rollover. | circleci.com |
| Performance | $15 | — | flat | Starting at $15/month base. Includes 30,000 free credits/month; additional credits at $15 per 25,000 credits. 5 active users included; extra users at $15/user/month. 80x concurrency. Paid credits roll over 12 months. Optional 8x5 support add-on available. | circleci.com |
| Scale | Quote-only | — | custom | Custom pricing, billed annually. Customizable resource classes including GPU. All resource classes, enterprise controls, optional 24/7 support add-on. Contact sales / book a demo. | circleci.com |

**Key features:** Credit-based compute model supporting Docker, Linux, Arm, macOS, Windows, and self-hosted runners; Test splitting and parallelism across multiple containers; Orbs reusable config packages for one-line integrations; First CI/CD tool with FedRAMP Tailored ATO; SOC 2 Type II certified with annual third-party pen testing.

**Plan limits:** Free: 30,000 credits/month (~6,000 Linux minutes), 5 active users, 30x concurrency, 2 GB storage, 1 GB network; Performance: 80x concurrency, additional credits at $15/25,000; Scale: custom resource classes including GPU, enterprise controls.

Sources: 1 · Last verified 2026-06-14
Provenance: https://circleci.com/pricing/ accessed 2026-06-14; confirmed via second fetch same date
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/ci-cd/circleci/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, CircleCI's entry plan was $0 (free)/mo as of 2026-06-14 — https://frontdeskreview.com/software/ci-cd/circleci/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl